Modern Drying Technology
Volume 2: Experimental Techniques
Modern Drying Technology (Series Nr. 2)
1. Edition December 2008
XXXVIII, 374 Pages, Hardcover
260 Pictures (5 Colored Figures)
22 tables
Handbook/Reference Book
Short Description
This comprehensive five-volume handbook examines achieving greater efficiency for the unavoidable, yet vital drying process. It explores essentials such as energy savings, heat recovery, computational methods, experimental techniques and process intensification.
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Further versions
This five-volume handbook provides a comprehensive overview of all important aspects of modern drying technology, including only cutting-edge results.
Volume 2 comprises experimental methods used in various industries and in research in order to design and control drying processes, measure moisture and moisture distributions, characterize particulate material and the internal micro-structure of dried products, and investigate the behavior of particle systems in drying equipment. Key topics include acoustic levitation, near-infrared spectral imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, X-ray tomography, and positron emission tracking.
Introduction and Overview
Magnetic Suspension Balance
Infrared Spectroscopy and Dew Point Measurement
Coulometry and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Acoustic Levitation
Concluding Remarks
NEAR-INFRARED SPECTRAL IMAGING FOR VISUALIZATION OF MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION IN FOODS
Introduction
Principles of Near-Infrared Spectral Imaging
Image Processing
Applications of Near-Infrared Spectral Imaging for Visualization of Moisture Distribution
Future Outlook
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FOR DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE PROFILES AND DRYING CURVES
Introduction
Principles of MRI for Determination of Moisture Profiles
MRI Applications to Drying of Paper, Pulp and Wood Samples
MRI Applications to Drying of Agricultural and Food Samples
Conclusion
USE OF X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY FOR DRYING-RELATED APPLICATIONS
Fundamentals and Principles
Instrumentation
Image Processing
Applications
Future Outlook
MEASURING TECHNIQUES FOR PARTICLE FORMULATION PROCESSES
Introduction
Measurement of Particle Size
Measurement of Particle Concentrations, Velocities, and Hydrodynamic Stability
Measurement of Mechanical Stability of Particles during Fluidized Bed Processing
Characterization of the Mechanical Properties of Partially and Fully Saturated Wet Granular Media
Conclusions
DETERMINATION OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FINE PARTICLES, NANOPARTICLES AND PARTICLE BEDS
Introduction of Common Particle Properties
Analysis of Particle Size Distribution
Measurement of the Physical Properties of Particles
Testing of Particle Bed Properties
Measurement of Particle Bed Movement in Rotary Drums by High-Speed Camera
Conclusions
Professor Arun S. Mujumdar has been Professor of Chemical and Mechanical Engineering at the McGill University, Canada, and at the National University of Singapore. He has authored 2 books and over 60 book chapters, edited or co-edited over 50 books including the Handbook of Industrial Drying.Member of various professional and scientific associations, he was recently conferred Doctor Honoris Causa by the Technical University of Lodz, Poland, and the University of Lyon, France.
