Scale-Up in Chemical Engineering details the theoretical principles, introducing the subject for readers without a profound prior knowledge of mathematics.

Features:

• Discusses the fundamentals of dimensional analysis, the treatment of temperature-dependent and rheological material values and scale-up where model systems or not available or only partly similar
• Includes real-world examples, while 25 exercises plus solutions new to this edition practice and monitor learning.
• Presents the individual basic operations and covers the fields of mechanical, thermal, and chemical process engineering with respect to dimensional analysis and scale-up
• Includes dimensional analysis of pelleting processes, and a historical overview of dimensional analysis and modeling

Contents

1. History of Dimensional Analysis and Modelling
2. Dimensional Analysis
3. Generation of Pi-sets by Matrix Transformation
4. Scale-invariance of the Pi-space - the Foundation of Scale-up
5. Important Tips concerning the Compilation of the Problem Relevance List
6. Important Aspects Concerning Scale-up
7. Preliminary Summary of the Scale-up Essentials
8. Treatment of Variable Physical Properties by Dimensional Analysis
9. Reduction of the Pi-space
10. Typical Problems and Mistakes in the Use of Dimensional Analysis
11. Optimization of Process Conditions by Combining Process Characteristics
12. Selected Examples of the Dimensional Analytical Treament of Processes in the Field of Mechanical Unit Operations
13. Selected Examples of the Dimensional-analytical Treatment of Processes in the Field of Thermal Unit Operations
14. Selected Examples of the Dimensional-analytical Treatment of Processes in the Field of Chemical Unit Operations
15. Selected Examples of the Dimensional-analytical Treatment of Processes from the Living World
16. Exercises on Dimensional Analysis
17. Solutions to the Exercises
18. List of Important, Named Pi-numbers

Index

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