This graduate text provides a unified treatment of the fundamental principles of two-phase flow and shows how to apply the principles to a variety of homogeneous mixture as well as separated liquid-liquid, gas-solid, liquid-solid, and gas-liquid flow problems, which may be steady or transient, laminar or turbulent.Each chapter contains several sample problems, which illustrate the outlined theory and provide approaches to find simplified analytic descriptions of complex two-phase flow phenomena.This well-balanced introductory text will be suitable for advanced seniors and graduate students in mechanical, chemical, biomedical, nuclear, environmental and aerospace engineering, as well as in applied mathematics and the physical sciences. It will be a valuable reference for practicing engineers and scientists. A solutions manual is available to qualified instructors.

With contributions from leading experts, this second volume in the ser ies strikes a balance between generic and specific fundamentals and ge neric and specific applications. After opening with a broad overview o f the field of high-performance scientific computing and its role in f luid flow and heat transfer problems, the book goes on to cover such t opics as: unstructured meshes; spectral element method; use of the fin ite volume method for the numerical solution of radiative heat transfe r problems; heat conduction and the use of the boundary element method for both steady and unsteady problems; special numerical issues relat ed to solving microscale heat transfer problems; the Monte Carlo Metho d; flow and heat transfer in porous media; and the thermal management of electronic systems.

This is an up-to-date review of recent advances in the study of two-phase flows, with focus on gas-liquid flows, liquid-liquid flows, and particle transport in turbulent flows. The book is divided into several chapters, which after introducing basic concepts lead the reader through a more complex treatment of the subjects. The reader will find an extensive review of both the older and the more recent literature, with abundance of formulas, correlations, graphs and tables. A comprehensive (though non exhaustive) list of bibliographic references is provided at the end of each chapter. The volume is especially indicated for researchers who would like to carry out experimental, theoretical or computational work on two-phase flows, as well as for professionals who wish to learn more about this topic.