Publisher's Synopsis
This book focuses on disciplines like Turbulence, Multiphase flow, Microfluidics and Biological flows. Other topics include the generating of noise by jets, drag reduction by polymers and fibres, laminar-turbulent transition in pipe flow, scalar mixing and combustion. The microfluidics program deals with the fundamentals and design of miniaturized process steps and novel activation mechanisms, e.g. artificial cilia and activated surfaces. The book will cover researches, performed with modern experimental and numerical methods. Experimental methods include particle image velocimetry and laser induced fluorescence; numerical methods include direct numerical simulation and large-eddy simulation. The book has a distinctive and balanced international contribution, with emphasis on chapters dealing with efficient methods to produce accurate predictive numerical tools for flow analysis and design, and those promoting the understanding of the physics of fluid motion. Relevant and innovative practical and industrial applications, as well as those of an interdisciplinary nature, are strongly encouraged. -
