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| Preface | |
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| Nomenclature | |
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| Introductory Remarks | |
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| Thermodynamic and Mechanical Aspects of Interfacial Phenomena and Phase Transitions | |
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| The Liquid-Vapor Interfacial Region - A Nanoscale Perspective | |
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| A Molecular Perspective on Liquid-Vapor Transitions | |
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| The Interfacial Region - Molecular Theories of Capillarity | |
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| Nanoscale Features of the Interfacial Region | |
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| Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies of Interfacial Region Thermophysics | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| The Liquid-Vapor Interface - A Macroscopic Treatment | |
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| Thermodynamic Analysis of Interfacial Tension Effects | |
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| Determination of Interface Shapes at Equilibrium | |
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| Temperature and Surfactant Effects on Interfacial Tension | |
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| Surface Tension in Mixtures | |
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| Near Critical Point Behavior | |
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| Effects of Interfacial Tension Gradients | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Wetting Phenomena and Contact Angles | |
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| Equilibrium Contact Angles on Smooth Surfaces | |
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| Wettability, Cohesion, and Adhesion | |
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| The Effect of Liquid Surface Tension on Contact Angle | |
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| Adsorption | |
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| Spread Thin Films | |
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| Contact Angle Hysteresis | |
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| Other Metrics for Wettability | |
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| A Nanoscale View of Wettability | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Transport Effects and Dynamic Behavior at Interfaces | |
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| Transport Boundary Conditions | |
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| Kelvin-Helmholtz and Rayleigh-Taylor Instabilities | |
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| Interface Stability of Liquid Jets | |
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| Waves on Liquid Films | |
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| Interfacial Resistance in Vaporization and Condensation Processes | |
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| Maximum Flux Limitations | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Phase Stability and Homogeneous Nucleation | |
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| Metastable States and Phase Stability | |
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| Thermodynamic Aspects of Homogeneous Nucleation in Superheated Liquid | |
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| The Kinetic Limit of Superheat | |
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| Comparison of Theoretical and Measured Superheat Limits | |
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| Thermodynamic Aspects of Homogeneous Nucleation in Supercooled Vapor | |
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| The Kinetic Limit of Supersaturation | |
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| Wall Interaction Effects on Homogeneous Nucleation | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Boiling and Condensation Near Immersed Bodies | |
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| Heterogeneous Nucleation and Bubble Growth in Liquids | |
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| Heterogeneous Nucleation at a Smooth Interface | |
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| Nucleation from Entrapped Gas or Vapor in Cavities | |
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| Criteria for the Onset of Nucleate Boiling | |
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| Bubble Growth in an Extensive Liquid Pool | |
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| Bubble Growth Near Heated Surfaces | |
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| Bubble Departure Diameter and the Frequency of Bubble Release | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Pool Boiling | |
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| Regimes of Pool Boiling | |
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| Models of Transport During Nucleate Boiling | |
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| Correlation of Nucleate Boiling Heat Transfer Data | |
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| The Maximum Heat Flux Conditions | |
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| Minimum Heat Flux Conditions | |
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| Film Boiling | |
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| Transition Boiling | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Other Aspects of Boiling and Evaporation in an Extensive Ambient | |
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| Additional Parametric Effects on Pool Boiling | |
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| The Leidenfrost Phenomenon | |
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| Fluid-Wall Interactions and Disjoining Pressure Effects | |
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| Enhancement of Pool Boiling Heat Transfer | |
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| Pool Boiling of Binary Mixtures | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| External Condensation | |
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| Heterogeneous Nucleation in Vapors | |
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| Dropwise Condensation | |
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| Film Condensation on a Flat, Vertical Surface | |
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| Film Condensation on Cylinders and Axisymmetric Bodies | |
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| Effects of Vapor Motion and Interfacial Waves | |
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| Condensation in the Presence of a Noncondensable Gas | |
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| Enhancement of Condensation Heat Transfer | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Internal Flow Convective Boiling and Condensation | |
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| Introduction to Two-Phase Flow | |
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| Two-Phase Flow Regimes | |
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| Basic Models and Governing Equations for One-Dimensional Two-Phase Flow | |
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| Determination of the Two-Phase Multiplier and Void Fraction | |
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| Analytical Models of Annular Flow | |
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| Effects of Flow Passage Size and Geometry | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Internal Convective Condensation | |
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| Regimes of Convective Condensation in Conventional (Macro) Tubes | |
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| Analytical Modeling of Downflow Internal Convective Condensation | |
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| Correlation Methods for Convective Condensation Heat Transfer | |
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| Convective Condensation in Microchannels and Channels with Noncircular Cross Sections | |
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| Internal Convective Condensation of Binary Mixtures | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Convective Boiling in Tubes and Channels | |
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| Regimes of Convective Boiling in Conventional (Macro) Tubes | |
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| Onset of Boiling in Internal Flows | |
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| Subcooled Flow Boiling | |
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| Saturated Flow Boiling | |
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| Critical Heat Flux Conditions for Internal Flow Boiling | |
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| Post-CHF Internal Flow Boiling | |
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| Internal Flow Boiling in Microchannels and Complex Enhanced Flow Passages | |
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| Internal Flow Boiling of Binary Mixtures | |
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| References | |
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| Problems | |
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| Basic Elements of the Kinetic Theory of Gases | |
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| Saturation Properties of Selected Fluids | |
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| Analysis Details for the Molecular Theory of Capillarity | |
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| Index | |