This survey presents the theoretical methods of chemical engineering for modeling and simulation of industrial processes. On this base it is possible to formulate correct experimental conditions and to understand rightly the experimental results. The book uses the mechanics of continuous media approach for modeling of the simple processes as hydrodynamic processes, mass and heat transfer processes. The theory of the scalar, vector and tensor fields permit to create the basic equations and boundary conditions. The problems of rheology, turbulence, turbulent diffusion and turbulent mass transfer are examined too.
The book incorporates a lot of fundamental knowledge, but it is assumed that the readers are familiar with the mathematics at engineering level and that they thought some special topics in usual university courses. It includes examples at the end of all chapters using the author’s investigations. Therefore, it is highly valuable for scientists as well as graduate and PhD students.
Theoretical Chemical Engineering
Christo Boyadjiev
Theoretical Chemical Engineering Modeling and Simulation
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PD Dr. Christo Boyadjiev Institute of Chemical Engineering (IChE) Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 103 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria email:
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ISBN 978-3-642-10777-1
e-ISBN 978-3-642-10778-8
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Motto Experimenters are the striking force of science. The experiment is a question which science puts to nature. The measurement is the registration of nature’s answer. But before the question is put to nature, it must be formulated. Before the measurement result is used, it must be explained, i.e., the answer must be understood correctly. These two problems are obligations of the theoreticians. Max Planck
This book is dedicated to my parents. Christo Boyanov Boyadjiev
Abstract
The theoretical methods of chemical engineering for modeling and simulation of industrial processes are surveyed in this book. On this basis it is possible to formulate correct experimental conditions and to understand correctly the experimental results. The continuous media approach is used for modeling simple processes such as hydrodynamic processes, mass transfer processes, and heat transfer processes. The theory of scalar, vector, and tensor fields permits one to create the basic equations and boundary conditions. Problems of rheology, turbulence, turbulent diffusion, and turbulent mass transfer are examined too. The chemical processes and adsorption models and especially the st