P = pressure, lb.f/sq.fr. Q = heat, B.t.u. R equivalent t = time, sec. T = temperature, OR. V = velocity, ft./sec. W alent z = elevation, ft. p = density, Ib.,/cu.ft. = universal gas constant, B.t.u./(lb.-mole) (OR.) or = work (excluding injection work), ft.1b.f or equiv-Subscripts B = solid blocks GIn attempting to describe rate data from a heteroeneous chemical reaction, the chemical engineer has frequently postulated a set of Hougen-Watson models