March 2003
Intermediate to advanced
1056 pages
32h 58m
English
book
Transport Processes and Separation Process Principles (Includes Unit Operations) Fourth Edition
by Christie John Geankoplis
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Notation
SI units are given first (followed by English and/or cgs units).
| a | shape factor, dimensionless |
| a | particle radius, m (ft) |
| a | area, m2 (ft2); also m2 area/m3 volume bed or packing (ft2/ft3) |
| ae | acceleration from centrifugal force, m/s2 (ft/s2) |
| aν | specific surface area of particle, m−1 (ft−1) |
| A | cross-sectional area, m2 (ft2, cm2); also area, m2 (ft2) |
| A | absorption factor = L/mV, dimensionless; also filter area, m2 (ft2) |
| Am | membrane area, cm2, m2 (ft2) |
| Aw | solvent permeability constant, kg/s · m2 · atm |
| As | solute permeability constant, m/s (ft/h) |
| b | length, m (ft, cm) |
| B | length of side in structured packing, cm (in.) |
| B | flow rate of dry solid, kg/h (lbm/h); also filtration constant, s/m3 (s/ft3) |
| B | physical property of membrane, atm−1 |
| Bo | nucleation rate, number of nuclei/h ... |
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