Fluid Bed Technology in Materials Processing comprehensively covers the various aspects of fluidization engineering and presents an elaborate examination of the applications in a multitude of materials processing techniques.
This singular resource discusses:
All the basic aspects of fluidization essential to understand and learn about various techniques
The range of industrial applications
Several examples in extraction and process metallurgy
Fluidization in nuclear engineering and nuclear fuel cycle with numerous examples
Innovative techniques and several advanced concepts of fluidization engineering, including use and applications in materials processing as well as environmental and bio-engineering
Pros and cons of various fluidization equipment and specialty of their applications, including several examples
Design aspects and modeling
Topics related to distributors effects and flow regimes
A separate chapter outlines the importance of fluidization engineering in high temperature processing, including an analysis of the fundamental concepts and applications of high temperature fluidized bed furnaces for several advanced materials processing techniques.
Presenting information usually not available in a single source, Fluid Bed Technology in Materials Processing serves
Fluidization engineers
Practicing engineers in process metallurgy, mineral engineering, and chemical metallurgy
Researchers in the field of chemical, metallurgical, nuclear, biological, environmental engineering
Energy engineering professionals
High temperature scientists and engineers
Students and professionals who adopt modeling of fluidization in their venture for design and scale up
Presenting information usually not available in a single source, Fluid Bed Technology in Materials Processing examines various aspects of fluidization engineering, elaborating on applications in materials processing and bioengineering. Chapters discuss the basics of fluidization; applications in the extraction and processing of minerals, metals, and materials; fluidization in the nuclear fuel cycle; plasma fluid beds and electrothermal fluidized beds; design of fluidized bed reactors; and new techniques, such as magnetically stabilized fluidized beds and compartmented fluidized beds.
