Divided Solids Mechanics, part of the Industrial Equipment for Chemical Engineering set, defines how to perform the selection and calculation of equipment needed in the basic operations of process engineering, offering reliable and simple methods, with this volume providing a comprehensive focus divided solids mechanics.

Throughout these concise and easy-to-use books, the author uses his vast practical experience and precision knowledge of global research to present an in-depth study of a variety of aspects within the field of chemical engineering.

Presents a guide that is particularly innovative in this field of study
Contains measurements of the mechanical properties of divided solids
Includes methods of discrete elements (of distinct particles)
Provides the properties of powders for pressing

Auteur

Jean-Paul Duroudier is an engineer from Ecole centrale de Paris, France. He has devoted his professional life to the study of materials in chemical engineering.

Contenu

1: Mechanical Characteristics of Divided Solids

2: Stresses in Hoppers and Silos: Filling, Emptying and Content Homogeneity

3: Draining of Hoppers and Silos: Stresses and Flow Rate

4: Mechanics of Divided Solids

5: Densification of Powders: Tablets and Granules

6: Mechanics and Thermics of Gaseous Fluidized Beds