Absorption, fundamentals & applications : edited by Roman Zarzycki and Andrzej Chacuk, Pergamon Press, 1993, ISBN 0-008-040262-3 (softcover), ISBN 0-08-040263-1 (hardcover), price £37.50 (softcover), £89.00 (hardcover), xvi + 638 pp.

Abstract

Theory of Absorption. Gas-liquid Equilibria. Expressions of concentrations and properties of fluids. Model of the interfacial region. Methods of calculation of the generalized Stefan-Maxwell dfffusion coefficients. Equations of change for multicomponent Systems. Introduction. Rate of homogeneous chemical reactions. Differential mass balance equations. Other balance and constitutive equations. One-dimensional diffusion in a gaslayer. Mass Transferin Turbulent Flow. Turbulent flow and restricted applicability of equations of change. Models of mass transfer in turbulent flow. Definitions of mass transfer coefficients. General remarks on transfer models. The effect of solid particles on the rate of physical absorption. The effect of surface tension on mass transfer rate. Simultaneous Mass Transfer with Chemical Reaction. Introduction. Interphase mass transfer with chemical reaction. Final remarks. Desorption. Mechanism of desorption. Simultaneous physical absorption and desorption of gases. Super saturation effect. Balance Equations of the Equipment for Multicomponent and Binary Systems. Introduction. Mass balances. Energy balances. Final remarks. Calculation of Absorbers. Introduction to the Design of Absorbers. The aims of absorption. Basic characteristics of absorbers. Mass balance of an absorber in physical processes (binarydilute, isothermal systems). Mass balance of the absorber for pure gases. Calculation of desorbers. Models of fluid flow in absorbers. Methodology of absorber calculations. Packed Columns. Introduction. Cocurrent phase flow. Balance equations of packed columns for multicomponent systems. Simulation of industrial packed columns. Methods of column calculation using the concept of the theoretical plate. Bubble Columns. Introduction. Hydrodynamics of bubble columns. Appendix. Solution of algebraic equation systems. Systems of ordinary differential equations.