Fluid mechanics for chemical engineering / Mathieu Mory.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineering; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I. ELEMENTS IN FLUID MECHANICS; Chapter 1. Local Equations of Fluid Mechanics; 1.1. Forces, stress tensor, and pressure; 1.2. Navier-Stokes equations in Cartesian coordinates; 1.3. The plane Poiseuille flow; 1.4. Navier-Stokes equations in cylindrical coordinates: Poiseuille flow in a circular cylindrical pipe; 1.5. Plane Couette flow; 1.6. The boundary layer concept; 1.7. Solutions of Navier-Stokes equations where a gravity field is present, hydrostatic pressure; 1.8. Buoyancy force. 1.9. Some conclusions on the solutions of Navier-Stokes equationsChapter 2. Global Theorems of Fluid Mechanics; 2.1. Euler equations in an intrinsic coordinate system; 2.2. Bernoulli's theorem; 2.3. Pressure variation in a direction normal to a streamline; 2.4. Momentum theorem; 2.5. Evaluating friction for a steady-state flow in a straight pipe; 2.6. Pressure drop in a sudden expansion (Borda calculation); 2.7. Using the momentum theorem in the presence of gravity; 2.8. Kinetic energy balance and dissipation; 2.9. Application exercises; Exercise 2.I: Force exerted on a bend. Exercise 2. II: Emptying a tankExercise 2. III: Pressure drop in a sudden expansion and heating; Exercise 2. IV: Streaming flow on an inclined plane; Exercise 2.V: Impact of a jet on a sloping plate; Exercise 2. VI: Operation of a hydro-ejector; Exercise 2. VII: Bypass flow; Chapter 3. Dimensional Analysis; 3.1. Principle of dimensional analysis, Vaschy-Buckingham theorem; 3.1.1. Example --
the oscillating pendulum; 3.2. Dimensional study of Navier-Stokes equations; 3.3. Similarity theory; 3.4. An application example: fall velocity of a spherical particle in a viscous fluid at rest. 3.4.1. Application of the Vaschy-Buckingham theorem3.4.2. Forces exerted on the ball; 3.4.3. The hydrodynamic force opposing the particle's movement relative to the fluid; 3.4.4. Fall velocity for a small Reynolds number; 3.4.5. Fall velocity for a large Reynolds number; 3.5. Application exercises; Exercise 3.I: Time of residence and chemical reaction in a stirred reactor; Exercise 3. II: Boundary layer on an oscillating plate; Exercise 3. III: Head capacity curve of a centrifugal pump; Chapter 4. Steady-State Hydraulic Circuits; 4.1. Operating point of a hydraulic circuit. 4.2. Steady-state flows in straight pipes: regular head loss4.3. Turbulence in a pipe and velocity profile of the flow; 4.4. Singular head losses; 4.5. Notions on cavitation; 4.6. Application exercises; Exercise 4.I: Regular head loss measurement and flow rate in a pipe; Exercise 4. II: Head loss and cavitation in a hydraulic circuit; Exercise 4. III: Ventilation of a road tunnel; Exercise 4. IV: Sizing a network of heating pipes; Exercise 4.V: Head, flow rate, and output of a hydroelectric power plant; 4.7. Bibliography; Chapter 5. Pumps; 5.1. Centrifugal pumps; 5.1.1. Operating principle.