Principles of unit operations: by A. S. Foust, L. A. Wenzel, C. W. Clump, L. Maus and L. B. Andersen. 578 pages, diagrams, [formula omitted] New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1960. Price, $15.00

Abstract

Unit Operations in Chemical Engineering. STAGE OPERATIONS. Mass Transfer Operations. Phase Relations. Equilibrium Stage Calculations. Countercurrent Multistage Operations. Countercurrent Multistage Operations with Reflux. Simplified Calculation Methods. Multicomponent State Operations. MOLECULAR AND TURBULENT TRANSPORT. Molecular Transport Mechanism. Differential Mass, Heat, and Momentum Balances. Equations of Change. Turbulent-Transport Mechanism. Fundamentals of Transfer Mechanisms. Interphase Transfer. APPLICATIONS TO EQUIPMENT DESIGN. Heat Transfer. Mass Transfer. Simultaneous Heat and Mass Transfer--Humidification. Simultaneous Heat and Mass Transfer--Drying. Simultaneous Heat and Mass Transfer--Evaporation and Crystallization. The Energy Balance in Flow Systems. Fluid Motive Devices. Particulate Solids. Flow and Separation through Fluid Mechanics.