The tracer method was first introduced to measure the actual flow of fluid in a vessel, and then to develop a suitable model to represent this flow. Such models are used to follow the flow of fluid in chemical reactors and other process units, in rivers and streams, and through soils and porous structures. Also, in medicine they are used to study the flow of chemicals, harmful or not, in the blood streams of animals and man.
Tracer Technology, written by Octave Levenspiel, shows how we use tracers to follow the flow of fluids and then we develop a variety of models to represent these flows. This activity is called tracer technology.
Author(s): Octave Levenspiel (auth.)
Series: Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications 96
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
Year: 2012
Language: English
Pages: 148
Tags: Engineering Fluid Dynamics;Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering;Fluid- and Aerodynamics
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
The Tracer Method....Pages 1-3
The Mean and Variance of a Tracer Curve....Pages 5-10
The E and E θ Curves from Pulse and Step Tracer Experiments....Pages 11-26
Two Ideal Flow Models: Plug Flow and Mixed Flow....Pages 27-34
Compartment Models....Pages 35-46
The Dispersion Model....Pages 47-70
Intermixing of Flowing Fluids....Pages 71-80
The Tanks-in-Series Model....Pages 81-97
Convection Model for Laminar Flow in Pipes....Pages 99-112
Batch Systems....Pages 113-118
The Stirred Tank: Mixing Time and Power Requirement....Pages 119-125
Meandering Flow and Lateral Dispersion....Pages 127-133
Erratum....Pages E1-E7
Back Matter....Pages 135-137
