Corrigenda for REVISED SECOND EDITION, TRANSPORT PHENOMENA, by

Bird, Stewart, and Lightfoot (2007)

Most of the corrigenda tabulated here were sent to the authors by
Professor Carlos A. Ramrez of the University of Puerto Rico
(Mayagez), whose attention to details has been most helpful.
12a = line 12 from above 12 ll a = 12 lines above
12b = line 12 from below 12 ll b = 12 lines below
fig = figure a 13.1-2 (above Eq. 13.1-2)
fig capt = figure caption b 13.1-2 (below Eq. 13.1-2)
Page Location Reads Should Read
Inside Front

!i!v
[ ]
x=
"
2
v
x
"x
2

!i!v
[ ]
x
=
"
2
v
x
"x
2
Cover p. 2
3 19b area and, then changing and, by changing
18b equations, write equations, immediately
writing
16 fig capt systems directions
17 5 ll a 1.2-2

!
xx
,!
xy
, and!
xz
All ! should be lightface,
19 10 ll b dilational dilatational
1.2-7
20 Fig (a) (angle theta missing) (add angle theta)
3
rd
dwg
25 fn 2 edition 1970) edition (1970)
6.4. 6.4).
32 fn 2 24 34
39 1D.1(a) Put [w x down on next line.
51 fn 1 line 2 is roughly being roughly
58 2.6 line 4 conveniently understood readily analyzed
61 above terminal velocity viscosity
2.6-17
73 upper fig upper phi should be theta (going in the tangential
direction)
81 3.3-1 irreversible irreversible
84 fn 2 L. M. H. C.-L.-M.-H.
91 fn 3 VanWazer Van Wazer
92 fig 3.6-2 (subscript) trans (subscript) crit
101 6a geometrically geometrically and
dynamically
107 3B.7, 2a Fig. 3.B-7 Fig. 3B.7
111 3C.2, 2a example 3.1-1 Example 3.1-1
113 3D.3 Add after Eq. 3D.3-2:
Do any additional restrictions have
to be placed on this result?
129 a 4.3-21 function functions
139 fig Delete the vertical dashed line and the number 5.64
148 4C.2-11 t = 0 ! = 0
Also, add: and

d!
R
d" = 0
148 4C.2-12

d!
R
dt = 0

d!
R
d" = 0
4C.2-13

d!
aR
dt = 0

d!
aR
d" = 0
154 fn 1 XXIIV XXIV
162 5.4, line 2 5.2-11 and 12 5.2-10, 11, and 12
164 5.4-12 The bar should not extend over the rho
165 fig 5.5-1 The ordinate should be labeled as cm/s
fig 5.5-2 The ordinate should be labeled as cm
2
/s
2
166 fig capt (1950)}. (1950)].
169 a 5.6-2 The subscript xx should be changed to zz
173 last line 5.6-6 5.6-2
180 b 6.2-1 some distances some disturbances
183 b 6.2-16 cross-section cross-sectional area
183 b 6.2-18 mass rate of 1028 mass flow rate of 1028
188 fig 6.3-2 Portion of f versus Re Portion of f versus Re
193 6A.4 line 5 sec
2
s
2
196 fn 5 447 447-458
196 b 6C.3-2 the torque the magnitude of the
torque
201 fig 7.2-1(b) Tube (remove Tube)
205 a 7.4-10 The fluid velocity The z-component of the
fluid velocity
222 3b compressiblity compressibility
225 7A.5 ans 903

lb
f
903

lb
f
to the right
232 12a the subject polymeric liquids
236 3a direction directions
246 3a higher derivatives higher time derivatives
249 fig capt subscripts on boldface deltas should be changed from 1, 2, 3
to italic x, y, z
250 6a dimensions of time. dimensions of time; also,


tr

! =

!
ii
i
"
[the first tau should be bold face here]
250 fn 5, line 1 374 374 (1983)
262 8C.4, title F C M f c m
8C.5 title M R R C m r r c
280 fn 2 Handbook of Handbook of
282 b 9.6-4 Move That is to the next line, and adjust accordingly.
285 b 9.8-4 by the unit vector by the normal unit vector
292 a 10.2-5 Eq. 9.1-1 Eq. 10.1-1
308 a 10.7-1 bar (twice) fin (twice)
310 2a tube thickness tube wall thickness
3a bar fin
314 b 10.8-25 through the walls through the wall
327 10B.15 (a) temperature profiles temperature profile
temperature gradients temperature gradient
328 2b

=
1
2
B(1 1 ! 4N B ( )

=
1
2
B 1 1 ! 4N B ( )
"
#
$
%
331 10C.3 line 2

T

T
z
368 11B.15-2

!, "

!, "
11B.15-3 ! !
371 3a occluded included
b 11C.5-2 occlusions inclusions
371 11C.6-5 Move equation number down to next line (flush right)
382 5a Add at end of paragraph:
Here r is the position vector defined in Eq. A.2-24.
384 2a small values. small values of z.
389 12.4-11 1
st
line Change the upper limit on the integral on the right
side from infinity to 1.
393 12.4-9

h
x

h
x
399 fn 3 110 121
406 12D.7-2 Remove the redundant right parenthesis ) just before the ]
407 Outline 13.6
.
13.6

