Cavitation and its Applications in Chemical Engineering (CH808)
Programme:
M.Tech (EST)
Category:
Elective Courses (Ele)
Credits (L-T-P):
03 (2-1-0)
Content:
Cavitation physics; hydrodynamic and acoustic cavitation; cavitation bubble dynamics–Rayleigh–Plesset equation; Cavitation assisted physicochemical and biological transformations–mixing, leaching and extraction, dyeing, wastewater treatment, atomization, crystallization, coal washing, enzyme harvesting by cell disruption; Cavitation in nanotechnology–Production of nonmaterial; precision cleaning of surfaces.
References:
Brennen Christopher,Cavitation and Bubble Dynamics,Oxford University Press, New York, 1996. ISBN:0195094093
T.J. Mason, J.P. Lorimer, Applied Sonochemistry: Uses of Power Ultrasound inChemistry and Processing, Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2002.ISBN: 3-527-30205-0
HaoFeng,GustavoBarbosa-Cánovas,JochenWeiss(Editors) Ultrasound Technologies for Food and Bioprocessing,Springer,2011.ISBN-13:978-1441974716.
Department:
Chemical Engineering