Handbook of Industrial Mixing: Science and Practice - Hardcover

Edward L. Paul; Victor Atiemo-Obeng; Suzanne M. Kresta; North American Mixing Forum

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471269190 ISBN 13: 9780471269199

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience, 2003

Synopsis

Handbook of Industrial Mixing will explain the difference and uses of a variety of mixers including gear mixers, top entry mixers, side entry mixers, bottom entry mixers, on-line mixers, and submerged mixers The Handbook discusses the trade-offs among various mixers, concentrating on which might be considered for a particular process. Handbook of Industrial Mixing explains industrial mixers in a clear concise manner, and also:
* Contains a CD-ROM with video clips showing different type of mixers in action and a overview of their uses.
* Gives practical insights by the top professional in the field.
* Details applications in key industries.
* Provides the professional with information he did receive in school

About this title

About the Author

EDWARD L. PAUL has over thirty-five years’ experience in process development with Merck & Co., Inc.

VICTOR A. ATIEMO-OBENG is a scientist in the Engineering Science and Market Development department at The Dow Chemical Company.

SUZANNE M. KRESTA is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta.

From the Back Cover

Practical insights from the leading professionals in the field

While process objectives are critical to the successful manufacturing of a product. if the mixing scale-up fails to produce the required results, the costs of manufacturing can increase significantly. Although there are several industrial operations in which mixing requirements are readily scaled up from established correlations, many operations require a more thorough evaluation. This comprehensive handbook presents the latest methods for recognizing these more complex operations and offerrs alternative mixing designs for critical applications. The core mixing design topics discussed are:

• Homogeneous blending in tanks and in-line mixers
• Dispersion of gases in liquids with subsequent mass transfer
• Suspension and distribution of solids in liquids
• Liquid-liquid dispersions
• Heat transfer
• Reactions, both homogeneous and heterogeneous

Along with focusing on industrial design and the operation of mixing equipment, the Handbook of Industrial Mixing contains summaries of the foundations on which these applications are based. In order to accomplish this, most chapters are written by both an industrialist and an academic. Intended for the practicing engineer who needs to both identify and solve mixing problems, this book also provides concise discussions on theoretical background and uses many illustrative examples when covering applications, and it includes a CD-ROM that contains over fifty video clips and animations of mixing processes. These clips are accompanied by explanatory text.

From the Inside Flap

Practical insights from the leading professionals in the field

While process objectives are critical to the successful manufacturing of a product. if the mixing scale-up fails to produce the required results, the costs of manufacturing can increase significantly. Although there are several industrial operations in which mixing requirements are readily scaled up from established correlations, many operations require a more thorough evaluation. This comprehensive handbook presents the latest methods for recognizing these more complex operations and offerrs alternative mixing designs for critical applications. The core mixing design topics discussed are:

• Homogeneous blending in tanks and in-line mixers
• Dispersion of gases in liquids with subsequent mass transfer
• Suspension and distribution of solids in liquids
• Liquid-liquid dispersions
• Heat transfer
• Reactions, both homogeneous and heterogeneous

Along with focusing on industrial design and the operation of mixing equipment, the Handbook of Industrial Mixing contains summaries of the foundations on which these applications are based. In order to accomplish this, most chapters are written by both an industrialist and an academic. Intended for the practicing engineer who needs to both identify and solve mixing problems, this book also provides concise discussions on theoretical background and uses many illustrative examples when covering applications, and it includes a CD-ROM that contains over fifty video clips and animations of mixing processes. These clips are accompanied by explanatory text.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471269190
• ISBN 13: 9780471269199
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1448