Falling liquid films

This research monograph gives a detailed review of the state-of-the-art theoretical methodologies for the analysis of dissipative wave dynamics and patternformation on the surface of a film falling down a planar, inclined substrate.This prototype is an open-flow hydrodynamic instability representing an excellent paradigm for the study of complexity in active nonlinear media with energy supply, dissipation and dispersion. Whenever possible, the link between theory and experiments is illustrated and the development of order-of-magnitude estimates and scaling arguments is used to facilitate the understanding of the underlying basic physics. It will be of benefit to a variety of readers, including advanced graduate students interested in interfacial fluid mechanics, researchers working on the theoretical and experimental aspects of thin film flows, and engineers whose work involves thin films, either isothermal or heated. There has not yet been a text that covers the whole spectrum of theoretical/experimental aspects of thin film flows. A significant part of the proposed monograph comes from original research undertaken by the authors, either separatelyor in collaboration. INDICE: Introduction. -1 Flow and heat transfer.- 2 Primary instability. -3 Boundary layer approximation. - 4 Methodologies for flows at low Re. -5 Methodologies for moderate Re. -6 Isothermal case: 2D flow. -7 Isothermal case: 3Dflow. -8 Interaction of 3D solitary waves. - 9 Heated films. -10 Reactive films. -11 Outlooks.

• ISBN: 978-1-84882-366-2
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 600
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés