Synopsis
This book provides an introduction to the basic concepts of chemical reactor analysis and design. It is aimed at both the senior level undergraduate student in chemical engineering and the working professional who may require an understanding of the basics of this area. After reading this book, and working the problems and examples, the reader should have a good basic knowledge sufficient to perform most of the common reaction engineering calculations that are required for the typical practising engineer.
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From the Back Cover
This book provides an introduction to the basic concepts of chemical reactor analysis and design. An introduction to the areas of chemical reactions, reactor classifications and transport phenomena is followed by a summary of the important concepts of thermodynamics that are used in reactor analysis. This introduction is followed by a detailed development of mole balances in ideal reactors, including multiple reactor systems. A detailed explanation of both homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction kinetics is then given, including a discussion of experimental techniques in kinetic data analysis. The energy balance is presented for the common reactor types. The final chapter describes the common techniques used in analyzing non-ideal reactors, including the residence time distribution and mixing effects.
There are many worked examples and case studies presented in the text. Additional problems are given at the back of each chapter.
Synopsis
This introduction to the basic concepts of chemical reactor analysis and design starts with chemical reactions, reactor classifications and transport phenomena, followed by a summary of the thermodynamics used in reactor analysis. This introduction is followed by a development of mole balances in ideal reactors, including multiple reactor systems. A detailed explanation of both homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction kinetics is then given, including a discussion of experimental techniques in kinetic data analysis. The energy balance is presented for the common reactor types. The final chapter describes the common techniques used in analyzing non-ideal reactors, including the residence time distribution and mixing effects. There are many worked examples and case studies presented in the text. Additional problems are given in the back of each chapter.
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