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Fundamental System Design Principles for Simultaneous Mass Transfer and Chemical Reactions in Chemical Engineering Science

  • Book

  • 1112 Pages
  • August 2021
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 5275336
Fundamental System Design Principles for Simultaneous Mass Transfer and Chemical Reactions in Chemical Engineering Science: Including a Computational Approach with R is a comprehensive resource providing a fundamental description of the scientific basis for diffusional processes and mass transfer operations in the presence of simultaneous chemical reactions.  In the book several models are presented, assessed, and showcased for engineering design applications. Based on a vigorous assessment of several theoretical models for mass transfer, a selected preferred methodology is recommended as a firm basis for engineering design. A design methodology is presented for the engineering of requisite equipment for achieving a given goal. Concomitant equipment requirements are derived to provide a solution matching specified pre-determined design objectives, such as the degree of purity of products as well as the amount of output per unit time.

  • Presents basic scientific models of diffusional processes and mass transfer with simultaneous chemical reactions
  • Introduces the use of the open-sourced computer programming language R, for quantitative assessment in the analysis of models for simultaneous mass transfer and chemical reactions analysis
  • Provides in-depth quantitative methodologies for engineering design calculations of NTU and/or NTP for designing the contacting conditions required to provide the needed degree of mass transfer for achieving stated design goals
  • Recommends and specifies the required amount of hardware (heights of packings or the number of contacting plates) to achieve the needed mass transfer operation

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Simultaneous Mass Transfer and Chemical Reactions in Engineering Science 2. Data Analysis Using R Programming 3. Theory of Simultaneous Mass Transfer and Chemical Reactions, with Numerical Solutions 4. Numerical Worked Examples Using the R Package Reactran for Simultaneous Mass Transfer and Chemical Reactions 5. Literature Survey of Mass Transfer and Chemical Reactions in Chemical Engineering Science 6. Solving Partial Differential Equations Using the R Package Reactran 7. Further Numerical Worked Examples Using R for Simultaneous Mass Transfer and Chemical Reactions 8. Practical Considerations in Equipment Design for Chemical Engineering Separation Processes Involving Simultaneous Mass Transfer and Chemical Reactions

Authors

Chan, Bertram K.C. Bertram K.C. Chan is a Consulting Biostatistician at the Loma Linda University, Department of Biostatistics, California, and a Software Developer and Forum Lecturer at the School of Public Health, LLUH Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology. He has a PhD degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Sydney. This was followed by 2 years of work as a Research Engineering Scientist (in Nuclear Engineering) at the Australian Atomic Energy Commission Research Establishment, and 2 years of a Canadian Atomic Energy Commission postdoctoral fellowship (in Chemical and Nuclear Engineering) at the University of Waterloo, Canada. His professional career includes university-level teaching and research experiences in several industrial institutions, including a Research Associateship in Biomedical and Statistical Analysis, Perinatal Biology Section, ObGyn Department, University of Southern California Medical School, teaching at Loma Linda University, Middle East University, and San Jose State University, and had held industrial research staff positions at Lockheed Missile & Space, Apple, and Hewlett-Packard. Dr. Chan had been granted three U.S. patents.