Scale-Up in Chemical Engineering Second Edition

Scale-Up in Chemical Engineering,Second Edition
BY Marko Zlokarnik
CONTENT
1 Introduction 1
2 Dimensional Analysis 3
3 Generation of Pi-sets by Matrix Transformation 17
4 Scale Invariance of the Pi-space – the Foundation of the Scale-up 25
5 Important Tips Concerning the Compilation of the Problem Relevance
6 Important Aspects Concerning the Scale-up 39
7 Preliminary Summary of the Scale-up Essentials 51
8 Treatment of Physical Properties by Dimensional Analysis 57
9 Reduction of the Pi-space 93
10 Typical Problems and Mistakes in the Use of Dimensional Analysis 101
11 Optimization of Process Conditions byCombining Process Characteristics 113
12 Selected Examples of the Dimensional-analytical Treatment of Processesin the Field of Mechanical Unit Operations 125
13 Selected Examples of the Dimensional-analytical Treatment of Processes
14 Selected Examples for the Dimensional-analytical Treatment of Processesin the Field of
15 Selected Examples for the Dimensional-analytical Treatment of Processes whithin the Living World 237
16 Brief Historic Survey on Dimensional Analysis and Scale-up 247
17 Exercises on Scale-up and Solutions 253
18 List of important, named pi-numbers 259
19 References 261