Ranga Narayanan Libri

Proceedings of the International Conference on Steel and Aluminium Structures, Cardiff, UK, 8-10 July 1987.

Given the enormous interest in surface phenomena in areas ranging from materials science to applications in life science, this volume is a very timely addition to the literature. Emphasis is on surfactants mediating interfacial and molecular aggregation phenomena, and the following topics are reviewed in particular: dissolution rates, equilibrium adsorption, mixing rules, and spreading on a solid surface of surfactants, as well as the role of surfactants in mediating a range of processes, such as the fabrication of various nanomaterials. Written and edited by leading experts, this volume is dedicated to Professor Dinesh O. Shah, one of the pioneers in this field.

Focusing on the stability of liquid jets, this collection of essays explores interfacial instability with an emphasis on surface tension between phases. It begins with foundational concepts before delving into applications involving inviscid and viscous fluids, rotation effects, and the stability of freezing and melting fronts. The analytical approach primarily addresses linear problems, while techniques discussed can be adapted to nonlinear scenarios. Aimed at graduate students and researchers in fluid mechanics, it offers valuable insights for those studying multi-phase flows.

Springer Verlag has been pleased to bring out this special volume on interfacial ? uid dynamics and transport processes. There are seventeen articles and each article is written in a pedagogical manner dealing with relevant research issues and questions. The intended audience is post-doctoral scientists, academicians and graduate students intending to pursue research and it is our hope that this volume will have lasting value. Several issues arise within the general ? eld of interfacial transport such as the instability of interfacial processes and driven ? ows. Instabilities occur when there is a sudden change in the structure of a solution as a control parameter is smoothly varied. They are usually accompanied by a change in the patterns in ? uid ? ow or temperature and concentration ? elds. Transport phenomena related instabilityattheinterfacehasmuchofitsoriginintheseminalworksofRayleigh whointhelaterpartofthe19thcenturyworkedonjets, gravitationallyunstably strati? ed ? uid layers, and on the ? rst ideas on convection. Some of these ideas were subsequently modi? ed by the work of Marangoni, Block and Pearson on surface tension driven instabilities. Over the years similar concepts have found place in solidi? cation and melting, electrodeposition, and other phase change problems.