ChE-309 Chemical Engineering Laboratory-I Laboratory Manual

Preface
This laboratory manual is prepared by the department of chemical engineering
for Chemical Engineering Laboratory-I (ChE-309). It is divided into three
sections; namely, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer and Mass Transfer. The
purpose of this manual is to serve as instructional book for students, technical
staff and instructors to assist in performing and understanding the experiments
in Transport Phenomena. In the second edition, two new experiments on
kinematic viscosity and vapor pressure determinations have been included in
Fluid Mechanics and Mass Transfer sections respectively. The old
experiments have been revised to eliminate errors and induce clarity. This
manual will be available in electronic form from department’s official website,
http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/che/labcourses.htm.
Acknowledgement
This laboratory manual has evolved over a long period of time and we
acknowledge many names of the earliest contributors, which have been lost in
antiquity. The major driving force of the present form of write-up was Dr.
Alfred Guankel. The manual was refined and enriched by Dr. K. F. Loughlin.
The first print edition was edited by Dr. W. Z. Khan. Other contributors of the
previous editions were Dr. E. Alper, Dr. J. Beltramini, Prof. A. A. Shaikh,
Prof. M. Shalabi, Mr. M. A. Chaudhary, Mr. A. Ibrahim, Mr. A. Jamal, Mr. U.
El-Nafaty, Mr. N. Tukur, Mr. G. Yahya and Mr. S. Zaidi. Contributions from
Mr. N. Tukur, Mr. A. Al-Juhani, Mr. S. Zaidi in the second editions are
appreciated. Prof. A. A. Shaikh contributed the two new experiments.
Editorial assistance by Mr. S. Saifuddin is highly appreciated.
We are greatly indebted to many publications for using their material as
reference and they have been appropriately cited. Finally the support offered
by the department chairman, valuable comments from fellow faculty and
assistance provided by the department secretaries in typing the original
manuscript are highly acknowledged.
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