ETS/Theodore Tutorials

Mass Transfer Operations
A Self-Instructional Problem Workbook

Louis Theodore and James E. Barden
Department of Chemical Engineering
Manhattan College, Riverdale NY

Published by ETS Professional Training Institute
© 1995 Louis Theodore. 361 pages. ISBN 1-882767-17-9.


Table of Contents

Basic Operations
Conversion of Units · Weight and Mole Fraction · Average Molecular Weight · Temperature Terms · Pressure Terms · Ideal Gas Law · Actual and Standard Volumetric Flow Rates · Mass Flow Rate and Standard Volumetric Flow Rate · Vapor Pressure · Gas Concentration · BOD, COD, and UOD · Humidity · Discharge Velocity · Reynolds Number · Conservation Law for Mass · Stoichiometry · Chemical Kinetics · Reaction Mechanisms · Chemical Reaction Equilibrium · Conservation Law for Energy · Required Heat Rate · Standard Enthalpy of Reaction · Cost Estimation · Decision Trees · Flow Diagrams · Integration · Differentiation · Newton Raphson · Runge-Kutta · Linear Regression Analysis ·

Problems
Fundamentals
Equilibrium Relationships · Henry's Law · Fick's Law · Mass Transfer Coefficients

Gas Absorption
Absorption Principles · Spray Tower · Packing Height · Tower Height and Diameter · Packed Tower Absorber Design With No Data · Multicomponent Plate Tower Design

Liquid Absorption (Stripping)
Minimum Stripping Gas Rate · Air Stripping VOCs

Gas Adsorption
Adsorption Equilibria · Working Capacity · Degreaser Ventilation · Design Review · Adsorber Design · Regeneration

Liquid Adsorption
Freundlich Isotherm · Breakthrough Adsorption Capacity

Distillation
Bubble and Dew Points · Flash Distillation · Batch Distillation · McCabe-Thiele Method · Distillation in a Packed Column · Fenske-Underwood-Gilliland Method

Extraction
Liquid-Liquid Extraction · Liquid-Solid Extraction (Leaching)

Health and Safety Awareness
Safe Exposure Levels · Threshold Limit Values - Mixture · Respirators · HAZOP and HAZAN

Environmental Applications
Control of VOC Discharges · Emission Rates · Volatile Solvent Storage · Accidental/Emergency Discharge into a Lake/Reservoir

Economics
Absorber Packing Selection · Breakeven Operation · Annualized Capital and Installation Costs · Equipment Options · Distillation vs. Extraction Comparison · Wastes from Mass Transfer Operations

Solutions
Fundamentals · Gas Absorption · Liquid Absorption (Stripping) · Gas Adsorption · Liquid Adsorption · Distillation · Extraction · Health and Safety Awareness · Environmental Applications · Economics

Appendix: Unit Conversions

Index

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