Breakup of Liquid Sheets and Jets

ISBN-13: 9780521806947 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 286 str.

S. P. Lin

Opis

This book is an exposition of what we know about the physics underlying the onset of instability in liquid sheets and jets. Wave motion and breakup phenomena subsequent to the onset of instability are also carefully explained. Physical concepts are established through mathematics, accurate numerical analysis and comparison of theory with experiments. Exercises are provided for students new to the subject. Researchers interested in topics ranging from transition to turbulence, hydrodynamic stability or combustion will find this book a useful resource, whether their background lies in engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine or applied mathematics.

Recenzje

Review of the hardback: 'The author presents the most important results obtained by Savart (1833), Plateau (1873), Rayleigh (1879), G. I. Taylor (1959), S. Chandrasekhar (1961) and other authors until 2003, including his own contributions. … The book is a good guide to specialists and beginners and, at the same time, a landmark to those interested in the development of the problem.' Zentralblatt MATH

Spis treści

Notation list; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Uniform inviscid liquid sheets; 3. Nonuniform inviscid liquid sheets; 4. Viscous liquid sheets; 5. Waves on liquid sheets; 6. Phenomena of jet breakup; 7. Inviscid jets; 8. A viscous jet; 9. Roles played by interfacial shear; 10. Annular liquid jets; 11. Nonlinear capillary instability of liquid jets and sheets; 12. Epilogue; Appendices; Author index; Subject Index.