Coulson and Richardson's chemical engineering Volume 3, Chemical & biochemical reactors & process control / editors of volume three J.F. Richardson and D.G. Peacock.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemical reactors.

Bioreactors.

Chemical engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (797 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington, Mass. : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1994, c1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The publication of the third edition of 'Chemical Engineering Volume 3' marks the completion of the re-orientation of the basic material contained in the first three volumes of the series. Volume 3 is devoted to reaction engineering (both chemical and biochemical), together with measurement and process control. This text is designed for students, graduate and postgraduate, of chemical engineering.

Contents:

Front Cover; Chemical Engineering: Chemical & Biochemical Reactors & Process Control; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface to Third Edition; Preface to Second Edition; Preface to First Edition; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; Chapter 1. Reactor Design-General Principles; 1.1 Basic objectives in design of a reactor; 1.2 Classification of reactors and choice of reactor type; 1.3 Choice of process conditions; 1.4 Chemical kinetics and rate equations; 1.5 General material and thermal balances; 1.6 Batch reactors; 1.7 Tubular-flow reactors; 1.8 Continuous stirred-tank reactors

1.9 Comparison of batch, tubular and stirred-tank reactors for a single reaction.Reactor output1.10 Comparison of batch, tubular and stirred-tank reactors for multiple reactions. Reactor yield; 1.11 Further reading; 1.12 References; 1.13 Nomenclature; Chapter 2. Flow Characteristics of Reactors-Flow Modelling; 2.1 Non-ideal flow and mixing in chemical reactors; 2.2 Tanks-in-series model; 2.3 Dispersed plug-flow model; 2.4 Models involving combinations of the basic flow elements; 2.5 Further reading; 2.6 References; 2.7 Nomenclature; Chapter 3. Gas-Solid Reactions and Reactors

3.1 Introduction3.2 Mass transfer within porous solids; 3.3 Chemical reaction in porous catalyst pellets; 3.4 Mass transfer from a fluid stream to a solid surface; 3.5 Chemical kinetics of heterogeneous catalytic reactions; 3.6 Design calculations; 3.7 Gas-solid non-catalytic reactors; 3.8 Further reading; 3.9 References; 3.10 Nomenclature; Chapter 4. Gas-Liquid and Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactors; 4.1 Gas-liquid reactors; 4.2 Gas-liquid-solid reactors; 4.3 Further reading; 4.4 References; 4.5 Nomenclature; Chapter 5. Biochemical Reaction Engineering; 5.1 Introduction

5.2 Cellular diversity and the classification of living systems5.3 Chemical composition of cells; 5.4 Enzymes; 5.5 Metabolism; 5.6 Strain improvement methods; 5.7 Cellular control mechanisms and their manipulation; 5.8 Stoichiometric aspects of biological processes; 5.9 Microbial growth; 5.10 Immobilised biocatalysts; 5.11 Reactor configurations; 5.12 Estimation of kinetic parameters; 5.13 Non-steady state microbial systems; 5.14 Further design considerations; 5.15 Appendices; 5.16 Further reading; 5.17 References; 5.18 Nomenclature; Chapter 6. Sensors for Measurement and Control

6.1 Introduction6.2 The measurement of flow; 6.3 The measurement of pressure; 6.4 The measurement of temperature; 6.5 The measurement of level; 6.6 The measurement of density (specific gravity); 6.7 The measurement of viscosity; 6.8 The measurement of composition; 6.9 Process sampling systems; 6.10 The static characteristics of sensors; 6.11 Signal conditioning; 6.12 Signal transmission (telemetry); 6.13 Further reading; 6.14 References; 6.15 Nomenclature; Chapter 7. Process Control; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Feedback control; 7.3 Qualitative approaches to simple feedback control system design

7.4 The transfer function

Notes:

Reprinted 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-08-041003-0

OCLC:

853360765

Publisher Number:

9780080410036