407 16b If heat is If energy is

408 a 13.1-3 T =

T + ! T

T + ! T
409 fig 13.2-1

T
R

T
R
412 b 13.4-6

v
max

v
max
a 13.4-11

v
z,max

v
z,max
413 13.4-18 & 19

T
0

T
0
13.4-18 & 19

T
b

T
b
414 fig

T
0

T
0
(twice)

T
b

T
b
(twice)
414 13.4-20

T
0

T
0

T
b

T
b
415 a 13.5-9 Eq. 13.5-1 Eq. 13.5-4
419 a 13.6-20 energy equations energy equation
421 13C.1-1

T
0

T
0
& ans

T
b

T
b
423 b 14.4-1 J/hr J/s
424 fig Element of surface area Element with heat transfer
area
428 14.2-3

hD
k

h
loc
D
k
429 1a constant heat flux constant wall heat flux
432 2 lines above b Move the mu up to the end of the line above
436 5a Move RePr down to the beginning of the line below
438 a 14.4-1 Fig. 14.1-1 Fig. 14.4-1
440 fn 5 (to be published) (unpublished)
440 fig

Nu
m0

Nu
m,0
441 fn 4 (to be published) (unpublished)
445 14.6-14

Nu
m

Nu
m
lam
14.6-15

Nu
m

Nu
m
lam
447 fn 3 Z should be italic
451 14B.1

Nu

Nu
loc
(twice)
451 right col, 3a C is a constant. B and C are constants.
457 capt, 3a Move the integral sign down to beginning of next line
461 15.3-13 The right bracket ] should not be under square root sign.
466 fn 1 Applications The Applications
468 fig capt Applications The Applications
Engineering Engineering Problems
475 15A.1 (c) amount mass flow rate (twice)
484 15C.3 ans rises increases
and may be obtained may be obtained
506 16.6-1

! "ipv ( )

! p "iv ( )
507 16.6-8

m
!"

m
a!
509 16B.5, 4a initally initially
527 1a collisional integral collision integral
530 a 17.4-8 diffusivity for diffusivity in cm
2
/s for
530 b 17.4-8 methanol; 1.0 methanol; 1.5 for ethanol;
1.0
535 4b DELETE: "plane perpendicular to the"
536 3b total mass mass
1b for species for mass of species !
542 17C.3 (a) Use Use
545 18.1 d chemical rate coefficient chemical rate constant
549 a 18.2-20 33.0 mm Hg. 33.0 mm Hg, and its
density is 1.629 g/

cm
3
549 18.2-2 soln 1.59 1.629
154 153.82
7.26 7.46
550 18.2-21 7.26 7.46
0.636 0.0634
553 fn 1 Damhhler Damkhler
572 18B.6 f mass balance molar balance
589 fn b added to added to the right sides of
589 1a ! !
591 fig The horizontal axis should labeled so that it extends from
0 at the left to 1 at the right.
593 b 19.4-5 condensing. condensing, after diffusing
in the y direction.
601 14b and Gr. The concentration and Gr. The dimensionless
concentration.
603 fig T T (3 times)
603 b 19.5-20 concentration-temperature temperature-concentration
5b concentration-temperature temperature-concentration
603 b 19.5-20 On this page, there are 14 parentheses containing
an omega and a capital T. In all of these, the order of the
omega and capital T should be reversed.
604 5b the concentration profiles the dimensionless
concentration profiles
605 17a the concentration profile the dimensionless
concentration profile
607 fig Remove

! t ( ) just above upper horizontal line.
Label the upper horizontal line as z = 0.
Label the upper surface of the shaded region as z =

! t ( ) .
609 fn 6 Keys Keyes
613 table, col 3 Steady heat conduction solids Steady heat conduction
in solids
617 3b the interfacial concentration the liquid-side interfacial
concentration
633 3a 20.2-45 and 46 20.2-45 and 47
635 20.3-12

h
x

h
x
20.3-14

h
x

h
x
636 20.3-24

h
x

h
x
20.3-26

h
x

h
x
638 a 20.4-2 (u, v, 0) (u, v)
639 2b basis vectors base vectors
641 1a !

