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During the last decades a considerable effort has been made on the
computation of the isothermal flow of viscoelastic fluids. In fact
the activities related to this particular field of non-Newtonian
fluid mechanics have focused on the following questions: which type
of constitutive equation describes non-Newtonian fluid behaviour;
how to measure fluid parameters; and what type of computational
scheme leads to reliable, stable and cost-effective computer
programs. During the same period, typical non-Newtonian fluid
phenomena have been experimentally examined, such as the flow
through a four-to-one' contraction, the flow around a sphere or
separation flow, providing fresh challenges for numerical
modellers. Apart from momentum transport, however, fluid flow is
strongly influenced by heat treansport in most real industrial
operations in which non-Newtonian fluids are processed. The IUTAM
Symposium on Numerical Simulation of Nonisothermal Flow of
Viscoelastic Liquids' held at Rolduc Abbey in Kerkrade, the
Netherlands, November 1--3, 1993, was organised to monitor the
state of affairs in regard to the influence of nonisothermal
effects on the flow of a viscoelastic liquid. The present
collection of papers gives an overview of what has been achieved so
far. It is a milestone in the rapidly emerging and exciting new
field in non-Newtonian fluid mechanics.
During the last decades a considerable effort has been made on the
computation of the isothermal flow of viscoelastic fluids. In fact
the activities related to this particular field of non-Newtonian
fluid mechanics have focused on the following questions: which type
of constitutive equation describes non-Newtonian fluid behaviour;
how to measure fluid parameters; and what type of computational
scheme leads to reliable, stable and cost-effective computer
programs. During the same period, typical non-Newtonian fluid
phenomena have been experimentally examined, such as the flow
through a four-to-one' contraction, the flow around a sphere or
separation flow, providing fresh challenges for numerical
modellers. Apart from momentum transport, however, fluid flow is
strongly influenced by heat treansport in most real industrial
operations in which non-Newtonian fluids are processed. The IUTAM
Symposium on Numerical Simulation of Nonisothermal Flow of
Viscoelastic Liquids' held at Rolduc Abbey in Kerkrade, the
Netherlands, November 1--3, 1993, was organised to monitor the
state of affairs in regard to the influence of nonisothermal
effects on the flow of a viscoelastic liquid. The present
collection of papers gives an overview of what has been achieved so
far. It is a milestone in the rapidly emerging and exciting new
field in non-Newtonian fluid mechanics.
Thermodynamics of irreversible Processes provides a thorough
treatment of the basic axioms of irreversible systems and deals
with specific applications to diffusion of liquids and matter in
flow. This volume will prove to be invaluable reading for anyone
working in the field of irreversible phenomena. Thermodynamics of
Irreversible Processes, presents: -
* A lucid review of classical thermodynamics
* Rigorous derivations of the fundamental principles of
irreversible thermodynamics
* In-depth studies of multicomponent diffusion, with applications
to non-ideal systems
* Thorough treatments of relaxation phenomena and linear
viscoelasticity
* An essential text for anyone working with irreversible
thermodynamics, rheology and multi-component mixtures
Thermodynamics of irreversible Processes is the first advanced text
dealing with the applications of irreversible thermodynamics to
multicomponent diffusion and viscoelasticity. Gerard Kuiken has
written a book which will appeal to students and researchers in
chemistry, chemical technology, polymer and materials science,
physics and rheology.
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