2., completely revised and enlarged Edition - February 2006
149.- Euro
2006. XX, 276 Pages, Hardcover
97 Fig., 5 Tab. 
- Practical Approach Book -
ISBN-10: 3-527-31421-0
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-31421-8 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim






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Easily comprehensible, this new edition is completely updated to reflect the latest literature, and now features 20 real-world examples plus 25 exercises with solutions, dimensional analysis of pelleting processes, and a historical overview of dimensional analysis and modeling.

From the contents
History of Dimensional Analysis and Modelling
Dimensional Analysis
Generation of Pi-sets by Matrix Transformation
Scale-invariance of the Pi-space - the Foundation of Scale-up
Important Tips concerning the Compilation of the Problem Relevance List
Important Aspects Concerning Scale-up
Preliminary Summary of the Scale-up Essentials
Treatment of Variable Physical Properties by Dimensional Analysis
Reduction of the Pi-space
Typical Problems and Mistakes in the Use of Dimensional Analysis
Optimization of Process Conditions by Combining Process Characteristics
Selected Examples of the Dimensional Analytical Treament of Processes in the Field of Mechanical Unit Operations
Selected Examples of the Dimensional-analytical Treatment of Processes in the Field of Thermal Unit Operations
Selected Examples of the Dimensional-analytical Treatment of Processes in the Field of Chemical Unit Operations
Selected Examples of the Dimensional-analytical Treatment of Processes from the Living World
Exercises on Dimensional Analysis
Solutions to the Exercises
List of Important, Named Pi-numbers
Literature
Index