• Part I. Basic Relationships: 1. Size and properties of particles; 2. Collision mechanics of solids; 3. Momentum transfer and charge transfer; 4. Basic heat and mass transfer; 5. Basic equations; 6. Intrinsic phenomena in a gas-solid flow; Part II. System Characteristics: 7. Gas-solid separation; 8. Hopper and stand pipe flows; 9. Dense-phase fluidized beds; 10. Circulating fluidized beds; 11. Pneumatic conveying of solids; 12. Heat and mass transfer phenomena in fluidization systems; Appendix; Summary of scalar, vector, and tensor notations.

'This is a useful book for the novice researcher, as well as representing a worthwhile addition to the reference library of the more established researcher in the field. The treatment of the subject area is well served by thorough derivations of the working equations, and the illustrations provided by worked examples are an effective teaching tool. The generous provision of examples, problems and solutions in each chapter allows the book to be adopted readily as a textbook for postgraduate taught courses in engineering and applied science disciplines … The overall print quality and the clarity of layout are also highly commendable.' Chemistry in Britain