Chapter 2 Introduction To Engineering Calculations 1 Fall22
Chapter 2 Introduction To Engineering Calculations 1 Fall22
Engineering I
Perform material balance calculations on single and multiple unit processes. And
for seedy and non-steady state processes
Perform calculations using Ideal Gas Law and equations of state
Use excel to solve material balance problems
Use the library and equations to find physical and chemical properties
Base Units
Quantity Unit Symbol
Length meter (SI) m
Centimeter (CGS) cm
Mass kilogram (SI) kg
gram (CGS) g
Moles gram-mole mol or g-mole
Time second s
Temperature kelvin K
System of Units
• Dimensions and their respective units are classified as:
• Base units for mass, length, time, temperature, electrical
current, and light intensity
• Derived units are those that can be developed in terms of the
fundamental dimensions /units.
• Multiple units, which are defined as multiples or fractions of
base units such as minutes, hours, and milliseconds, all of
which are defined in terms of the base unit of a second.
Derived & Multiple Units Examples
Quantity Unit Symbol Equivalent in term of base units
3
Volume Liter L 0.001 m
2
Force (SI) N 1 kg.m/s
2
Dyne (CGS) 1 g.cm/s
2
Pressure Pascal (SI) Pa 1 N/m
erg (CGS) 2 2
1 dyne.cm = 4.184 kg.m /s
gram-calorie 2 2
4.184 J= 1 kg.m /s
2 3
Power watt W 1 J/s = 1 kg.m /s
Multiplication and division can be done on quantities with unlike units but the units can only be cancelled
or merged if they are identical.
5 kilograms x 3 meters = 15 kg-m
3 m2 /60 cm = 0.05 m2 /cm
3 m2/0.6 m = 5 m2 /m = 5 m
2. Multiplication and Division
You can multiply or divide unlike units at will such 50(kg)(m)/(s)
but you cannot cancel or merge units unless they are identical.
EXAMPLE: Add the following:
(a) 1 foot + 3 seconds
(b) (b) 1horse power + 300 watts
(c) 3 m2/60 cm can converted to 3 m2/0.6 m, and then to 5 m, but
m/s2, the units cannotValues
cancelled or combined.
could be added if UNITS are the same.
Values cannot be added if DIMENSIONS are different
Problems
• Add 1 cm and I m.
• Subtract 3 ft from 4 yards.
• Divide 3 m1.5 by 2 m0.5
• Multiply 2 h by 4 lb.
6 ft + 10 0C =???
* Different dimensions: length, temperature -- cannot be added
1.3 Conversion of Units and Conversion Factors