TY - CHAP AU - J.M.P.Q. Delgado AU - M. Vázquez da Silva ED - Mohamed El-Amin Y1 - 2011-02-11 PY - 2011 T1 - Analytical Solutions of Mass Transfer around a Prolate or an Oblate Spheroid Immersed in a Packed Bed N2 - This book covers a number of developing topics in mass transfer processes in multiphase systems for a variety of applications. The book effectively blends theoretical, numerical, modeling and experimental aspects of mass transfer in multiphase systems that are usually encountered in many research areas such as chemical, reactor, environmental and petroleum engineering. From biological and chemical reactors to paper and wood industry and all the way to thin film, the 31 chapters of this book serve as an important reference for any researcher or engineer working in the field of mass transfer and related topics. BT - Mass Transfer in Multiphase Systems and its Applications SP - Ch. 30 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/14997 DO - 10.5772/14997 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-29 ER -