Mechanical and Solid-Fluid Operations

The text comprehensively discusses the transport mechanism, storage, and conveying of the material, which are essential requirements for transporting solids in various process units, especially in mineral and chemical industries. It covers the properties of particles and particulate systems and focuses on their characterization and analysis. This book: - Presents a discussion of theoretical principles coupled with illustrative examples to help readers learn how to operate, optimize, and innovate particle processing technologies - Covers transport characterization of the solid-fluid operations, slurry physical properties, and properties of particles - Illustrates systematic and comprehensive understanding of fundamental phenomena of properties of particles and handling of particulate systems - Explains graphical representation of particle size, particle size measurement, and particle size distribution - Includes ancillary material such as numerical problems, review questions, multiple choice questions, and exercises at the end of each chapter It is primarily written for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and academic researchers in fields including chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, and chemistry.

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 the International Association of Engineers (IAE), Japan. He was the Editor of the Journal of Chemical Engineering Research Studies, Guest editor of the American Journal of Fluid Dynamics, Scientific & Academic Publishing Co., USA, Editorial board member of the Scientific Journal of Materials Science, an Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Science and Technology, Scientific and Academic Publishing, USA, Advisory board member of Excelling Tech Publishers (ETP), London. He is a recipient of Dr. A.V. Rama Rao best research award in 2022 by the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers and the IIME Award on mineral beneficiation in 2008 from the Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers (IIME). He authored five other books and has over 120 publications in several reputed international journals. He has completed several sponsored and consultancy projects. He collaborates with Aalborg University, Denmark; University of Los Andes, Colombia; Curtin University, Australia; and Edith Cowan University, Australia. He has developed six massive open online courses (including the subject of this book) sponsored by Govt. of India. He has more than 20 years of experience in teaching, research and development. For more details: https://www.iitg.ac.in/chemeng/faculty_profile.php?name=skm

Part 1. Introduction and Characteristics of Solids. 1. Introduction. 2. Single Particle Characterization. 3. Particle Size, Its Distribution, and Measurement in a Mixture. Part 2. Size Reduction of Solids. 4. Mechanism of Size Reduction. 5. General Machines for Size Reduction. 6. Energy for Size Reduction. Part 3. Size Enlargement 7. Introduction to Size Enlargement. 8. Mechanism of Size Enlargement. 9. Equipment for Size Enlargement. Part 4. Mixing of Solids. 10. Mixing of Solids. 11. Degree of Mixing and Its Assessment. Part 5. Transport and Storage of Solid. 12. Pneumatic Transport of Solid. 13. Transport by Conveyor and Elevator Systems. 14. Storage of Solid: Hopper