| Mixing as a discipline has evolved from foundations that were laid in the 1950s, culminating in the publication of works by Uhl and Gray (1966) and Nagata (1975). Over the last 30 years, many engineering design principles have been developed, and design of mixing equipment for a desired process objective has become possible. This handbook is a compilation of the experience and findings of those who have been most active in these developments. Together, the authors’ experience extends over more than 1000 years of research, development, and consulting work.
This book is written for the practicing engineer who needs to both identify and solve mixing problems. In addition to a focus on industrial design and operation of mixing equipment, it contains summaries of the foundations on which these applications are based. To accomplish this, most chapters have paired an industrialist and an academic as coauthors. Discussions of theoretical background are necessarily concise, and applications contain many illustrative examples. To complement the discussions, a CD ROM is included which contains over 50 video clips and animations of mixing processes. These clips are accompanied by explanatory text. Internal cross-referencing and external references are used extensively to provide the reader with a comprehensive presentation of the core topics that constitute current mixing practice. |