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            C T    total cost
            d      constant in the heat-capacity equation or pipe diameter

            F      degrees of freedom

            f      friction  factor or function  of

            g      acceleration of gravity

            h      enthalpy or heat-transfer  coefficient

            Ah R   enthalpy of reaction

            Ah VR  enthalpy of vaporization at a reference temperature

            Ahyw   enthalpy of vaporization at the wet bulb temperature
            k      mass-transfer  coefficient

            K      degrees Kelvin or phase equilibrium constant or constant of integration


            K P    chemical equilibrium constant
            m      molar flow rate or mass flow rate

            N      number of moles

            p      partial pressure or vapor pressure

            P      property or total pressure

            Q      heat transferred  or volumetric flow rate

            R      gas constant or number of relationships (tabular, graphical or algebraic)
            Re     Reynolds group

            t      temperature or time


            t P    temperature of the process fluid

            t R    reference temperature




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