JF Richardson & J H Harker with JR Backhurst
Chemical Engineering Volume 2 covers the properties of particulate systems, including the character of individual particles and their behaviour in fluids. Sedimentation of particles, both singly and at high concentrations, flow in packed and fluidised beds and filtration are then examined.
The latter part of the book deals with separation processes, such as distillation and gas absorption, which illustrate applications of the fundamental principles of mass transfer introduced in Chemical Engineering Volume 1.
In this new edition, the sections on particulate systems, including those on interactions between particles and both Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids have been expanded. The chapter on crystallisation is completely new. There is an additional chapter on the two related topics of product design and the use of intensified fields. The latter permits the miniaturisation of equipment, which has many potential advantages, especially for the processing of hazardous materials in batch units.