Hydrodynamic Fluctuations in Fluids and Fluid Mixtures

Hydrodynamic Fluctuations in Fluids and Fluid Mixtures
Author: Jose M. Ortiz de Zarate
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2006-04-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080459439

This book deals with density, temperature, velocity and concentration fluctuations in fluids and fluid mixtures. The book first reviews thermal fluctuations in equilibrium fluids on the basis of fluctuating hydrodynamics. It then shows how the method of fluctuating hydrodynamics can be extended to deal with hydrodynamic fluctuations when the system is in a stationary nonequilibrium state. In contrast to equilibrium fluids where the fluctuations are generally short ranged unless the system is close to a critical point, fluctuations in nonequilibrium fluids are always long-ranged encompassing the entire system. The book provides the first comprehensive treatment of fluctuations in fluids and fluid mixtures brought out of equilibrium by the imposition of a temperature and concentration gradient but that are still in a macroscopically quiescent state. By incorporating appropriate boundary conditions in the case of fluid layers, it is shown how fluctuating hydrodynamics affects the fluctuations close to the onset of convection. Experimental techniques of light scattering and shadowgraphy for measuring nonequilibrium fluctuations are elucidated and the experimental results thus far reported in the literature are reviewed.· Systematic exposition of fluctuating hydrodynamics and its applications· First book on nonequilibrium fluctuations in fluids· Fluctuating Boussinesq equations and nonequilibrium fluids· Fluid layers and onset of convection· Rayleigh scattering and Brillouin scattering in fluids· Shadowgraph technique for measuring fluctuations· Fluctuations near hydrodynamic instabilities

The Statistical Mechanics of Irreversible Phenomena

The Statistical Mechanics of Irreversible Phenomena
Author: Pierre Gaspard
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 689
Release: 2022-07-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1108580467

This book provides a comprehensive and self-contained overview of recent progress in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, in particular, the discovery of fluctuation relations and other time-reversal symmetry relations. The significance of these advances is that nonequilibrium statistical physics is no longer restricted to the linear regimes close to equilibrium, but extends to fully nonlinear regimes. These important new results have inspired the development of a unifying framework for describing both the microscopic dynamics of collections of particles, and the macroscopic hydrodynamics and thermodynamics of matter itself. The book discusses the significance of this theoretical framework in relation to a broad range of nonequilibrium processes, from the nanoscale to the macroscale, and is essential reading for researchers and graduate students in statistical physics, theoretical chemistry and biological physics.

Multiscale Thermo-Dynamics

Multiscale Thermo-Dynamics
Author: Michal Pavelka
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2018-08-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3110387530

One common feature of new emerging technologies is the fusion of the very small (nano) scale and the large scale engineering. The classical environment provided by single scale theories, as for instance by the classical hydrodynamics, is not anymore satisfactory. The main challenge is to keep the important details while still be able to keep the overall picture and simplicity. It is the thermodynamics that addresses this challenge. Our main reason for writing this book is to explain such general viewpoint of thermodynamics and to illustrate it on a very wide range of examples. Contents Levels of description Hamiltonian mechanics Irreversible evolution Reversible and irreversible evolution Multicomponent systems Contact geometry Appendix: Mathematical aspects

Particles in Flows

Particles in Flows
Author: Tomáš Bodnár
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Total Pages: 526
Release: 2017-09-30
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3319602829

This book aims to face particles in flows from many different, but essentially interconnected sides and points of view. Thus the selection of authors and topics represented in the chapters, ranges from deep mathematical analysis of the associated models, through the techniques of their numerical solution, towards real applications and physical implications. The scope and structure of the book as well as the selection of authors was motivated by the very successful summer course and workshop "Particles in Flows'' that was held in Prague in the August of 2014. This meeting revealed the need for a book dealing with this specific and challenging multidisciplinary subject, i.e. particles in industrial, environmental and biomedical flows and the combination of fluid mechanics, solid body mechanics with various aspects of specific applications.

Applied Thermodynamics of Fluids

Applied Thermodynamics of Fluids
Author: Anthony R. Goodwin
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Total Pages: 535
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1849730989

Published under the auspices of both IUPAC and its affiliated body, the International Association of Chemical Thermodynamics (IACT), this book will serve as a guide to scientists or technicians who use equations of state for fluids. Concentrating on the application of theory, the practical use of each type of equation is discussed and the strengths and weaknesses of each are addressed. It includes material on the equations of state for chemically reacting and non-equilibrium fluids which have undergone significant developments and brings up to date the equations of state for fluids and fluid mixtures. Applied Thermodynamics of Fluids addresses the needs of practitioners within academia, government and industry by assembling an international team of distinguished experts to provide each chapter. The topics presented in the book are important to the energy business, particularly the hydrocarbon economy and the development of new power sources and are also significant for the application of liquid crystals and ionic liquids to commercial products. This reference will be useful for post graduate researchers in the fields of chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry and physics.

Experimental Thermodynamics Volume X

Experimental Thermodynamics Volume X
Author: Dick Bedeaux
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2016
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1782620249

Covering recent developments in the theory of non-equilibrium thermodynamics and its applications, this title is aimed at a predominantly, but not exclusively, academic audience of practitioners of thermodynamics and energy conversion.

Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics Of Heterogeneous Systems (Second Edition)

Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics Of Heterogeneous Systems (Second Edition)
Author: Signe Kjelstrup
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 492
Release: 2020-08-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9811216789

This book utilizes non-equilibrium thermodynamics to describe transport in complex, heterogeneous media. There are large coupling effects between transport of heat, mass, charge and chemical reactions at surfaces, and it is important to know how one should properly integrate across systems where different phases are in contact. There is no other book available today that gives a prescription of how to set up flux equations for transports across heterogeneous systems.

Multiphase Flow

Multiphase Flow
Author: Peter Vorobieff
Publisher: WIT Press
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2018-04-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1784663115

The selected papers contained in this book present the latest research in one of the most challenging, yet most universally applicable areas of technology. Multiphase flows are found in all areas of technology and the range of related problems of interest is vast, including many areas of science and engineering. Recently multiphase fluid dynamics have generated a great deal of attention, leading to many notable advances in experimental, analytical and numerical studies. It is perhaps, however, work on numerical solutions which is the most noticeable owing to the continuing improvements in computer software tools. Progress in numerical methods has permitted the solution of many practical problems, helping to improve our understanding of the physics involved. The presented papers illustrate the close interaction between numerical modellers and researchers working to gradually resolve the many outstanding issues in our understanding of multiphase flow.

Contemporary Kinetic Theory of Matter

Contemporary Kinetic Theory of Matter
Author: J. R. Dorfman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 667
Release: 2021-06-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0521895472

A thorough examination of kinetic theory and its successes in understanding and describing irreversible phenomena in physical systems.

Advances in Transport Properties of Fluids

Advances in Transport Properties of Fluids
Author: Marc J. Assael
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Total Pages: 427
Release: 2014
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1849736774

Written by the leading experts in the field, this book will provide a valuable, current account of the advances in the measurement and prediction of transport properties that have occurred over the last twenty years. Critical to industry, these properties are fundamental to, for example, the development of fossil fuels, carbon sequestration and alternative energy sources. This unique and comprehensive account will provide the experimental and theoretical background of near-equilibrium transport properties which provide the background when investigating industrial applications. Coverage includes new experimental techniques and how existing techniques have developed, new fluids eg molten metals, dense fluids, and critical enhancements of transport properties of pure substances. Practitioners and researchers in chemistry and engineering will benefit from this state of the art record of recent advances in the field of transport properties.