Experimental Methods and Instrumentation for Chemical Engineers

Experimental Methods and Instrumentation for Chemical Engineers, Second Edition, touches all aspects of engineering practice and research. The principles of unit operations, transport phenomena and plant design form the basis of chemical engineering and are introduced in the latter years of the curricula. Experimental methods and instrumentation are the precursor to these subjects. This textbook integrates these concepts with statistics and uncertainty analysis to define what is absolutely necessary to measure and control how precisely and how often. The book is divided into several themes related to data: metrology, notions of statistics and design of experiments. The book then covers basic principles of sensing devices pressure, temperature flow rate, physico-chemical properties, gas and liquid concentrations and solids characterization. Throughout the book, the concept of uncertainty is discussed together with a historical context and practical examples.