I would like to ask what is the difference (if any) between normalization and non-dimensionalization. I will try to explain what I have done until now with an equation that I would like to work with and you can make your comments on this specific example. The mass balance is given by: $$\frac{\partial C_{i}}{\partial t}=-u_s\frac{\partial C_{i}}{\partial z}+\rho_b \sum_{k=1}^{N_{reac}} \nu_{j,k} R_{i,k}$$ If we choose as characteristic values the: $$L_o, F_o, T_o, P_o, m_o$$ $$u_o = \frac{F_o Rg T_o}{P_o L_o^2}$$ $$C_o = \frac{P_o}{Rg T_o}$$ length, molar flowrate, temperature, pressure, mass accordingly, and by substituting then we get: $$\frac{u_o C_o}{L_o}\frac{\partial C^*_{i}}{\partial t^*}=-\frac{u_o C_o}{L_o}u_s^*\frac{\partial C^*_{i}}{\partial z^*}+\frac{m_o}{L_o^3}\rho_b^* \frac{F_o}{m_o}\sum_{k=1}^{N_{reac}} \nu_{j,k} R^*_{i,k}$$ where $^*$ denotes the dimensionless (?normalized?) variables. After some more calculations we get: $$\frac{\partial C^*_{i}}{\partial t^*}=-u_s^*\frac{\partial C^*_{i}}{\partial z^*}+\frac{F_o}{L_o^2 u_o C_o}\rho_b^* \sum_{k=1}^{N_{reac}} \nu_{j,k} R^*_{i,k}$$ BUT $$\frac{F_o}{L_o^2 u_o C_o}=\frac{F_o}{L_o^2 \frac{F_o Rg T_o}{P_o L_o^2} \frac{P_o}{Rg T_o}}=1$$ So is this equation normalized? or non-dimensinalized? Shouldnt there be some Peclet / Reynolds etc number to work with? If for example I try to change the inlet conditions then this number ($\frac{F_o}{L_o^2 u_o C_o}$) will still be equal to 1. Can anyone point out a book or a site where I could read and understand more about this subject?
Thanks in advance!