Introduction to Chemical Engineering Processes/Print Version

= Prerequisites =

= Elementary mass balance =

= Mass balances on multicomponent systems =

= Mass balances with recycle =

= Mass/mole balances in reacting systems =

= Multiple-phase systems, introduction to phase equilibrium =

= Energy balances on non-reacting systems =

= Combining energy and mass balances in non-reacting systems =


 * The basic idea


 * Several example problems illustrating how to combine these two concepts.

= Introduction to energy balances on reacting systems =


 * What's different for a reacting system?

= Useful Mathematical Methods =

= Problem Solving using Computers =

= Miscellaneous Useful Information =

= Notation =

= 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)

= External Links =

Data Tables

Unit conversion table (Wikipedia)

Enthalpies of Formation (Wikipedia)

Periodic Table (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

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.

Antoine equation coefficients, NOTE that these values are for use with a COMMON log, not a NATURAL log.

Critical constants for various materials = License =