Chemical Engineering Principles

Author: Wang Zhikui
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book is based on five fundamental concepts: material balance, energy balance, equilibrium relationships of systems, transfer rates, and economic accounting. It introduces the basic principles, calculation methods, and typical equipment of major chemical engineering unit operations. The book, excluding the introduction, is divided into 7 chapters: Fluid Flow, Fluid Transport Machinery, Sedimentation and Filtration, Heat Transfer, Absorption, Distillation, and Drying. In the chapters on fluid flow, heat transfer, and absorption, the basic knowledge of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and mass transfer is introduced, respectively. Each chapter includes a sufficient number of examples, exercises, and thought-provoking questions. The book emphasizes the explanation of fundamental concepts and basic theories, pays attention to the connection between theory and practice, and analyzes problems from an engineering perspective. It appropriately introduces the latest developments in the field. The book aims to present the content in a progressive manner, highlight key points, and clearly distinguish between primary and secondary content, making it convenient for self-study. It fully adopts the legal metrological units. Equipment specifications are based on the latest standards. This book can serve as a textbook for chemical engineering principles courses in higher education institutions with fewer credits (70–100 hours), as well as a reference book for higher vocational schools and technical personnel in research, design, and production departments in relevant fields.