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| Professor J. M. Coulson | |
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| Preface to Sixth Edition | |
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| Preface to Fifth Edition | |
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| Preface to Fourth Edition | |
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| Preface to Third Edition | |
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| Preface to Second Edition | |
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| Preface to First Edition | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Units and Dimensions | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Systems of units | |
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| Conversion of units | |
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| Dimensional analysis | |
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| Buckingham's [Pi] theorem | |
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| Redefinition of the length and mass dimensions | |
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| Further reading | |
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| References | |
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| Nomenclature | |
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| Fluid Flow | |
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| Flow of Fluids -- Energy and Momentum Relationships | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Internal energy | |
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| Types of fluid | |
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| The fluid in motion | |
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| Pressure-volume relationships | |
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| Rotational or vortex motion in a fluid | |
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| Further reading | |
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| References | |
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| Nomenclature | |
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| Flow of Liquids in Pipes and Open Channels | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The nature of fluid flow | |
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| Newtonian fluids | |
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| Non-Newtonian Fluids | |
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| Further reading | |
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| References | |
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| Nomenclature | |
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| Flow of Compressible Fluids | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Flow of gas through a nozzle or orifice | |
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| Velocity of propagation of a pressure wave | |
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| Converging-diverging nozzles for gas flow | |
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| Flow in a pipe | |
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| Shock waves | |
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| Further reading | |
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| References | |
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| Nomenclature | |
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| Flow of Multiphase Mixtures | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Two-phase gas (vapour)-liquid flow | |
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| Flow of solids-liquid mixtures | |
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| Flow of gas-solids mixtures | |
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| Further reading | |
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| References | |
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| Nomenclature | |
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| Flow and Pressure Measurement | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Fluid pressure | |
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| Measurement of fluid flow | |
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| Further reading | |
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| References | |
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| Nomenclature | |
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| Liquid Mixing | |
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| Introduction -- types of mixing | |
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| Mixing mechanisms | |
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| Scale-up of stirred vessels | |
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| Power consumption in stirred vessels | |
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| Flow patterns in stirred tanks | |
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| Rate and time for mixing | |
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| Mixing equipment | |
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| Mixing in continuous systems | |
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| Further reading | |
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| References | |
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| Nomenclature | |
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| Pumping of Fluids | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Pumping equipment for liquids | |
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| Pumping equipment for gases | |
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| The use of compressed air for pumping | |
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| Vacuum pumps | |
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| Power requirements for pumping through pipelines | |
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| Further reading | |
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| References | |
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| Nomenclature | |
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| Heat Transfer | |
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| Heat Transfer | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Basic considerations | |
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| Heat transfer by conduction | |
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| Heat transfer by convection | |
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| Heat transfer by radiation | |
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| Heat transfer in the condensation of vapours | |
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| Boiling liquids | |
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| Heat transfer in reaction vessels | |
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| Shell and tube heat exchangers | |
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| Other forms of equipment | |
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| Thermal insulation | |
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| Further reading | |
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| References | |
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| Nomenclature | |
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| Mass Transfer | |
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| Mass Transfer | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Diffusion in binary gas mixtures | |
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| Multicomponent gas-phase systems | |
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| Diffusion in liquids | |
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| Mass transfer across a phase boundary | |
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| Mass transfer and chemical reaction | |
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| Mass transfer and chemical reaction in a catalyst pellet | |
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| Practical studies of mass transfer | |
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| Further reading | |
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| References | |
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| Nomenclature | |
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| Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer | |
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| The Boundary Layer | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The momentum equation | |
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| The streamline portion of the boundary layer | |
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| The turbulent boundary layer | |
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| Boundary layer theory applied to pipe flow | |
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| The boundary layer for heat transfer | |
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| The boundary layer for mass transfer | |
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| Further reading | |
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| References | |
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| Nomenclature | |
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| Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Transfer by molecular diffusion | |
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| Eddy transfer | |
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| Universal velocity profile | |
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| Friction factor for a smooth pipe | |
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| Effect of surface roughness on shear stress | |
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| Simultaneous momentum, heat and mass transfer | |
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| Reynolds analogy | |
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| Further reading | |
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| References | |
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| Nomenclature | |
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| Humidification and Water Cooling | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Humidification terms | |
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| Humidity data for the air-water system | |
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| Determination of humidity | |
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| Humidification and dehumidification | |
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| Water cooling | |
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| Systems other than air-water | |
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| Further reading | |
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| References | |
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| Nomenclature | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Tables of physical properties | |
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| Steam tables | |
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| Mathematical tables | |
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| Fold-out charts | |
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| Problems | |
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| Index | |