Engineering in Process Metallurgy (Oxford Science Publications) - Softcover

Guthrie, R. I.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198563671 ISBN 13: 9780198563679

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1992

Synopsis

Due to unusually high operating temperatures, intense radiation, viscous slags, dense metals, and other factors, the design and operation of metallurgical processes is an especially demanding task. This volume describes the engineering principles involved in this industry, beginning with an introduction to the basic mechanisms of heat, mass, and fluid flow, while showing the origin of associated transport coefficients: diffusivity, conductivity, and viscosity. The discussions are supplemented with examples and exercises. Empirical techniques for modelling and process design are presented, followed by numerical techniques and computer programs needed for "ground-up" quantitative descriptions of typical metallurgical processes. A generous appendix provides a wealth of detail on the thermodynamic and physical properties of substances commonly encountered by metallurgists, while a short section on metallurgical thermodynamics illustrates the way these tabulations should be used. The paperback edition has been corrected and updated, while a new section on the numerical simulation of flow processes has been added. A key text for engineers, scientists, and students, this book offers a unique look at the rich variety of phenomena that govern the behavior and kinetics of metallurgical processing operations.

About this title

About the Author:

R. I. L. Guthrie is at McGill University.

Review:

"Will be appreciated by students of metallurgy, and those engineers involved in the metallurgical process industries, and could be expected to be a standard reference for many years." --Journal of Materials Processing Technology

"This book has the advantage over more general texts on transport phenomena in that it focuses specifically on metallurgical applications. . . . the true strength of this book lies in its wealth of practical examples, a reflection on the industrial experience of its author. . . . easy for the student to read and follow. . . . an excellent text . . . unique in its emphasis on steel making applications, its abundance of solutions to practical industrial problems, and its inclusion of numerical analysis techniques. Highly recommended." --Applied Mechanics Review

"Emphasizes transport phenomena specifically for the process metalurgist rather than for the chemical or mechanical engineer. Provides exercises based on industrial applications." --The New York Public Library New Technical Books

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0198563671
• ISBN 13: 9780198563679
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 544