Mechanical and Solid-Fluid Operations: Flow Past Immersed Body and Motion of Particles [Hardcover]

Section 1. FLOW PAST CYLINDRICAL AND SPHERICAL PARTICLES. 1. The Drag Force on a Particle. 2. Terminal Velocity. 3. Sedimentation (Hindered Settling). Section 2.?FLOW OF FLUID THROUGH A GRANULAR BED. 4.?Basic Law and Terminology of Flow of Fluid through a Granular Bed.?5. General Expressions for Flow of Fluid through Packed Beds. 6. Two-phase Flow in Packed Bed. 7.?Mixing of Fluids with Solids. Section 3.?FLUIDIZATION OF PARTICLES. 8. Basic Understandings and Applications of Fluidization. 9. Minimum Fluidization Velocity. 10. Minimum Fluidization Velocity with Mixture of Particles. Section 4. FROTH FLOTATION. 11. Basics of Froth Flotation. 12.?Flotation Kinetics.

The text thoroughly discusses the fundamentals of flow resistance over a solid body, the frictional resistance of flow through a granular bed, and the flow phenomena of particles, which are essential requirements for solid-fluid operations in various process units, especially in mineral and chemical industries.

Subrata Kumar Majumder is a professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India. He completed his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. His research interests include applied multiphase flow and reactor development, mineral processing, extraction, micronano bubble science and technology, and its applications in wastewater treatment and enhanced oil recovery. He is a Fellow of the Council of Engineering and Technology (India), a Fellow of the International Society for Research and Development, London, a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, and a Fellow of the Association of Researchers & Academicians (India). He is a member of the Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers, a life member of the Institute of Engineers (India), a member of the Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society (PCBEE), and a member of thl)