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interfacial area between two phases, ft or m 2
A mixer

cross-sectional area of mixer, m 2
A net

2
net area, Eq. (10-13), ft or m 2
b
empirical constant, Eq. (13-63b)

b
equilibrium constant for linear equilibrium, y = mx + b

b flow , b heat , b mass

eddy diffusion parameters, Eqs. (15-48)
B

bottoms flow rate, kmol/h or lbmol/h
C

number of components
C BM

bare module cost, Chapter 11

C C

3
concentration of solute in continuous phase, kmol/m continuous phase

concentration of solute in continuous phase in equilibrium with C , kmol/m 3
D
C D

3
concentration of solute in dispersed phase, kmol/m dispersed phase
C fL

vapor load coefficient, Eq. (15-38)
C , C , C m
A
B
molar concentrations, of A, B, and mixture, mol/m 3

C o

orifice coefficient, Eq. (10-25)
C p

heat capacity, Btu/lb°F or Btu/lbmol°F or cal/g°C or cal/mol°C, etc.
C p

base purchase cost, Chapter 11

C
p,size
packing size factor, Table 10-5
C pW