This book reports on topics at the interface between mechanical and chemical engineering, emphasizing aspects related to design, simulation, and manufacturing. It covers recent findings concerning the mechanics of fluids, solids, and structures, and numerical and computational methods for solving coupled problems in manufacturing. Further, it reports on recent developments in chemical process technology, heat and mass transfer research, and energy-efficient technologies, describing applications in the food and energy production sector. Based on the 5th International Conference on Design,...

This book reports on topics at the interface between mechanical and materials engineering, emphasizing aspects related to design, simulation, and manufacturing. It covers advanced methods in design engineering, applied to mechatronic systems, industrial equipment, turbines and drives. It reports on methods for improving the separation and prilling processes. It covers cutting-edge theoretical and experimental findings relating to material behavior, and materials, composites and coatings design. Further, it reports on advanced material treatments such as chemical-thermocycling, plasma...