''Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering'', first published in 1956, is one of the oldest
chemical engineering
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textbooks still in widespread use. The current Seventh Edition, published in 2004, continues its successful tradition of being used as a textbook in university undergraduate chemical engineering courses. It is widely used in colleges and universities throughout the world, and often referred just "McCabe-Smith-Harriott" or "MSH".
Subjects covered in the book
The book starts with an introductory chapter devoted to definitions and principles. It then follows with 28 additional chapters, each covering a principal chemical engineering
unit operation
In chemical engineering and related fields, a unit operation is a basic step in a process. Unit operations involve a physical change or chemical transformation such as separation, crystallization, evaporation, filtration, polymerization, isomerizat ...
. The 28 chapters are grouped into four major sections:
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Fluid mechanics
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It has applications in a wide range of disciplines, including mechanical, aerospace, civil, chemical and bio ...
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Heat transfer
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Mass transfer
Mass transfer is the net movement of mass from one location (usually meaning stream, phase, fraction or component) to another. Mass transfer occurs in many processes, such as absorption, evaporation, drying, precipitation, membrane filtration, ...
and
equilibrium stage A theoretical plate in many separation processes is a hypothetical zone or stage in which two phases, such as the liquid and vapor phases of a substance, establish an equilibrium with each other. Such equilibrium stages may also be referred to as a ...
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* Operations involving
particulate solids.
A more detailed table of contents is available on the Internet.
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See also
*Chemical engineer
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*''Distillation Design
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*Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
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*Process design
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*''Transport Phenomena
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*Unit operation
In chemical engineering and related fields, a unit operation is a basic step in a process. Unit operations involve a physical change or chemical transformation such as separation, crystallization, evaporation, filtration, polymerization, isomerizat ...
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References
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