Diffusion
Mass Transfer in Fluid Systems

The clearest coverage available of diffusion and mass transfer, which is a key part of the chemical engineering curriculum.

E. L. Cussler (Author)

9780521871211, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 15 January 2009

647 pages, 199 b/w illus.
25.3 x 18 x 3.5 cm, 1.42 kg

This overview of diffusion and separation processes brings unsurpassed, engaging clarity to this complex topic. Diffusion is a key part of the undergraduate chemical engineering curriculum and at the core of understanding chemical purification and reaction engineering. This spontaneous mixing process is also central to our daily lives, with importance in phenomena as diverse as the dispersal of pollutants to digestion in the small intestine. For students, Diffusion goes from the basics of mass transfer and diffusion itself, with strong support through worked examples and a range of student questions. It also takes the reader right through to the cutting edge of our understanding, and the new examples in this third edition will appeal to professional scientists and engineers. Retaining the trademark enthusiastic style, the broad coverage now extends to biology and medicine.

Preface
1. Models for diffusion
Part I. Fundamentals of Diffusion: 2. Diffusion in dilute solutions
3. Diffusion in concentrated solutions
4. Dispersion
Part II. Diffusion Coefficients: 5. Values of diffusion coefficients
6. Diffusion of interacting species
7. Multicomponent diffusion
Part III. Mass Transfer: 8. Fundamentals of mass transfer
9. Theories of mass transfer
10. Absorption
11. Absorption in biology and medicine
12. Differential distillation
13. Staged distillation
14. Extraction
15. Absorption
Part IV. Diffusion Coupled with other Processes: 16. General questions and heterogeneous chemical reactions
17. Homogeneous chemical reactions
18. Membranes
19. Controlled release and related phenomena
20. Heat transfer
21. Simultaneous heat and mass transfer
Problems
Subject index
Materials index.

Subject Areas: Mechanical engineering & materials [TG], Chemical engineering [TDCB], Biochemical engineering [TC], Chemistry [PN]