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| Particle Size Analysis | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Describing The Size Of A Single Particle | |
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| Description Of Populations Of Particles | |
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| Conversion Between Distributions | |
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| Describing The Population By A Single Number | |
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| Equivalence Of Means | |
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| Common Methods Of Displaying Size Distributions | |
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| Methods Of Particle Size Measurement | |
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| Sampling | |
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| Worked Examples | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Single Particles in a Fluid | |
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| Motion Of Solid Particles In A Fluid | |
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| Particles Falling Under Gravity Through A Fluid | |
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| Non-Spherical Particles | |
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| Effect Of Boundaries On Terminal Velocity | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Worked Examples | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Multiple Particle Systems | |
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| Settling Of A Suspension Of Particles | |
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| Batch Settling | |
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| Continuous Settling | |
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| Worked Examples | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Slurry Transport | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Flow Condition | |
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| Rheological Models For Homogeneous Slurries | |
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| Heterogeneous Slurries | |
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| Components Of A Slurry Flow System | |
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| Worked Examples | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Colloids and Fine Particles | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Brownian Motion | |
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| Surface Forces | |
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| Result of Surface Forces on Behaviour in Air and Water. | |
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| Influences of Particle Size and Surface Forces on Solid/Liquid Separation by Sedimentation | |
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| Suspension Rheology | |
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| Influence of Surface Forces on Suspension Flow | |
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| Nanoparticles | |
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| Worked Examples | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Fluid Flow Through a Packed Bed of Particles | |
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| Pressure Drop-Flow Relationship | |
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| Filtration | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Worked Examples | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Fluidization | |
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| Fundamentals | |
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| Relevant Powder And Particle Properties | |
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| Bubbling And Non-Bubbling Fluidization | |
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| Classification Of Powders | |
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| Expansion Of A Fluidized Bed | |
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| Entrainment | |
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| Heat Transfer In Fluidized Beds | |
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| Applications Of Fluidized Beds | |
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| A Simple Model For The Bubbling Fluidized Bed Reactor | |
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| Some Practical Considerations | |
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| Worked Examples | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Pneumatic transport and standpipes | |
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| Pneumatic Transport | |
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| Standpipes | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Worked Examples | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Separation of Particles | |
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| Gas Cyclones Description | |
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| Flow Characteristics | |
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| Efficiency Of Separation | |
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| Scale-Up Of Cyclones | |
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| Range Of Operation | |
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| Some Practical Design And Operation Details | |
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| Worked Examples | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Storage and Flow of Powders Hopper Design | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Mass Flow And Core Flow | |
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| The Design Philosophy | |
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| Shear Cell Tests | |
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| Analysis Of Shear Cell Test Results | |
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| Summary Of Design Procedure | |
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| Discharge Aids | |
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| Pressure On The Base Of A Tall Cylindrical Bin | |
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| Mass Flow Rates | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Worked Examples | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Mixing and Segregation | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Types Of Mixture | |
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| Segregation | |
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| Reduction Of Segregation | |
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| Equipment For Particulate Mixing | |
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| Assessing The Mixture | |
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| Worked Examples | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Particle Size Reduction | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Particle Fracture Mechanisms | |
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| Model Predicting Energy Requirement And Product Size Distribution | |
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| Types Of Comminution Equipment | |
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| Worked Examples | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Size Enlargement | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Interparticle Forces | |
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| Granulation | |
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| Worked Examples | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Notation | |
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| Health effects of fine powders | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The huma | |