Interfacial Transport Phenomena (Hardcover)

This study relates to momentum, energy, mass and entropy transfer within the immediate neighbourhood of a phase interface. It includes such specific topics as the distribution of a surface-active species, interfacial tension and its gradient, the interfacial viscosities, interfacial thermodynamics, London-van der Waals forces and electrostatic forces, as well as many specific applications. The dominant theme is the translation of physical problems into mathematical terms. This book is written for the advanced student of transport phenomena. The emphasis is upon achieving an in-depth understanding based upon first principles. Designed to prepare the reader for active research, it includes exercises and answers.