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DEEN Chemical Fluid MechanicsThis textbook, written for undergraduate courses in fluid mechanics for chemical engineers, presents basic concepts and interpretive strategies in a mathematically accessible manner, rigorously and systematically. Dimensional analysis and stochastic-size calculation methods are provided as tools that can help students establish the concept that forces are important for different settings. The termination rates of friction factors, particles, droplets and bubbles for pipes and other conduits, and flow in porous media, packed bed and fluidized bed, are described from an experimental standpoint. The physical and mathematical differences between the major flow regions are described, including unidirectional flow, lubrication flow, creeping flow, pseudo steady flow, non-rotating flow, laminar boundary layer, turbulent shear flow and compressible flow.Fluid mechanics is very important in the design of actual chemical plants and processes, such as unit operations, reaction engineering, and process control, which are core subjects of chemical engineering. Professor Deen is a professor of fluid mechanics in a variety of chemical engineering disciplines, offering a methodology of solutions through many real-world examples. Based on the basic laws of natural phenomena, both coherence of deterministic ideas and application of mathematical interpretation are emphasized as both learning and teaching methodology. Therefore, students studying fluid mechanics through this book should look for a traditional engineering learning approach that underlies the understanding of higher mathematics, such as vectors, calculus, and basic physical knowledge for establishing fluid dynamics concepts. It is also expected to provide excellent data to field engineers or trainees who need a solution for chemical engineering fluid dynamics.