Mechanical and Solid-Fluid Operations, 3-volume set

Volume 1:

The text comprehensively discusses the transport mechanism, storage, and conveying of the material, which are essential requirements for transporting solids in various process units, especially in mineral and chemical industries. It covers the properties of particles and particulate systems and focuses on their characterization and analysis.

This book:

• Presents a discussion of theoretical principles coupled with illustrative examples to help readers learn how to operate, optimize, and innovate particle processing technologies.
• Covers transport characterization of the solid-fluid operations, slurry physical properties, and properties of particles.
• Illustrates systematic and comprehensive understanding of fundamental phenomena of properties of particles and handling of particulate systems.
• Explains graphical representation of particle size, particle size measurement, and particle size distribution.
• Includes ancillary material such as numerical problems, review questions, multiple choice questions, and exercises at the end of each chapter.

It is primarily written for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and academic researchers in fields including chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, and chemistry.

Volume 2:

The text thoroughly discusses the fundamentals of flow resistance over a solid body, the frictional resistance of flow through a granular bed, and the flow phenomena of particles, which are essential requirements for solid-fluid operations in various process units, especially in mineral and chemical industries. It elucidates the fundamentals of drag force on a solid, terminal velocity of the particle, sedimentation, slurry mixing, fluidization phenomena, and froth flotation.

This book:

• Presents a discussion of theoretical principles and illustrative examples to help readers learn how to operate, optimize, and innovate particle processing technologies.
• Covers the fundamentals of drag force on a solid, terminal velocity of the particle, and sedimentation (hindered settling).
• Explain the basic law and terminology of fluid flow through a granular bed, mixing characteristics in an agitator, and its standard design.
• Illustrates systematic and comprehensive understandings of the fundamental phenomena of fluidization and the basic principles and kinetics of froth flotation.
• Includes ancillary material such as numerical problems, review questions, multiple choice questions, and exercises at the end of each chapter.

It is primarily written for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and academic researchers in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, and chemistry.

Volume 3:

The text presents fundamental principles and analysis of the separation of particulate matter. Analysis and reduction of air pollution involve a variety of technical...read more...