Experimental Techniques.Vol.2

MEASUREMENT OF AVERAGE MOISTURE CONTENT AND DRYING KINETICS FOR SINGLE PARTICLES, DROPLETS AND DRYERS Introduction and Overview Magnetic Suspension Balance Infrared Spectroscopy and Dew Point Measurement Coulometry and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Acoustic Levitation Concluding Remarks NEAR-INFRARED SPECTRAL IMAGING FOR VISUALIZATION OF MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION IN FOODS Introduction Principles of Near-Infrared Spectral Imaging Image Processing Applications of Near-Infrared Spectral Imaging for Visualization of Moisture Distribution Future Outlook MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FOR DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE PROFILES AND DRYING CURVES Introduction Principles of MRI for Determination of Moisture Profiles MRI Applications to Drying of Paper, Pulp and Wood Samples MRI Applications to Drying of Agricultural and Food Samples Conclusion USE OF X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY FOR DRYING-RELATED APPLICATIONS Fundamentals and Principles Instrumentation Image Processing Applications Future Outlook MEASURING TECHNIQUES FOR PARTICLE FORMULATION PROCESSES Introduction Measurement of Particle Size Measurement of Particle Concentrations, Velocities, and Hydrodynamic Stability Measurement of Mechanical Stability of Particles during Fluidized Bed Processing Characterization of the Mechanical Properties of Partially and Fully Saturated Wet Granular Media Conclusions DETERMINATION OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FINE PARTICLES, NANOPARTICLES AND PARTICLE BEDS Introduction of Common Particle Properties Analysis of Particle Size Distribution Measurement of the Physical Properties of Particles Testing of Particle Bed Properties Measurement of Particle Bed Movement in Rotary Drums by High-Speed Camera Conclusions

Professor Dr. Ing. Evangelos Tsotsas born 1959, Thessaloniki/Greece; PhD: 1985, Karlsruhe/Germany; Habilitation: 1990, Karlsruhe; till 1994: The Dow Chemical Company; since 1994: Professor of Thermal Process Engineering at Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg; 1998-2002: Dean of the Faculty of Process and Systems Engineering; elected German Research Council (DFG) reviewer, member of the selection committee of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the European Multiphase Systems Institute, and the International Center of Heat and Mass Transfer; Chairman of Working Parties on Drying of the EFCE and GVC; 2002: Award for innovation in drying research.

Professor Arun S. Mujumdar; PhD McGill University, Montreal; Professor of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, until July 2000; Visiting Professor at numerous universities; Honorary Professor of five universities in China; President and Principal Consultant, Exergex Corp., Canada 1989-2000; consultant for over 60 companies; authored 2 books and over 60 book chapters, edited or co-edited over 50 books and journals; published more than 300 research papers, presented over 200 conference papers; external reviewer for various research councils; founder, chair or member of organizing panels for numerous major international conferences; elected Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Chemical Institute of Canada and Inst. Chem. Eng. (India); member of AIChE, CPPA, Sigma Xi; awarded Senior Fellowship by Japan Society for Promotion of Science (1988 and 1996), Innovation in Drying Award, IDS '86, MIT, The Procter & Gamble Award for Excellence in Drying Research (1998); named Distinguished Scientists of the 20th Century, International Man of the Year by International Biographical Institute, Cambridge (1999); listed in 1000 World Leaders of Influence by the American Biographical Institute, Raleigh, USA (2000).

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