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Mass balance

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A mass balance, also called a material balance, is an application of conservation of mass to the analysis of physical systems. [1]

52 relations: Air–fuel ratio, Atom, Bioreactor, Calculus, Chemical engineering, Chemical equilibrium, Chemical reaction, Chemical reactor, Combustion, Conservation law, Conservation of mass, Continuity equation, Continuous stirred-tank reactor, Conveyor belt, Cooling tower, Data validation and reconciliation, Differential equation, Dilution (equation), Dynamic energy budget theory, Dynamic equilibrium, Energy accounting, Engineering, Entropy, Environmental analysis, Grinding (abrasive cutting), Haber process, Heat pump and refrigeration cycle, Homogeneity and heterogeneity, Infinitesimal, Integral, Isothermal process, John Wiley & Sons, Law of mass action, Mass flow, Mass flux, Mass transfer, Material balance planning, Material flow analysis, Matter, Mechanics, Nuclear reaction, Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Plug flow reactor model, Pollution, Population balance equation, Prentice Hall, Rate equation, Reaction rate, Settling, Slurry, ..., Steady state, Thermal conduction. Expand index (2 more) »

Air–fuel ratio

Air–fuel ratio (AFR) is the mass ratio of air to a solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel present in a combustion process.

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Atom

An atom is the smallest constituent unit of ordinary matter that has the properties of a chemical element.

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Bioreactor

A bioreactor may refer to any manufactured or engineered device or system that supports a biologically active environment.

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Calculus

Calculus (from Latin calculus, literally 'small pebble', used for counting and calculations, as on an abacus), is the mathematical study of continuous change, in the same way that geometry is the study of shape and algebra is the study of generalizations of arithmetic operations.

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Chemical engineering

Chemical engineering is a branch of engineering that uses principles of chemistry, physics, mathematics and economics to efficiently use, produce, transform, and transport chemicals, materials and energy.

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Chemical equilibrium

In a chemical reaction, chemical equilibrium is the state in which both reactants and products are present in concentrations which have no further tendency to change with time, so that there is no observable change in the properties of the system.

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Chemical reaction

A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the transformation of one set of chemical substances to another.

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Chemical reactor

A chemical reactor is an enclosed volume in which a chemical reaction takes place.

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Combustion

Combustion, or burning, is a high-temperature exothermic redox chemical reaction between a fuel (the reductant) and an oxidant, usually atmospheric oxygen, that produces oxidized, often gaseous products, in a mixture termed as smoke.

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Conservation law

In physics, a conservation law states that a particular measurable property of an isolated physical system does not change as the system evolves over time.

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Conservation of mass

The law of conservation of mass or principle of mass conservation states that for any system closed to all transfers of matter and energy, the mass of the system must remain constant over time, as system's mass cannot change, so quantity cannot be added nor removed.

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Continuity equation

A continuity equation in physics is an equation that describes the transport of some quantity.

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Continuous stirred-tank reactor

The continuous stirred-tank reactor (CSTR), also known as vat- or backmix reactor, is a common model for a chemical reactor in chemical engineering.

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Conveyor belt

A conveyor belt is the carrying medium of a belt conveyor system (often shortened to belt conveyor).

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Cooling tower

A cooling tower is a heat rejection device that rejects waste heat to the atmosphere through the cooling of a water stream to a lower temperature.

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Data validation and reconciliation

Industrial process data validation and reconciliation, or more briefly, data validation and reconciliation (DVR), is a technology that uses process information and mathematical methods in order to automatically correct measurements in industrial processes.

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Differential equation

A differential equation is a mathematical equation that relates some function with its derivatives.

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Dilution (equation)

Dilution is the process of decreasing the concentration of a solute in a solution, usually simply by mixing with more solvent.

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Dynamic energy budget theory

The Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory is a formal metabolic theory which provides a single quantitative framework to dynamically describe the aspects of metabolism (energy and mass budgets) of all living organisms at the individual level, based on assumptions about energy uptake, storage, and utilization.

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Dynamic equilibrium

In chemistry, a dynamic equilibrium exists once a reversible reaction ceases to change its ratio of reactants/products, but substances move between the chemicals at an equal rate, meaning there is no net change.

