
Instability of Flows
M. Rahman(Editor)
WIT Press
Published on 30. November 2004
Book
Mixed media product
248 pages
978-1-85312-785-4 (ISBN)
Description
A state-of-the art analysis of studies in the field of instability of flows, this book contains chapters by leading experts in fluid mechanics. One of the primary aims of the contributors is to determine fruitful directions for future advanced studies and research. Partial Contents: Contact Line Instability of Driven Liquid Films on Homogeneous and Nonhomogeneous Surfaces; Numerical Simulation of Three-Dimensional Bubble Oscillations; Spherical Couette Flow and its Instability - Dependence on Gap Size; Instability of Flows; Boundary Layer Instabilities in Rotating Flows; Hydrodynamic Instabilities on Offshore Structures.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Southampton
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations, appendices
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85312-785-4 (9781853127854)
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Content
Chapter 1 Contact-line instabilities of driven liquid films Chapter 2 Numerical simulation of three-dimensional bubble oscillations Chapter 3 Stratified shear flow: instability and wave radiation Chapter 4 Instability of flows Chapter 5 Stability, transition and turbulence in rotating cavities Chapter 6 A comprehensive investigation of hydrodynamic instability