Transport Phenomena and Unit Operations
A Combined Approach
Chapter One
TRANSPORT PROCESSES AND
TRANSPORT COEFFICIENTS
INTRODUCTION
The profession of chemical engineering was created to fill a pressing need. In
the latter part of the nineteenth century the rapidly increasing growth complexity
and size of the world's chemical industries outstripped the abilities of chemists
alone to meet their ever-increasing demands. It became apparent that an engineer
working closely in concert with the chemist could be the key to the problem.
This engineer was destined to be a chemical engineer.
From the earliest days of the profession, chemical engineering education has
been characterized by an exceptionally strong grounding in both chemistry and
chemical engineering. Over the years the approach to the latter has gradually
evolved; at first, the chemical engineering program was built around the concept
of studying individual processes (i.e., manufacture of sulfuric acid, soap, caustic,
etc.). This approach, u ... read full excerpt from Transport Phenomena and Unit Operations: A Combined Approach ebook
