(Ebook) Chemical Reactor Design, Optimization, and Scaleup, Second Edition by E. Bruce Nauman(auth.) ISBN 9780470105252, 9780470282076, 0470105259, 047028207X

(Ebook) Chemical Reactor Design, Optimization, and Scaleup, Second Edition by E. Bruce Nauman(auth.) ISBN 9780470105252, 9780470282076, 0470105259, 047028207X

The classic reference, now expanded and updatedChemical Reactor Design, Optimization, and Scaleup is the authoritative sourcebook on chemical reactors. This new Second Edition consolidates the latest information on current optimization and scaleup methodologies, numerical methods, and biochemical and polymer reactions. It provides the comprehensive tools and information to help readers design and specify chemical reactors confidently, with state-of-the-art skills. This authoritative guide: Covers the fundamentals and principles of chemical reactor design, along with advanced topics and applications Presents techniques for dealing with varying physical properties in reactors of all types and purposes Includes a completely new chapter on meso-, micro-, and nano-scale reactors that addresses such topics as axial diffusion in micro-scale reactors and self-assembly of nano-scale structures Explains the method of false transients, a numerical solution technique Includes suggestions for further reading, problems, and, when appropriate, scaleup or scaledown considerations at the end of each chapter to illustrate industrial applications Serves as a ready reference for explained formulas, principles, and data This is the definitive hands-on reference for practicing professionals and an excellent textbook for courses in chemical reactor design. It is an essential resource for chemical engineers in the process industries, including petrochemicals, biochemicals, microelectronics, and water treatment.Content: Chapter 1 Elementary Reactions in Ideal Reactors (pages 1–40): Chapter 2 Multiple Reactions in Batch Reactors (pages 41–87): Chapter 3 Isothermal Piston Flow Reactors (pages 89–127): Chapter 4 Stirred Tanks and Reactor Combinations (pages 129–161): Chapter 5 Thermal Effects and Energy Balances (pages 163–197): Chapter 6 Design and Optimization Studies (pages 199–224): Chapter 7 Fitting Rate Data and Using Thermodynamics (pages 225–277): Chapter 8 Real Tubular Reactors in Laminar Flow (pages 279–321): Chapter 9 Packed Beds and Turbulent Tubes (pages 323–354): Chapter 10 Heterogeneous Catalysis (pages 355–384): Chapter 11 Multiphase Reactors (pages 385–431): Chapter 12 Biochemical Reaction Engineering (pages 433–460): Chapter 13 Polymer Reaction Engineering (pages 461–512): Chapter 14 Unsteady Reactors (pages 513–533): Chapter 15 Residence Time Distributions (pages 535–574): Chapter 16 Reactor Design at Meso?, Micro?, and Nanoscales (pages 575–600):