The objectives of this book are twofold: (1) for the student, to show how the
fundamental principles underlying the behavior of fluids (with emphasis on
one-dimensional macroscopic balances) can be applied in an organized and
systematic manner to the solution of practical engineering problems, and (2)
for the practicing engineer, to provide a ready reference of current information
and basic methods for the analysis of a variety of problems encountered
in practical engineering situations.
The scope of coverage includes internal flows of Newtonian and non-
Newtonian incompressible fluids, adiabatic and isothermal compressible
flows (up to sonic or choking conditions), two-phase (gas–liquid, solid–
liquid, and gas–solid) flows, external flows (e.g., drag), and flow in porous
media. Applications include dimensional analysis and scale-up, piping systems
with fittings for Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids (for unknown
driving force, unknown flow rate, unknown diameter, or most economical
diameter), compressible pipe flows up to choked flow, flow measurement
and control, pumps, compressors, fluid-particle separation methods (e.g., centrifugal, sedimentation, filtration), packed columns, fluidized beds, sedimentation,
solids transport in slurry and pneumatic flow, and frozen and
flashing two-phase gas–liquid flows. The treatment is from the viewpoint of
the process engineer, who is concerned with equipment operation, performance,
sizing, and selection, as opposed to the details of mechanical design
or the details of flow patterns in such situations.
