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<p><b>A comprehensive and up-to-date look at fluidization processes</b> <p><i>Fluidization Processes: Design and Operation</i> delivers a thorough, practical guide to the design and operation of gas-solid fluidized-bed systems. It grounds readers in the critical concepts that underpin industrial performance, including jets, bubbles, entrainment, heat transfer, particle cohesion, attrition, and fluidization regimes. <p>With a strong emphasis on application, the book explains key design calculations and modeling approaches used in industry. It also provides scale-up methodologies and essential design considerations, along with discussions of bubbling and turbulent fluidized-bed hydrodynamics, circulating fluidized bed (CFB) riser hydrodynamics, and the major components of fluidized-bed units. <p>Readers will also find: <UL><LI>Thorough introductions to core fluidization concepts and particle properties, including Geldart particle classifications </LI> <LI>Comprehensive coverage of fluidization regimes, including particle elutriation and entrainment</LI> <LI>Practical discussions of design and operation, including distributors, attrition and erosion</LI> <LI>Complete treatments of cyclone design and operation, diplegs and standpipes, and pressure-loop calculations</LI></UL> <p>Perfect for chemical engineers and process engineers, <i>Fluidization Processes: Design and Operation</i> will also benefit environmental engineers, catalytic chemists, materials scientists, and industrial chemists.