Computational Fluid Dynamics and Comsol Multiphysics: A Step-By-Step Approach for Chemical Engineers (Hardcover)

"Preface 1. Introduction 2. Chemical Reactors Introduction Simulation of a Simple Differential Equation Simulation of Plug Flow Reactor Simulation of Batch Reactor Simulation of Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor Simulation of Non-Linear Equations for Fuel Cell Applications Simulation of Chemical Reactors with Mass Transfer Limitations Simulation of Rectangular Fin Simulation of Three Reactors Linked by Pipes Problems 3. Transport Processes Introduction Simulation of Different Types of Boundary Conditions Simulation of Heat Transfer in a Rectangular Fin Simulation of Diffusion and Reaction Simulation of Newtonian Fluid in a Pipe Simulation of Non-Newtonian Fluid in a Pipe Simulation of Transient Heat Transfer Simulation of Linear Adsorption Simulation of an Infinitely Long Cylinder Problems 4. Fluid Flow Introduction Simulation of Entry Flow of a Newtonian Fluid in a Pipe Simulation of Entry Flow of a Non-Newtonian Fluid in a Pipe Simulation of Flow in Microfluidic Devices Simulation of Turbulent Flow in a Pipe Simulation of Start-Up Flow in a Pipe Simulation of Flow Through an Orifice Problems 5. Heat and Mass Transfer in 2d and 3d Introduction Simulation of Heat Transfer in Two Dimensions Simulation of Heat Conduction with a Hole Simulation of Convective Diffusion in Microfluidic Devices Simulation of Concentration-Dependent Viscosity Simulation of Chemical Reaction in Microfluidic Device Simulation of Convection and Diffusion in a Three Dimensional T-Tensor Simulation of Transient Heat Transfer in Two Dimensions Problems 6. Optimization Introduction Simulation of Optimal Cooling of a Tubular Reactor Simulation of Optimization of a Catalytic Microreactor Simulation for Determining Arrhenius Parameters Using Parameter Estimation Problems 7. Case Studies Simulation of Downdraft Gasification Process: Studies on Chemical Kinetics Simulation of Downdraft Gasification Process: Studies on Particle Geometries Estimation of Kinetic Parameters for Sawdust Index"