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Transport Phenomena with Drops and Bubbles

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The special topics considered in this chapter are concerned with: (i) transport in the presence of an electric field; (ii) transport with a slurry fuel droplet; and (iii) thermocapillary phenomena and transport under conditions of microgravity. An attempt has been made to succinctly discuss the special features that arise in consideration of these topics, and in this context, very recent studies in the published literature have been critically examined.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, University Park, CA, 90089-1453, USA

    S. S. Sadhal (Professor)

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-6315, USA

    P. S. Ayyaswamy (Asa Whitney Professor of Dynamical Engineering)

  3. Department of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164-2920, USA

    J. N. Chung (Professor)

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Sadhal, S.S., Ayyaswamy, P.S., Chung, J.N. (1997). Special Topics. In: Transport Phenomena with Drops and Bubbles. Mechanical Engineering Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4022-8_9

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