Transport Phenomena in Micro Process Engineering

Micro Process Engineering - An Interdisciplinary Approach: Introduction and Motivation.- Orientation of Micro Process Engineering.- The Role of Transport Processes.- Some Requirements for Successful Microstructures.- Scaling dimensions.- Actual Applications.- Barriers and Challenges.
Fundamental Balances and Transport Processes: Introduction.- Unit Operations and Process Design.- Balances and Transport Equations.- Modeling, Calculation Methods, and Simulation.-Future Directions of Micro Process Engineering Research.
Momentum Transfer: Momentum Transfer of Single-Phase Flow.- Convective Fluid Dynamics in Microchannels.- Multiphase Flow.
Heat Transfer and Micro Heat Exchangers: Heat Transfer Fundamentals.- Microfluidic Networks for Heat Exchange.- Micro Heat Exchanger Devices.
Diffusion, Mixing, and Mass Transfer Equipment: Mixing Processes and Their Characterization.- Diffuse Mass Transport and Concentration Distribution in Fluids.- Convective Mass Transport.- Characteristics of Convective Laminar Micromixers.- Mixing and Chaotic Advection.- Design and Fabrication of Silicon Micromixers.- High Throughput Mixing Devices with Microchannels.
Chemical Reactions and Reactive Precipitation: Chemical Reactor Engineering.- Wall Mass Transfer and Surface Reactions in Multifluidic Systems.- Design Criteria for Microchannel Reactors.- Microreactor for Aerosol Generation.- Mixing and Defined Precipitation in Liquid Phase.
Coupled Transport Processes: Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes.- Thermoelectric Energy Conversion.- Electroosmotic and Electrokinetic Effects.- Thermodiffusion.- Pressure Diffusion.
Conclusion and Final Remarks: Bibliography, Index

Norbert Kockmann is scientific researcher at the chair of microsystem construction of the Institute of Microsystem Technology (IMTEK) of Freiburg University, Germany, since 2001. He began his studies of aerospace engineering in 1985 at the Technical University of Munich. After completing his diploma, he joined the production technology department at Bremen University in 1991 to obtain his Ph.D. in technical thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer. In 1997, he joined the Messer Griesheim company as a trainee and went on to become project leader of a syngas plant for the production of carbon monoxide. His research interests include the construction and manufacture of components for microsystems as well as the fundamental processes in microsystems.