The Chemical Engineer's Reference Folder

Introduces the chemical engineer's reference folder, a comprehensive technical data collection for petroleum and chemical industries, with extensive tables, charts, and diagrams on gas production, refining, and processing operations.

Explore an overview of the printed copy of the chemical engineer's reference folder, highlighting its structure and how to access essential references quickly.

Explore the flow of fluids with an Excel VBA tool that calculates pressure drops, pipe sizes, valves, and flow meters for piping systems. Access practice video sessions.

Explore calculating fluid viscosity with the Flow of Fluids Excel workbook, using graphical charts and numerical correlations to determine dynamic viscosity for gases like steam and propane.

Learn to determine the weight density of liquids using graphical and numerical methods in the flow of fluids Excel workbook, including water at 50 C and benzene at 500 K.

Determine the weight density of gases using graphical and numerical methods, comparing ideal and real gas calculations for steam and air to assess when air behaves as an ideal gas.

Determine the specific gravity of a liquid using the Excel flow workbook, with graphical and numerical methods, choosing weight density or a compound and temperature below its critical temperature.

Determine vapor pressure of pure substances and mixtures using a graphical method and an Excel workbook, reading curves and calculating at Celsius temperatures and atmospheres.

Determine fluid velocity from flow rate using a graphical method in the flow of fluids excel workbook, comparing schedule 40 and schedule 80 pipes with unit conversions and methods.

Determine the Reynolds number using method two with a five-inch pipe, 14 ft/s velocity, and water at 60 f; density 62.364 and viscosity ~1 centipoise, indicating turbulent flow above 4000.

Determine the friction factor for pipe flow across laminar and turbulent regimes using Reynolds number and inputs, via the cold book, Sir Guy, and Swami Gene equations with iterative updates.

Determine the net expansion factor and delta P for compressible flow using the Dorsey formula, comparing subsonic and sonic cases with an Excel calculator and resistance coefficients.

Determine the resistance coefficient for contraction and enlargement in fluids using the Excel workbook, adjusting D1, D2, and the contraction or enlargement angle to compare sudden and gradual cases.

Determine the resistance coefficient for valves using the flow of fluids Excel workbook. For swing check valves, pick calculation five, a 3 inch diameter, and note the coefficient 1.8.

Determine the resistance coefficient of bends using an Excel workbook, by selecting calculation 15 for a 90-degree bend and entering the r/d ratio and pipe nominal size to obtain result.

Calculate the resistance coefficient for tees and wyes in a diverging flow, using the fluids Excel workbook, by specifying alpha, branch and combined flow rates, and branch and combined diameters.

Determine the discharge coefficient Cd for liquids in orifice plates, flow nozzles, and Venturi meters using the flow of fluids Excel workbook. View Cd, flow rate, velocity, and Reynolds number.

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