Chemical Process Engineering Volume 1: Design, Analysis, Simulation, Integration, and Problem Solving with Microsoft Excel-UniSim Software for ... Fluid Flow, Equipment and Instrument Sizing

531 Pages·2022·24.646 MB·English

by  Rahmat Sotudeh-Gharebagh, A. Kayode Coker

Volume 1
Chemical Process Engineering
Design, Analysis, Simulation and Integration, and Problem
Solving With Microsoft Excel – UniSim Design Software
Computation, Physical Property, Fluid Flow, Equipment &
Instrument Sizing, Pumps & Compressors, Mass Transfer
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Volume 1
Chemical Process Engineering
Design, Analysis, Simulation and Integration, and Problem
Solving With Microsoft Excel – UniSim Design Software
Computation, Physical Property, Fluid Flow, Equipment &
Instrument Sizing, Pumps & Compressors, Mass Transfer
A. Kayode Coker and Rahmat Sotudeh-Gharebagh
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Gratitude
To the Almighty father for providing us with the abundance of nature, so that human beings can further develop and
make use of the many things in nature for our well-being and for the world.
To all process/chemical engineers worldwide utilizing this abundance of nature for the good of mankind.
Keep the heart of your thoughts pure, by so doing you will bring peace and be happy
To honour God in all things and to perform everything solely to the glory of God
Abd-ru-shin
(In the Light of Truth)
A. Kayode Coker
Dedication
“I am always obliged to a person who has taught me a single word.”
In memory of my late father and to my respected family for their endless support
To engineers and scientists for their commitment to inclusion and sustainability
R. Sotudeh-Gharebagh

Contents
Preface xvii
Acknowledgments xix
About the Authors xxi
1 Computations with Excel Spreadsheet-UniSim Design Simulation 1
SECTION I - NUMERICAL ANALYSIS 1
INTRODUCTION 1
Excel Spreadsheet 1
Functions 2
Trendline Coefficients 2
Goal Seek 5
SOLVER 6
LINEAR REGRESSION 7
Measuring Regression Quality 9
MULTIPLE REGRESSION 9
POLYNOMIAL REGRESSION 11
SIMULTANEOUS LINEAR EQUATIONS 11
NONLINEAR EQUATIONS 12
INTERPOLATIONS 13
INTEGRATIONS 14
The Trapezoidal Rule 14
Simpson’s 1/3 Rule 15
Simpson’s 3/8 Rule 15
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 15
Nth Order Ordinary Differential Equations 15
Solution of First-Order Ordinary Differential Equations 15
Runge-Kutta Methods 16
EXAMPLES AND SOLUTIONS 17
SECTION II – PROCESS SIMULATION 28
INTRODUCTION 28
Thermodynamics for Process Simulators 29
UNISIM Design Software 30
EXAMPLES AND SOLUTIONS 31
References 78
2 Physical Property of Pure Components and Mixtures 81
PURE COMPONENTS 81
Density of Liquid 82
Viscosity of Liquid 83
Heat Capacity of Liquid 85
Thermal Conductivity of Liquid 87
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