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Introduction to Chemical Engineering Processes
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Chapter 0: Introduction
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Purpose of the Book
Formatting of the Book
Invitation to Contribute
Chapter 1: Prerequisites
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Base unit types
Consistency and Systems of units
How to convert between units
Dimensional analysis as a check on equations
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Why do they matter? The parable of an expensive cement block.
How to compute them when we're adding
How to compute them when we're multiplying
When do you round 5 down? And why not just round it up like the elementary school teachers taught you?
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Stoichiometry and Moles vs. Grams
Ideal Gas Law
Enthalpies and Entropies of Formation
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Chapter 2: Elementary mass balances
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Black box approach
Conservation of mass
General conservation equation
How that conservation equation will apply to this class
Some notation
The final result
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Introduction: Easily-measurable vs. derived variables
Volumetric flow and Density
Velocity and Cross-sectional Area
Mass flows vs. Molar flows
/How to use the mass balance/
More complex example, 1-component streams and multiple operations
Drawing flowcharts
Some basic conversions and strategies
Overall balances vs. balances on single operations
/Chapter 2 Practice Problems/
Chapter 3: Mass balances on multicomponent systems
/The most important point/:
Mass of each species is conserved (when there's no reaction)
The use of concentrations and total flows
Bulk mixture properties
/Problem Solving with Multiple Components/
General methods and tips
Conversions between Units.
Example Problem with Solution
/Multiple Components in Multiple Processes/
Things in reality are often considerably more complex.
Degree of Freedom Analysis.
Example of a more complex problem
/Chapter 3 Practice Problems/
Chapter 4: Mass balances with recycle
/Why use recycle?/
Conserve resources
Increase yield
Save space
Save money
/How to Analyze a Recycle System/
Use of combination and splitting points in balances
Words of caution with regards to degree of freedom analysis
An example of the effect of recycle on a separation process.
/Example: A simple system with recycle/
Displays another application of recycle.
/Chapter 4 Practice Problems/
Chapter 5: Mass/mole balances in reacting systems
/Why use mole balances?/
Review of reaction stoichiometry
Lack of a "law of conservation of moles"
Molar extents of reaction
Steady-State Molecular mole balance equation
/Problem considerations with molecular balances/
Degrees of Freedom
Independent and dependent chemical reactions
Inerts versus Reactive Species
Equilibrium constants (introduction/review from general chem)
Extent of Reaction is still Extent of Reaction
Example Problem without equilibrium
Example Problem with equilibrium
/Reactions with Recycle/
Example of how a separation process can be used to improve efficiency.
/Atom balances/
Conservation of moles of atoms
The general idea
Some specific examples
Advantages and shortcomings of the atom balance method
/Chapter 5 Practice Problems/
Chapter 6: Multiple-phase systems, introduction to phase equilibrium
/Non-Ideal Gas-Phase Analysis/
Ideal Gas assumption, not law
Concept of Equations of State
Alternative Equations to the Ideal Gas Equation
/Non-Ideal Liquid-Phase Analysis/
Activity Coefficients
Solubility Coefficients
/Fundamentals of Phase Equilibrium/
Gibbs energy
Fugacity and fugacity coefficients
/Mixtures/
What is different for a mixture?
Partial properties
Properties of ideal mixtures (liquid and gas)
Equality of partial fugacities in all phases at equilibrium
/Vapor-Liquid equilibrium/
Ideal gases and ideal solutions (to do: move this to the "mixtures" section)
Vapor pressure; Antoinne equation
Raoult's Law (VLE)
VLE for non-ideal systems
VLE charts
/Liquid-Liquid equilibrium/
Immiscible fluids
Miscible fluids: Separation constant, K
Use of acid/base reactions in separation
LLE charts
/Generalized Correlations/
Critical Constants
Generalized Forms of the Equations of State
Generalized Compressibility Charts
Kay's Rule
/Solving problems/
Bubble points and dew points
Solving for equilibrium concentrations, temperature, and pressure
Use of equilibrium equations in solving mass balances
/Chapter 6 Practice Problems/
Chapter 7: Energy balances on non-reacting systems
/Steady state energy balance/
Idea behind energy balance: conservation of energy
Types of energy that might be important
Most common types of energy
Energy change due to flows
Energy change due to temperature changes
Energy change due to PE and KE differences
Heat and work
Actual steady state Energy balance equation (for open and closed systems)
/Use of the steady state energy balance/
Heat Capacity of an Ideal Gas
Reference Values
Methods for calculating heat transfer
/Unsteady state energy and mass balances/
Understanding "accumulation"
Unsteady-state mass balance (discretized)
Discretized unsteady-state mass balance
A glimpse of things to come
( A note: there are many, many, many different forms of the energy balance out there for specific situations, this one is somewhat general but does not get into internals of the system at all and thus cant tell us about local temperature profiles and stuff like that. Also, this is most useful form for heat-dominated processes; for mostly mechanical processes a different form is more useful)
Open and Closed-system problems (examples)
Chapter 8: Combining energy and mass balances in non-reacting systems
The basic idea
Most common unknowns
What is in common between the balances?
