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Solving the Colebrook Equation for Friction Factors - Part 1 of 3
Mr. Tom Lester of Bergmann Associates discussed how to properly solve the
Colebrook Equation for various situations. Article includes a spreadsheet which is
discussed within the article. |
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Pervaporation: An Overview
An introduction to pervaporation including what it is, where it is used, and how
it works. |
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Experienced-Based Rules of Chemical Engineering (Revised and
Expanded)
Building on the award-winning article, we've added more sections and updated the
previous rules as well. Added sections include: cooling towers, conveyors,
crystallization, drivers, drying solids, evaporation, filtration, and mixing. Don't
forget to send your rules of thumb to us! |
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Centrifugal Pumps: Basic Concepts of Operation...(Part II,
Understanding Cavitation)
In Part II of this series from Associate Content Writer Mukesh Sahdev, you'll
learn the meaning of cavitation, mechanisms of cavitation, pump symptoms, and preventative
measures. |
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Pryophoric Iron Fires (Revised and Expanded)
From Associate Content Writer Mukesh Sahdev, a completely revised and expanded
version of this very popular article describing the hazards of pryophoric iron fires. |
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Centrifugal Pumps: Basic Concepts of Operation,
Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
In Part I of this series from Associate Content Writer Mukesh Sahdev, you'll
learn about the basic mechanisms and components of centrifugal pumps. You'll also
find definitions of common terms, explanations of pump curves, and requirements for
consistent operation. |
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Correlations for Convective Heat Transfer
From Associate Content Writer, Dr. Bernhard Spang, find correlations for
convective flow through several different geometries as well as correlations for film
condensing and nucleate boiling. |
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Reaction Kinetics and Chemical Reaction Models
From guest author Dr. Ivan A. Gargurevich, learn some of the basics of reaction
kinetics as well as how some of the most common models can help you solve chemical
processing mysteries. |
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Sizing of Packed Towers in Acid Plants (INTERACTIVE
ARTICLE)
In our focus on packed towers, read about why the traditional correlation may not
always be appropriate for the sizing of large towers commonly used in the sulfuric acid
industry. Discuss your questions and share your experience in these interactive
articles. |
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Distillation Pilot Plant Design (INTERACTIVE ARTICLE)
Discover packed tower distillation pilot plant design with emphasis on the
operating parameters and scale-up consideration. Written by the people who know at
Norton Chemical Process Products. |
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Modeling Urea Processes
Learn all of the details behind accurately modeling urea processes.
Includes the introduction of a new thermodynamic model which will assist you in reactor
and separation design. |
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Continuous Liquid-Liquid Extraction Via an Improved Centrifugal
Contactor
Separating liquid phases just became a little easier with centrifugal contactors.
Learn the concepts behind these improvements to a classic piece of equipment. |
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Liquid Levels and Density
From Mr. Andrew Sloley of The Distillation Group, this periodic newsletter
discusses how density can affect liquid level measurement. Also learn more about the
hanging downcomer tray in a very informative Question and Answer. |
