Spouted and Spout-Fluid Beds
Fundamentals and Applications

Ideal for chemical and mechanical engineers in research and industry, this up-to-date unified book deals with spouted and spout-fluid beds.

Norman Epstein (Edited by), John R. Grace (Edited by)

9780521517973, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 23 December 2010

360 pages, 158 b/w illus. 40 tables
25.4 x 17.9 x 2.2 cm, 0.86 kg

Since the pioneering text by Mathur and Epstein over 35 years ago, much of the work on this subject has been extended or superseded, producing an enormous body of scattered literature. This edited volume unifies the subject, pulling material together and underpinning it with fundamental theory to produce the only complete, up-to-date reference on all major areas of spouted bed research and practice. With contributions from internationally renowned research groups, this book guides the reader through new developments, insights and models. The hydrodynamic and reactor models of spouted and spout-fluid beds are examined, as well as such topics as particle segregation, heat and mass transfer, mixing and scale-up. Later chapters focus on drying, particle-coating and energy-related applications based on spouted and spout-fluid beds. This is a valuable resource for chemical and mechanical engineers in research and industry.

Preface
Common nomenclature
1. Introduction N. Epstein and J. Grace
2. Initiation of spouting X. Bi
3. Empirical and analytical hydrodynamics N. Epstein
4. Computational fluid dynamic modeling of spouted beds X. Bao, W. Du and J. Xu
5. Conical spouted beds M. Olazar, J. Bilbao and M. J. San José
6. Hydrodynamics of spout-fluid beds W. Zhong, B. Jin, M. Zhang and R. Xiao
7. Spouted and spout-fluid beds with draft tubes M. H. Morgan, III, H. Littman, Z. B. Grbav?i? and J. D. Paccione
8. Particle mixing and segregation G. Rovero and N. Piccinini
9. Heat and mass transfer A. Kmiec and S. Englart
10. Powder-particle spouted beds T. Ishikura and H. Nagashima
11. Drying of particulate solids M. L. Passos, E. F. Costa, Jr and A. S. Mujumdar
12. Drying of solutions, slurries and pastes J. T. Freire, M. C. Ferreira and F. B. Freire
13. Granulation and particle coating S. C. S. Rocha and O. P. Taranto
14. The Wurster coater J. Seville, S. Palmer and A. Ingram
15. Gasification, pyrolysis and combustion A. P. Watkinson and A. Lisboa
16. Spouted bed electrochemical reactors J. W. Evans and V. Ji?i?ný
17. Scale-up, slot-rectangular and multiple spouting J. Grace and C. J. Lim
18. Mechanical spouting T. Szentmarjay, E. Pillai and Judit Tóth
19. Catalytic reactors and their modeling G. Rovero and N. Piccinini
20. Liquid and liquid-gas spouting Z. B. Grbav?i?, H. Littman and M. H. Morgan, III
Index.

Subject Areas: Mechanical engineering [TGB], Chemical engineering [TDCB]