Handbook of Fluidization and Fluid-Particle Systems (Chemical Industries): Wen-Ching Yang

This reference details particle characterization, dynamics, manufacturing, handling, and processing for the employment of multiphase reactors, as well as procedures in reactor scale-up and design for applications in the chemical, mineral, petroleum, power, cement and pharmaceuticals industries. The authors discuss flow through fixed beds, elutriation and entrainment, gas distributor and plenum design in fluidized beds, effect of internal tubes and baffles, general approaches to reactor design, applications for gasifiers and combustors, dilute phase pneumatic conveying, and applications for chemical production and processing. This is a valuable guide for chemists and engineers to use in their day-to-day work.

Summary: Excellent book
Rating: 5
This is an excellent reference - extensive and comprehensive compliation. Good overview of fundamentals, also practical application. Must read for anyone interested in fluidization and fluid particle systems.

Table of Contents
Preface
Contributors
1 Particle Characterization and Dynamics 1
2 Flow Through Fixed Beds 29
3 Bubbling Fluidized Beds 53
4 Elutriaton and Entrainment 113
5 Effect of Temperature and Pressure 129
6 Gas Distributor and Plenum Design in Fluidized Beds 155
7 Effect of Internal Tubes and Baffles 171
8 Attrition 201
9 Modeling 239
10 Heat Transfer 257
11 Mass Transfer 287
12 General Approaches to Reactor Design 309
13 Fluidized Bed Scaleup 343
14 Applications for Fluid Catalytic Cracking 379
15 Applications for Gasifiers and Combustors 397
16 Applications for Chemical Production and Processing 421
17 Applications for Coating and Granulation 445
18 Applications for Fluidized Bed Drying 469
19 Circulating Fluidized Beds 485
20 Other Nonconventional Fluidized Beds 545
21 Standpipes and Nonmechanical Valves 571
22 Cyclone Separators 599
23 Dilute-Phase Pneumatic Conveying 619
24 Electrostatics in Pneumatic Conveying 631
25 Instrumentation and Measurements 643
26 Liquid-Solids Fluidization 705
27 Gas-Liquid-Solid Three-Phase Fluidization 765
28 Liquid-Solids Separation 811
Index 851