A modern course in transport phenomena
Description
This advanced text presents a unique approach to studying transport phenomena. Bringing together concepts from both chemical engineering and physics, it makes extensive use of nonequilibrium thermodynamics, discusses kinetic theory, and sets out the tools needed to describe the physics of interfaces and boundaries. More traditional topics such as diffusive and convective transport of momentum, energy and mass are also covered. This is an ideal text for advanced courses in transport phenomena, and for researchers looking to expand their knowledge of the subject.
The book also includes:
- Novel applications such as complex fluids, transport at interfaces and biological systems
- Approximately 250 exercises with solutions (Download online (PDF, 5.5 MB)) designed to enhance understanding and reinforce key concepts
- End-of-chapter summaries
From the Back Cover
"This collaborative effort between a physicist and an engineer offers a comprehensive discussion that combines traditional material in transport phenomena with thermodynamics. This is particularly evident in the presentation of interfacial transport phenomena, which is the most valuable contribution by this book."
Gerald G. Fuller, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
"David Venerus and Hans Christian Öttinger are second to none in their understanding of transport phenomena."
Dick Bedeaux, Department of Chemistry, National Technical University of Norway
"Venerus and Öttinger offer an intellectually courageous new approach to transport phenomena that is truly based on molecular concepts, and that incorporates fifty years of progress in molecular sciences in a manner that is both rigorous and highly relevant for modern engineering and scientific applications."
Juan J. de Pablo, Institute of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
Table of Contents
1. Approach to transport phenomena
2. The diffusion equation
3. Brownian dynamics
Phenomenological Approach: Bulk
4. Equilibrium thermodynamics
5. Balance equations
6. Forces and fluxes
7. Measuring transport coefficients
8. Pressure-driven flow
9. Heat exchangers
10. Gas absorption
11. Driven separations
12. Complex fluids
Phenomenological Approach: Interfaces
13. Thermodynamics of interfaces
14. Interfacial balance equations
15. Interfacial force-flux relations
16. Polymer processing
17. Transport around a sphere
18. Bubble growth and dissolution
19. Semi-conductor processing
Molecular Approach
20. Equilibrium statistical mechanics
21. Kinetic theory of gases
22. Kinetic theory of polymeric liquids
23. Transport in porous media
24. Transport in biological systems
25. Microbead rheology
26. Dynamic light scattering
Appendix A: Thermodynamic relations
Appendix B: Differential operations in coordinate form