chemical engineering

Joule’s experiment showing falling weights rotating paddles in water, demonstrating the conversion of mechanical work into heat.

Joule’s Experiment & 1st Law of Thermodynamics

Ing. Ivet Miranda
June 17, 2025April 20, 2026

Joule’s experiment demonstrates the equivalence between mechanical work and heat, providing the experimental foundation of the First Law of Thermodynamics and the concept of internal energy.

Close-up of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger used in industrial heat transfer operations

Unit Operations in Chemical Engineering: Types and Examples

Ing. Ivet Miranda
June 9, 2025April 20, 2026

The five main unit operations in chemical engineering are Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer, Mechanical Operations, Fluid Transport, and Membrane Separation. These categories form the foundation of industrial processes, from energy recovery and separation to particle handling and fluid distribution.

Industrial chemical plant representing large-scale chemical engineering processes and systems

What Is Chemical Engineering? Definition & Scope

Ing. Ivet Miranda
April 23, 2025April 20, 2026

Definition and Scope of Chemical Engineering Chemical engineering is the discipline responsible for designing, analyzing, and operating industrial process systems that transform raw materials into finished products under controlled, safe, and economically viable conditions. It is not defined by laboratory glassware or isolated chemical reactions.It is defined by the ability to make complex systems function reliably… Read More »What Is Chemical Engineering? Definition & Scope

Tall distillation column used in mass transfer operations for component separation in chemical processing

How Distillation Works: Engineering Explanation

Ing. Ivet Miranda
April 23, 2025April 20, 2026

What is the Distillation Process? Distillation is a method used to separate the components of a liquid mixture by exploiting differences in their volatility. When a liquid mixture is heated, part of it vaporizes. The vapor phase is richer in the more volatile components, while the remaining liquid becomes enriched in the less volatile ones. This… Read More »How Distillation Works: Engineering Explanation