Several example problems illustrating how to combine these two concepts.
Without phase change
With phase change
Chapter 9: Introduction to energy balances on reacting systems
What's different for a reacting system?
Incorporating heat of reaction into the energy balance
Putting it all together: steady-state mass/energy balance problem with reaction(s)
Appendix 1: Useful Mathematical Methods
/Basic Statistics and Data Analysis/
Linear Regression
Transformation of functions into linear form (linearization)
Interpolation and Extrapolation
/Numerical Root Finding Methods/
Fixed Point and Weighted Fixed-Point Iteration
Bisection Method
Regula Falsi
Tangent (Newton) Method
/Systems of algebraic equations/
Explanation of Systems and Solvability
General strategies
Specific instances: linear equations, quadratic equations
Example Solutions from This Text
/Different Ways to Plot Data/
How to choose a scale
Linearization's use in graphing
Alternate axes: Log-log and semi-log plots
Common plot types:
Parity plots
Residual plots
/Mathematical Methods Practice Problems/
Appendix 2: Problem Solving using Computers
/Excel/
Data entry
Manipulation and Graphing of Data
Regression Analysis
Goal seek
/MATLAB/
Solving systems of equations with symbolic math toolbox
Linear and Polynomial Regression
Plotting functions and data points
Appendix 3: Miscellaneous Useful Information
/Measurement of System Variables/
Direct measurement methods for flow rates (bucket and timer, flow meters, etc.)
Measurement methods for pressure or pressure drop (manometer, barometer, etc.)
Measurement of velocity (orifice meters, venturi meters, etc.)
Measurement of concentration (GC, titrations, etc.)
Measurement of temperature (types of thermocouples and thermometers)
/Unusual Units/
Standard vs. Actual Volume
Types of Moles Other than gram-mole
Gauge Pressure vs. Absolute Pressure
Pounds-Force vs. Pounds-Mass
/Unit Operation Reference/
Equipment Description Summaries
Links to Further Information
Chemical Information Sources
Appendix 4: Notational Guide
/Notation/
Notation used in this book
Warning about non-uniformity of notation across sources
Appendix 5: Further Reading
Chapra, S. and Canale, R. 2002. Numerical Methods for Engineers, 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Felder, R.M. and Rousseau, R.W. 2000. Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, 3rd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Masterton, W. and Hurley, C. 2001. Chemistry Principles and Reactions, 4th ed. New York: Harcourt.
Perry, R.H. and Green, D. 1984. Perry's Chemical Engineers Handbook, 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Windholz et al. 1976. The Merck Index, 9th ed. New Jersey: Merck.
General Chemistry: For a more in-depth analysis of general chemistry
Matlab: For more information on how to use MATLAB to solve problems.
Numerical Methods: For more details on the rootfinding module and other fun math (warning: it's written at a fairly advanced level)
Himmelblau, D. M. and Riggs, J. B. 2004. "Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering", 7th ed. New York: Prentice Hall
Appendix 6: External Links
Data Tables
Unit conversion table (Wikipedia)
Enthalpies of Formation (Wikipedia)
Periodic Table (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Periodic Table (Ptable.com)
Chemical Sciences Data Tables: Has a fair amount of useful data, including a fairly comprehensive List of Standard Entropies, and Gibbs Energies at 25oC (also a list for ions), a chart with molar masses of the elements, acid equilibrium constants, solubility products, and electric potentials. Definitely one to check out.
NIST properties: You can look up properties of many common substances, including water, many light hydrocarbons, and many gases. Data available can include density, enthalpy, entropy, Pitzer acentric factor, surface tension, Joule-Thompson coefficients, and several other variables depending on the substance and conditions selected. To see the data in tabular form, once you enter the temperature and pressure ranges you want, click "view table" and then select the property you want from the pull-down menu. It'll tell you acceptable ranges.
Generalized compressibility chart: This is very useful in the section on gases and liquids, and you should be able to find a copy of this chart in any thermodynamics book or in Perry's handbook. I've linked here so you have some clue what I'm talking about when I write about it.
Critical constants for various materials
SIRCh: Physical Property Searches (Selected Internet Resources)
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