Transport Phenomena in Micro Process Engineering »

In this book, the fundamentals of chemical engineering are presented aiming to applications in micro system technology, microfluidics, and transport processes within microstructures. After a general overview on both disciplines and common areas, recent projects are shortly presented. The combination of different disciplines gives new opportunities in microfluidic devices and process intensification, respectively.

Special features of the book are:

- the state-of-the-art in micro process engineering

- a detailed treatment of transport phenomena for engineers

- a design methodology from transport effects to economic considerations

- a detailed treatment of chemical reaction in continuous flow microstructured reactors

- an engineering methodology to treat complex processes.

The book addresses researchers and graduate students in the field of chemical engineering, Microsystems engineering, and chemistry.

Micro Process Engineering - An Interdisciplinary Approach: Introduction and Motivation.- Orientation of Micro Process Engineering.- The Role of Transport Processes.- Some Requirements for Successful Microstructures.- Scaling dimensions.- Actual Applications.- Barriers and Challenges.

Fundamental Balances and Transport Processes: Introduction.- Unit Operations and Process Design.- Balances and Transport Equations.- Modeling, Calculation Methods, and Simulation.-Future Directions of Micro Process Engineering Research.

Momentum Transfer: Momentum Transfer of Single-Phase Flow.- Convective Fluid Dynamics in Microchannels.- Multiphase Flow.

Heat Transfer and Micro Heat Exchangers: Heat Transfer Fundamentals.- Microfluidic Networks for Heat Exchange.- Micro Heat Exchanger Devices.

Diffusion, Mixing, and Mass Transfer Equipment: Mixing Processes and Their Characterization.- Diffuse Mass Transport and Concentration Distribution in Fluids.- Convective Mass Transport.- Characteristics of Convective Laminar Micromixers.- Mixing and Chaotic Advection.- Design and Fabrication of Silicon Micromixers.- High Throughput Mixing Devices with Microchannels.

Chemical Reactions and Reactive Precipitation: Chemical Reactor Engineering.- Wall Mass Transfer and Surface Reactions in Multifluidic Systems.- Design Criteria for Microchannel Reactors.- Microreactor for Aerosol Generation.- Mixing and Defined Precipitation in Liquid Phase.

Coupled Transport Processes: Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes.- Thermoelectric Energy Conversion.- Electroosmotic and Electrokinetic Effects.- Thermodiffusion.- Pressure Diffusion.

Conclusion and Final Remarks: Bibliography, Index