Transport Phenomena for Chemical Reactor Design

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Laurence Belfiore’s unique approach combines two major fields within chemical engineering: transport phenomena and chemical reactor design. Intended as an extension of Bird, Stewart, and Lightfoot’s classic book on Transport Phenomena, as well as Froment and Bischoff’s Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design, Second Edition, Belfiore’s text explores the integration of these two disciplines in a way that is easily understood by advanced undergraduate or graduate students. Transport Phenomena for Chemical Reactor Design focuses on the design of chemical reactors based on principles of microscopic heat and mass transfer; it takes into account both kinetics and heat transfer, factors that are crucial for the proper functioning of real chemical reactors. The book also covers related topics in transport phenomena and thermodynamics that are useful for analyzing chemical reactors, including: * Fluid dynamics in the creeping and potential flow regimes surrounding solid spheres and gas bubbles * The mass transfer problems associated with these scenarios, where velocity profiles derived in the book’s fluid dynamics chapter are used to calculate interphase heat and mass transfer coefficients * The heat capacities of ideal gases, calculated using statistical thermodynamics to determine Prandtl numbers * Thermodynamic stability criteria for homogeneous mixtures, which show that binary molecular diffusion coefficients must be positive. In addition to its comprehensive coverage, the book includes 484 problems along with 96 detailed solutions to aid in understanding the subject matter. Graduate students, advanced undergraduate students in chemical engineering, professors, and researchers will surely appreciate the innovative approach and practical applications presented in Laurence Belfiore’s Transport Phenomena for Chemical Reactor Design. http://rapidshare.com/files/2317 ... esign_kingdwarf.zip