Transport phenomena in multiphase systems /

Engineering students in a wide variety of engineering disciplines from mechanical and chemical to biomedical and materials engineering must master the principles of transport phenomena as an essential tool in analyzing and designing any system or systems wherein momentum, heat and mass are transferr...

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Main Author: Faghri, Amir
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Zhang, Yuwen, 1965-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Burlington, MA : Elsevier Academic Press, ©2006.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Transport Phenomena in Multiphase Systems
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Nomenclature
  • Chapter 1. Introduction to Transport Phenomena
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Physical Concepts
  • 1.3 Molecular Level Presentation
  • 1.4 Review of Fundamentals of Transport Phenomena
  • 1.5 Multiphase Systems and Phase Changes
  • 1.6 Applications of Transport Phenomena in Multiphase Systems
  • References
  • Problems
  • Chapter 2. Thermodynamics of Multiphase Systems
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
  • 2.3 Equilibrium and Stability of Single-Phase Systems2.4 Thermodynamic Surfaces and Equations of State
  • 2.5 Equilibrium and Stability of Multiphase Systems
  • 2.6 Thermodynamics at the Interfaces
  • References
  • Problems
  • Chapter 3. Generalized Governing Equations: Local Instance Formulations
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Macroscopic (Integral) Formulation
  • 3.3 Microscopic (Differential) Formulation
  • References
  • Problems
  • Chapter 4. Generalized Governing Equations: Averaging Formulations
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Overview of Averaging Approaches
  • 4.3 Volume-Averaged Multi-Fluid Models4.4 Volume-Averaged Homogeneous Model
  • 4.5 Area-Averaged Models for Channel Flows
  • 4.6 An Extension: Porous Media
  • 4.7 Boltzmann Statistical Averaging
  • References
  • Problems
  • Chapter 5. Solid-Liquid-Vapor Phenomena and Interfacial Heat and Mass Transfer
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Surface Tension
  • 5.3 Wetting Phenomena and Contact Angles
  • 5.4 Phase Equilibrium in Microscale Interfacial Systems
  • 5.5 Transport Effects at the Interface
  • 5.6 Dynamic Behaviors of Interfaces
  • 5.7 Numerical Simulation of Interfaces and Free SurfacesReferences
  • Problems
  • Chapter 6. Melting and Solidification
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Boundary Conditions at the Solid-Liquid Interface
  • 6.3 Exact Solution
  • 6.4 Integral Approximate Solution
  • 6.5 Numerical Simulation
  • 6.6 Solidification of a Binary Solution System
  • 6.7 Contact Melting in a Rectangular Cavity
  • 6.8 Melting and Solidification in Porous Media
  • 6.9 Applications of Solid-Liquid Phase Change
  • 6.10 Microscale Phase Change
  • References
  • Problems
  • Chapter 7. Sublimation and Vapor Deposition7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Sublimation
  • 7.3 Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
  • References
  • Problems
  • Chapter 8. Condensation
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Dropwise Condensation
  • 8.3 Filmwise Condensation
  • 8.4 Nongravitational Condensate Removal
  • 8.5 Film Condensation in Porous Media
  • References
  • Problems
  • Chapter 9. Evaporation
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Classification and Criteria of Evaporation
  • 9.3 Evaporation from an Adiabatic Wall
  • 9.4 Falling Film Evaporation on a Heated Wall