Interfaces for the 21st century : new research directions in fluid mechanics and materials science : a collection of research papers dedicated to Steven [i.e. Stephen] H. Davis in commemoration of his 60th birthday / editors, Marc K. Smith ... [et al.].

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Davis, Stephen H., 1939-
• Smith, Marc K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Fluid mechanics--Congresses.
• Materials science--Congresses.
• Interfaces (Physical sciences)--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (331 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Imperial College Press ; River Edge, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book highlights some recent advances in interfacial research in the fields of fluid mechanics and materials science at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It is an extension of the presentations made during the conference "Interfaces for the 21st Century," held on August 16-18, 1999, in Monterey, California. It includes papers by sixteen renowned experts in the field of interfacial mechanics, abstracts contributed by research scientists, and a summary of a panel discussion on future research directions. The book covers experimental and theoretical approaches, with the unifying phi

Contents:

• Contents; Preface; PART 1: INVITED PAPERS; The effect of a stabilizing gradient on interface morphology; 1 Experiments to Study the Dynamics and Stability of a Sedimenting Interface
• 2 Interface Stability in a Tapered Gap as in a Journal Bearing a.k.a.: Printer's Instability Coating Instability and Directional Viscous Fingering 3 Effect of a Stabilising Temperature Gradient on a Solidifying Interface: Directional Solidification; 4 Combustion-Front Instability
• 5 Viscous Gravity Current Instability 6 Conclusions and Discussion; References; Spreading of a liquid drop with mass loss; 1 Spreading of Thin Drops; 2 Governing Equations; 3 Constant Depletion Rate; 4 Evaporation; 5 Dynamic Contact Angle; 6 Conclusion ; References
• Viscous gravity currents with solidification 1 Introduction; 2 Problem; 3 Experiments; 4 Theoretical Model for Pr ≫1; 5 Summary; References; Coarsening dynamics of roll waves; 1 Introduction; 2 Hydraulic Equations and Roll Waves
• 3 Similarity and Scale-Invariant Dynamics 4 Summary; References; Thermocapillary control with feedback of large wavelength interfacial instabilities; 1 Introduction; 2 Thermocapillary Control With Feedback of Benard-Marangoni Convection; 3 Film Flow Down a Heated Inclined Plane
• 4 Conclusions

Notes:

• Oral presentations and abstracts of contributed posters from the conference, "Interfaces for the Twenty-first century", held August 16-18, 1999, in Monterey, California.
• Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

• 9781860949609
• 1860949606

OCLC:

879074246