Modern Drying Technology, 5 Pts.

VOLUME 1: COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS AT DIFFERENT SCALESComprehensive Drying Models Based on Volume Averaging, Background, Application and PerspectivePore-Network Models: A Powerful Tool to Study Drying at the Pore Level and Understand the Influence of Structure on Drying KineticsContinuous Thermomechanical Models Using Volume-Averaging TheoryContinuous Thermomechanical Model Using the Theory of MixturesCFD in Drying Technology - Spray-Dryer SimulationNumerical Methods on Population BalancesProcess-Systems Simulation ToolVOLUME 2: EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUESMeasurement of Average Moisture Content and Drying Kinetics for Single Particles, Droplets and DryersNear-Infrared Spectral Imaging for Visualization of Moisture Distribution in FoodsUse of X-Ray Tomography for Drying-Related ApplicationsMeasuring Techniques for Particle Formulation ProcessesDetermination of Physical Properties of Fine Particles, Nanoparticles and Particle BedsVOLUME 3: PRODUCT QUALITY AND FORMULATIONQuality Changes in Food Materials as Influenced by Drying ProcessesImpact of Drying on the Mechanical Properties and Crack Formation in RiceCharacterization and Control of Physical Quality Factors During Freeze-Drying of Pharmaceuticals in VialsIn-Line Product Quality Control of Pharmaceuticals in Freeze-Drying ProcessesUnderstanding and Preventing Structural Changes During Drying of GelsMorphology and Properties of Spray-Dried ParticlesParticle Formulation in Spray Fluidized BedsVOLUME 4: ENERGY SAVINGSFundamentals of Energy Analysis of DryersMechanical Solid-Liquid Separation Processes and TechniquesEnergy Considerations is Osmotic DehydrationHeat Pump Assisted Drying Technology - Overview with Focus on Energy, Environment and Product QualityZeolites for Reducing Drying Energy UsageSolar DryingEnergy Issues of Drying and Heat Treatment for Solid Wood and Other Biomass SourcesEfficient Sludge Thermal Processing: From Drying to Thermal ValorizationVOLUME 5: PROCESS INTENSIFICATIONImpinging Jet DryingPulse

Professor Dr. Ing. Evangelos Tsotsas born 1959, Thessaloniki/Greece; PhD: 1985, Karlsruhe/Germany; Habilitation: 1990, Karlsruhe; till 1994: The Dow Chemical Company; since 1994: Professor of Thermal Process Engineering at Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg; 1998-2002: Dean of the Faculty of Process and Systems Engineering; elected German Research Council (DFG) reviewer, member of the selection committee of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the European Multiphase Systems Institute, and the International Center of Heat and Mass Transfer; Chairman of Working Parties on Drying of the EFCE and GVC; 2002: Award for innovation in drying research.

Professor Arun S. Mujumdar; PhD McGill University, Montreal; Professor of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, until July 2000; Visiting Professor at numerous universities; Honorary Professor of five universities in China; President and Principal Consultant, Exergex Corp., Canada 1989-2000; consultant for over 60 companies; authored 2 books and over 60 book chapters, edited or co-edited over 50 books and journals; published more than 300 research papers, presented over 200 conference papers; external reviewer for various research councils; founder, chair or member of organizing panels for numerous major international conferences; elected Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Chemical Institute of Canada and Inst. Chem. Eng. (India); member of AIChE, CPPA, Sigma Xi; awarded Senior Fellowship by Japan Society for Promotion of Science (1988 and 1996), Innovation in Drying Award, IDS '86, MIT, The Procter & Gamble Award for Excellence in Drying Research (1998); named Distinguished Scientists of the 20th Century, International Man of the Year by International Biographical Institute, Cambridge (1999); listed in 1000 World Leaders of Influence by the American Biographical Institute, Raleigh, USA (2000).