! D
AB
( )
653 20C.1-4

!"
A
!r

!"
A
!y
658 21.2-5

C
p

C
p
664 4b Fig. 21.5(b) Fig. 21.5-1(b)
668 21B.2(a) approach to approach for
678 22.2-9

h
x

h
x
22.2-10

h
x

h
x
22.2-11

h
x

h
x
22.2-12

h
x

h
x
682 7a flow in circular tubes flow around circular
cylinders
695 b 22.5-4 here where
696 b 22.5-8 here where
699 22.6-4 z = L (in upper limit)

z = l
0
(in upper limit)
700 b 22.7-3 forces in the stresses in the
702 1a-2a concentration concentrations
708 a 22.8-20 mass flux from the plate. mass flux at

! = 0 .
711 1a factors

!
x
and

!
T
factor

!
x
712 22.8-38

k
x

k
x,loc
713 b 22.8-42 a stronger correction a larger correction
719 22.9.14

!
k
x

!
k
x,loc

(2 times)

!
x
n!1,0

!
x
N!1,0
[Note: here and elsewhere the "smileys" above the symbols
should be "klitschkas"]
719 b 22.9-19

!
k
x
.
!
D
!
,
!
"
x!
( )

!
k
x

!
D
!
,
!
"
x!
( )
[the subscript on D should
not be under the D]
721 16b Standart and Krishna
12
Krishna and Standart
11
722 22A.3 What air temperature What inlet air temperature
722 22B.1(c) 5.6 - 5.6
727 10a emphasis on emphasis in
728 b 23.1-4 becauses moles are produced because the total number
or consumed of moles produced and the
total number of moles
consumed are not equal
739 a 23.4-1 include the surface include he mass-transfer
bounding surface
751 b 23.5-61 determined from Eq. 23.5-61 determined from Eq.
23.5-60
756 b 23.6-30 defined by: defined by (here r is the
position vector defined
in Eq. A.2-24):
757 a 23.6-35 according to Eq. 23.6-27 according to Eqs. 23.6-27
762 4a same surface and same surface area and
762 13a of the stream rates of the stream mass flow
rates
764 2a Chapter 8 Chapter 9
772 ex title Ultra Centrifuge Ultracentrifuge
773 a 24.2-10

j
A
= 0

J
A
* = 0
777 a 24.4-7 we get we get (omitting the
directional subscript r
on

N
P
782 fn 5 great detail large amount
783 24.4-45 ! +
784 b 24.4-51 Eq. 24.4-51 Eq. 24.4-50
786 a 24.5.4 membrane must membrane M must
a 24.5-5 membrane is membrane M is
787 ref 6 181-165 131-165
788 3a membrane placed membrane M placed
788 a Solution index, z on the index z on the
788 13a Maxwell-Stefan equation Maxwell-Stefan equation
(Eq. 24.5-4)
789 4a and the distribution and the solute distribution
789 b 24.5-12 and m refer and M refer
790 8a from that just described from the previous example
790 b 24.5-19 examining flow behavior examining the flow
behavior
792 5a and for the salts and for the salt
792 24.5-31

RT
z
M
+
F
!
"
#
$
%
&

!
RT
z
M
+
F
"
#
$
%
&
'
793 9a the absorbent particles the adsorbent particles
793 fn 2 Fixed Bed Operations Fixed Bed Operations
799 24A.2 force of gravity gravitational acceleration
801 24C.3

cm
2
/s !10
5

!10
5
cm
2
/s
802 24C.4 the electric field gradient (omit)
the summation reduces to the summation in Eq.
24C.4-2 reduces to
803 24C.7

! D
gw

D
gw
membrane matrix membrane
803 24C.8 Add just before Partial answer:
Here the subscripts s, w, and M refer to
solute, water, and membrane, respectively.
803 24C.9 (2)

N
i
= D
im
!c
i

N
i
= !D
im
"c
i
807 9a Greek symbols Greek letters
809 a A.1-6 magnitude of w magnitude of w
815 A.3-6

!
ijk

!
ijl
817 a A.3-11 (add, run on)
and its trace is tr

! = "
i
!
ii
.
[The first tau is bold face, and the second tau is light face]
820 a A.4-7 operator operation
841 A.8-7 ! (in lower limit)

!
1
(in lower limit)
857 5a Add text:
In Eqs. C.5-12 and 13 an arbitrary constant of
integration can be added to the right side.
873 n (A.5-1) (Fig. 1.7-2, A.5-1)
874 r (3.4-1) (3.4-1, A.2-24)
874 !

s
!1

t
!1
874 bold ! 1.2-2 1.2-7
874

!
ij
(A.2-1) (1.2-2, A.2-1)
875 sigma constant constant (16.2-11)
875 1b cross operations cross product operations
876 4a tensor tensor (1.2-7, A.3-8)
876 3b 12.2-24 12.2-21
877 Beek (delete 429) add 431
878 Eggink (delet 429) add 430
882 Poling Poling Poling, B. E.
882 Reichardt Move 416 up to the end of the previous line, and delete 165
882 a Riedel Insert: Richardson, S., 74
883 Valstar add 431
883 van Krevelen van Krevelen, D. W.
883 VanWazer VanWazer Van Wazer
891 No-slip add 74
893 Torricellis law add 217
900 6a [1999] [1999], Iowa State
University [2007]
901 12b Chemical Engineering teaching Chemical Engineering
902 15b Universidad Nacional Instituto
902 14b Universidad Autnoma Universidad Nacional
Autnoma
903 11b extracorporal extracorporeal
904 Awards Bioengineering award Bioengineering Award
905 1979 Elected [1979]: this should start on the next line as a
separate entry
inside back cover Table 1.2-21 Table 1.2-1