This book investigates the unique hydrodynamics and heat
transfer problems that are encountered in the vicinity of the
critical point of fluids. Emphasis is given on weightlessness
conditions, gravity effects and thermovibrational phenomena. Near
their critical point, fluids indeed obey universal behavior and
become very compressible and expandable. Their comportment, when
gravity effects are suppressed, becomes quite unusual.
The problems that are treated in this book are of interest to
students and researchers interested in the original behavior of
near-critical fluids as well as to engineers that have to manage
supercritical fluids. A special chapter is dedicated to the present
knowledge of critical point phenomena. Specific data for many
fluids are provided, ranging from cryogenics (hydrogen) to high
temperature (water). Basic information in statistical mechanics,
mathematics and measurement techniques is also included. The basic
concepts of fluid mechanics are given for the non-specialists to be
able to read the parts he is interested in. Asymptotic theory of
heat transfer by thermoacoustic processes is provided with enough
details for PhD students or researchers and engineers to begin in
the field. Key spaces are described in details, with many
comparisons between theory and experiments to illustrate the
topics.
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