Handbook of Industrial Mixing: Science and Practice (Hardcover)

by Edward L. Paul (Editor), Victor Atiemo-Obeng (Editor), Suzanne M. Kresta (Editor), North American Mixing Forum (Author) "The concept of residence time distribution (RTD) and its importance in flow processes first developed by Danckwerts (1953) was a seminal contribution to the emergence..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

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"…will prove invaluable to anyone faced with a mixing analysis or mixing design problem. The editors and authors have produced a very useful handbook." (AIChE Journal, April 2006)

"...useful for guidance and direction...a good overview of the commonly available types of equipment used in industry today." (IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, September/October 2005)

"...a comprehensive handbook that provides excellent coverage on the fundamentals, design, and applications of current mixing technology…" (IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, January/February 2005)

“...the most comprehensive, definitive and up-to-date treatise on industrial mixing available anywhere...a 'must buy' for all engineers whose work regularly involves mixing or mixing-related problems.” (Chemical Engineering Progress, August 2004)

“A very worthwhile book” (The Chemical Engineer, September 2004)

“…is the most comprehensive of the mixing handbooks currently available...a must have for any company doing mixing at the industrial level." (E-STREAMS, July 2004)

Product Description
Handbook of Industrial Mixing will explain the difference and uses of a variety of mixers including gear mixers, top entry mixers, side entry mixers, bottom entry mixers, on-line mixers, and submerged mixers The Handbook discusses the trade-offs among various mixers, concentrating on which might be considered for a particular process.  Handbook of Industrial Mixing explains industrial mixers in a clear concise manner, and also:

* Contains a CD-ROM with video clips showing different type of mixers in action and a overview of their uses.
* Gives practical insights by the top professional in the field.
* Details applications in key industries.
* Provides the professional with information he did receive in school

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1440 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience (November 21, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471269190
• ISBN-13: 978-0471269199
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 2.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #385,051 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Useful for library but not engineer's reference, March 2, 2008

By	Dirk J. Willard (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This is not James Oldshue's "Fluid Mixing Technology." That book should be on every engineer's shelf. (It is necessarily broad but successfully escapes from other technical books published by McGraw-Hill: it is not a collection of magazine articles.) What the Handbook of Industrial Mixing offers is a collection of graduate level material forum discussions on the subject. If you need in-depth knowledge of different forms of mixing this would be a good place to start. If you are trying to solve a field problem directly, talk to the vendors --- this handbook won't help.

For example, I used this reference to estimate pressure losses in static mixers handling highly viscous liquids. The estimates calculated were higher than later vendor information. I had some difficulty digging out the equations and reading all the caveats.

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