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Energy accounting

Energy accounting is a system used to measure, analyze and report the energy consumption of different activities on a regular basis.

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Engineering

Engineering is the creative application of science, mathematical methods, and empirical evidence to the innovation, design, construction, operation and maintenance of structures, machines, materials, devices, systems, processes, and organizations.

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Entropy

In statistical mechanics, entropy is an extensive property of a thermodynamic system.

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Environmental analysis

Environmental analysis is the use of analytical chemistry and other techniques to study the environment.

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Grinding (abrasive cutting)

Grinding is an abrasive machining process that uses a grinding wheel as the cutting tool.

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Haber process

The Haber process, also called the Haber–Bosch process, is an artificial nitrogen fixation process and is the main industrial procedure for the production of ammonia today.

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Heat pump and refrigeration cycle

Thermodynamic heat pump cycles or refrigeration cycles are the conceptual and mathematical models for heat pumps and refrigerators.

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Homogeneity and heterogeneity

Homogeneity and heterogeneity are concepts often used in the sciences and statistics relating to the uniformity in a substance or organism.

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Infinitesimal

In mathematics, infinitesimals are things so small that there is no way to measure them.

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Integral

In mathematics, an integral assigns numbers to functions in a way that can describe displacement, area, volume, and other concepts that arise by combining infinitesimal data.

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Isothermal process

An isothermal process is a change of a system, in which the temperature remains constant: ΔT.

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John Wiley & Sons

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., also referred to as Wiley, is a global publishing company that specializes in academic publishing.

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Law of mass action

In chemistry, the law of mass action is the proposition that the rate of a chemical reaction is directly proportional to the product of the activities or concentrations of the reactants.

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Mass flow

This article is about the flow of fluids in biological systems.

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Mass flux

In physics and engineering, mass flux is the rate of mass flow per unit area, perfectly overlapping with the momentum density, the momentum per unit volume.

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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.

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Material balance planning

Material balances are a method of economic planning where material supplies are accounted for in natural units (as opposed to using monetary accounting) and used to balance the supply of available inputs with targeted outputs.

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Material flow analysis

Material flow analysis (MFA) (also referred to as substance flow analysis (SFA)) is an analytical method to quantify flows and stocks of materials or substances in a well-defined system.

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Matter

In the classical physics observed in everyday life, matter is any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume.

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Mechanics

Mechanics (Greek μηχανική) is that area of science concerned with the behaviour of physical bodies when subjected to forces or displacements, and the subsequent effects of the bodies on their environment.

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Nuclear reaction

In nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry, a nuclear reaction is semantically considered to be the process in which two nuclei, or else a nucleus of an atom and a subatomic particle (such as a proton, neutron, or high energy electron) from outside the atom, collide to produce one or more nuclides that are different from the nuclide(s) that began the process.

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Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook

Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook (also known as Perry's Handbook, Perry's, or The Chemical Engineer's Bible) was first published in 1934 and the most current eighth edition was published in October 2007.

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Plug flow reactor model

The plug flow reactor model (PFR, sometimes called continuous tubular reactor, CTR, or piston flow reactors) is a model used to describe chemical reactions in continuous, flowing systems of cylindrical geometry.

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Pollution

Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.

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Population balance equation

Population balance equations (PBEs) have been introduced in several branches of modern science, mainly in Chemical Engineering, to describe the evolution of a population of particles.

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Prentice Hall

Prentice Hall is a major educational publisher owned by Pearson plc.

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Rate equation

The rate law or rate equation for a chemical reaction is an equation that links the reaction rate with the concentrations or pressures of the reactants and constant parameters (normally rate coefficients and partial reaction orders).

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Reaction rate

The reaction rate or rate of reaction is the speed at which reactants are converted into products.

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Settling

Settling is the process by which particulates settle to the bottom of a liquid and form a sediment.

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Slurry

A slurry is a thin sloppy mud or cement or, in extended use, any fluid mixture of a pulverized solid with a liquid (usually water), often used as a convenient way of handling solids in bulk.

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Steady state

In systems theory, a system or a process is in a steady state if the variables (called state variables) which define the behavior of the system or the process are unchanging in time.

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Thermal conduction

Thermal conduction is the transfer of heat (internal energy) by microscopic collisions of particles and movement of electrons within a body.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_balance

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