Agitator Design Technology for Biofuels and Renewable Chemicals

Agitator Design Technology for Biofuels and Renewable Chemicals is a comprehensive guide to the design, installation, selection, and maintenance of agitators in the biofuels and renewable chemicals industries. It presents a brief introduction of basic principles and relevant theory, then goes on to cover real-world applications, including economic evaluations of alternatives and supplier evaluation principles. The author has included plenty of brevity throughout the pages to aid in quick and seamless reader comprehension. Sample topics covered include avoiding common problems, choosing the right impellers, understanding power draw and pumping, and becoming familiar with biofuel/biomass agitator sizing guidelines.

Format: Hardback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 16 August 2022
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

A comprehensive guide to the design, installation, selection, and maintenance of agitators in the biofuels and renewable chemicals industries is presented in this text. Written with the intention of saving the reader time by avoiding the need to consult multiple references or sift through many pages of text to find what is needed for agitator design in specific industries, it offers a single-source reference on all the major issues related to agitator design for biofuel.

The work begins with a brief introduction of basic principles and relevant theory, before going on to cover real-world applications of these principles, including economic evaluations of alternatives and supplier evaluation principles. To aid in quick and seamless reader comprehension, each chapter has the symbols used in that chapter listed and defined at the end.

The author has written the work more as a how-to book than an academic treatise, with plenty of brevity throughout the pages to encourage readers to go through the entire book as a single unit rather than just skimming an occasional page or chapter as is common with other resources in similar fields.

Sample topics covered in the work include:

Avoiding common problems, such as using impeller diameters and speeds that would not result in even minimal solids suspension or liquid motion.

Choosing the right impellers for the job, understanding how power draw and pumping are calculated, and becoming familiar with biofuel/biomass agitator sizing guidelines.

The principles and limitations of scale-up and the most common non-Newtonian rheology applicable to biofuel applications.

Designing lab tests.

By providing a comprehensive and practical guide to agitator design in the biofuels and renewable chemicals industries, this text is an invaluable resource for professionals and researchers alike. It will save time and effort in designing and implementing effective agitator systems, while also ensuring that they are operated and maintained safely and efficiently.

Weight: 816g
Dimension: 232 x 162 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781119815495