Advances in Transport Phenomena 2009

This review book provides state-of-the-art expositions of major advances by theoretical, numerical and experimental studies from a molecular, microscopic, mesoscopic or macroscopic point of view across the spectrum of transport phenomena, from scientific enquiries to practical applications. This new volume of the annual review `Advances in Transport Phenomena` series fills the information gap between regularly published journals and university-level textbooks by providing in-depth review articles covering the fields of mass transfer, fluid mechanics, heat transfer and thermodynamics over a broader scope than in journals. The authoritative articles, contributed by internationally-leading scientists and practitioners, will establish the state of the art, disseminate the latest research discoveries, serve as a central source of reference for fundamentals and applications of transport phenomena, and provide potential textbooks to senior undergraduate and graduate students.