TY - BOOK AU - Darby,Ron AU - Chhabra,R.P. TI - Chemical engineering fluid mechanics: Ron Darby, Texas A&M University College Station,Texas, and Raj P. Chhabra, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India SN - 9781498724425 (hardback : alk. paper) AV - TP155.7 .D28 2017 U1 - 660/.284 23 PY - 2017///] CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group KW - Chemical processes KW - Fluid mechanics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Table of Contents Contents 1. Basic Concepts 2. Dimensional Analysis and Scale-Up 3. Fluid Properties in Perspective 4. Fluid Statics 5. Conservation Principles 6. Pipe Flow 7. Internal Flow Applications 8. Pumps and Compressors 9. Compressible Flows 10. Flow Measurement 11. Safety Relief and Control Valves 12. External Flows 13. Fluid-Solid Separations by Free Settling 14. Flow in Porous Media 15. Fluidization and Sedimentation 16. Two-Phase Flow N2 - Features Covers the most current, accurate, and practical fluid mechanics related applications that the practicing BS level engineer needs today in the chemical and related industries Provides a fundamental understanding of these applications based upon sound fundamental basic scientific principles Adds worked-out problems illustrating the application of concepts in each chapter Includes SI units Sharpens the presentation of material by reorganizing the existing material, adding new material, or by adding an illustrative example to demonstrate the utility of a concept Summary This book provides readers with the most current, accurate, and practical fluid mechanics related applications that the practicing BS level engineer needs today in the chemical and related industries, in addition to a fundamental understanding of these applications based upon sound fundamental basic scientific principles. The emphasis remains on problem solving, and the new edition includes many more examples ER -