Mass Transfer in Multiphase Systems and Its Applications

"Mass transfer describes the transport of mass from one point to another and is one of the main pillars in the subject of transport phenomena. Mass transfer may take place in a single phase or over phase boundaries in multiphase systems. In the vast majority of engineering problems, mass transfer involves at least one fluid phase (gas or liquid), although it may also be described in solid-phase materials. The theory of mass transfer permits for the computation of mass flux in a system and the distribution of the mass of different species over time and space in such a system, also when chemical reactions are present. The purpose of such computations is to understand, and possibly design or control, such a system. Mass Transfer in Multiphase Systems and its Applications covers a number of emerging topics in mass transfer processes in multiphase systems for a range of applications. The book efficiently blends theoretical, numerical, modeling and experimental aspects of mass transfer in multiphase systems that are typically encountered in many research areas e.g. chemical, reactor, environmental and petroleum engineering. This book serves as an important tool for any researcher or engineer working in the field of mass transfer and related topics."