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such chemical reactions can be similar on both small and large scales.
This happens if the mass and heat transfer processes are identical and
the chemistry is the same. Emphasis in this text is on dimensional
analysis with respect to the following:

• Continuous chemical reaction processes in a tubular reactor.
• Influence of back mixing (macromixing) on the degree of con-
version and in continuous chemical reaction operation.
• Influence of micro mixing on selectivity in a continuous chemical
reaction process.
• Scale-up of a batch reactor

AN INTEGRATING CASE STUDY—AMMONIA SYNTHESIS

This book briefly reviews ammonia synthesis, its importance in the
chemical process industry, and safety precautions. This case study is
integrated into several chapters in the text. See the Introduction for
further details.
Additionally, solutions to problems are presented in the text and the
accompanying CD contains computer programs (Microsoft Excel
spreadsheet and software) for solving modeling problems using numerical
methods. The CD also contains colored snapshots on computational
fluid mixing in a reactor. Additionally, the CD contains the appendices
and conversion table software.
A. Kayode Coker, Ph.D.

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