Advances in Industrial Mixing

Advances in Industrial Mixing is a companion volume and update to the Handbook of Industrial Mixing. The second volume fills in gaps for a number of industries that were not covered in the first edition. Significant changes in five of the fundamental areas are covered in entirely updated or new chapters. The original text is provided as a searchable pdf file on the accompanying USB.

• This book explains industrial mixers and mixing problems clearly and concisely.
• Gives practical insights by the top professionals in the field, combining industrial design standards with fundamental insight.
• Details applications in 14 key industries. Six of these are new since the first edition.
• Provides the professional with information he/she did not receive in school.
• Five completely rewritten chapters on mixing fundamentals where significant advances have happened since the first edition and seven concise update chapters which summarize critical technical information.

Suzanne M. Kresta is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta.
Arthur W. Etchells III is a retired DuPont Fellow with over forty years consulting in industrial mixing.
David S. Dickey is a consultant specializing in mixing processes and equipment with MixTech, Inc. He has more than forty years experience with mixing processes and equipment.
Victor Atiemo-Obeng is retired from The Dow Chemical Company where he worked as a scientist in the Engineering Science and Market Development department.
The North American Mixing Forum provides an opportunity for dialogue about mixing problems in a wide range of industrial applications.