A Physical Introduction to Suspension Dynamics

by Élisabeth Guazzelli, Jeffrey F. Morris, Sylvie Pic (Illustrator)

Overview

Understanding the behavior of particles suspended in a fluid has many important applications across a range of fields, including engineering and geophysics. Comprising two main parts, this book begins with the well-developed theory of particles in viscous fluids, i.e. microhydrodynamics, particularly for single- and pair-body dynamics. Part II considers many-body dynamics, covering shear flows and sedimentation, bulk flow properties and collective phenomena. An interlude between the two parts provides the basic statistical techniques needed to employ the results of the first (microscopic) in the second (macroscopic). The authors introduce theoretical, mathematical concepts through concrete examples, making the material accessible to non-mathematicians. They also include some of the many open questions in the field to encourage further study. Consequently, this is an ideal introduction for students and researchers from other disciplines who are approaching suspension dynamics for the first time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521149273
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	11/24/2011
Series:	Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics , #45
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Élisabeth Guazzelli is Senior Researcher (Directeur de Recherche) at the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique). She did her graduate training in physics at the École Normale Supérieure de Fontenay aux Roses and Université Paris-Sud. Her research interests are in the field of particulate multiphase flows, such as granular media, fluidized beds, suspensions, and sedimentation.

Jeff Morris is Professor of Chemical Engineering and a member of the Levich Institute at City College, the City University of New York.

Table of Contents

Preface; Prologue; Part I. Microhydrodynamics: 1. Basic concepts in viscous flow; 2. One sphere in Stokes flow; 3. Sophisticated techniques; 4. Particle pair interactions; Interlude: from the microscopic to the macroscopic; 5. Statistical and stochastic concepts; Part II. Toward a Description of Macroscopic Phenomena in Suspensions: 6. Sedimentation; 7. Shear flow; 8. Beyond Stokes flow: finite inertia; Epilogue; References; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"Presentations of suspension dynamics very easily become mired in technicalities, and to the authors' credit they never permit this to happen. There are some fairly technical passages, but these are lucidly explained and physical insight is rarely far away... the high quality of Sylvie Pic's illustrations... These have a distinctive pencil-drawing style which readily communicates the three-dimensional nature of particles and suspensions and gives the book a particular visual appeal. They are thus perhaps the most conspicuous example of the attention to detail and clarity that makes this such an attractive introduction to a rich and fascinating topic."
David Pritchard, Mathematical Reviews

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