Description
Book SynopsisPresents the theory and application of the subject, describing how engineers can use models to design and simulate process equipment. The text includes numerous examples based on existing systems, and a disk containing programs that solve problems outlined in the book.
Table of ContentsMOLECULAR DIFFUSION.
Preliminary Concepts.
The Maxwell-Stefan Relations.
Fick's Law.
Estimation of Diffusion Coefficients.
Solution of Multicomponent Diffusion Problems: The LinearizedTheory.
Solution of Multicomponent Diffusion Problems: EffectiveDiffusivity Methods.
INTERPHASE TRANSFER.
Mass Transfer Coefficients.
Film Theory.
Unsteady-State Mass Transfer Models.
Mass Transfer in Turbulent Flow.
Simultaneous Mass and Energy Transfer.
DESIGN.
Multicomponent Distillation: Mass Transfer Models.
Multicomponent Distillation: Efficiency Models.
Multicomponent Distillation: A Nonequilibrium Stage Model.
Condensation of Vapor Mixtures.
Postface.
Exercises.
Appendices.
References.
Indexes.
