This PhD thesis presents the latest research findings on nanofluid wetting kinetics, which has wide applications in nano/microscale processes and devices. It analyzes complex dynamic wetting by nanofluids using both experiments and multi-scale simulation methods, and presents multiscale (from nano to macroscale) mechanisms and tunable methods to elucidate and control nanofluid dynamic wetting. The book is of interest to university researchers, R&D engineers and graduate students in surface science, materials science and thermal engineering.
Author(s): Gui Lu (auth.)
Series: Springer Theses
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: XIII, 112
Tags: Nanotechnology; Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films; Engineering Fluid Dynamics
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-22
Experimental Study on the Nanofluid Dynamic Wetting....Pages 23-40
Local Dissipation in Nanofluid Dynamic Wetting: Effects of Structural Disjoining Pressure....Pages 41-58
Bulk Dissipation in Nanofluid Dynamic Wetting: Wettability-Related Parameters....Pages 59-76
Mesoscopic Studies of Nanofluid Dynamic Wetting: From Nanoscale to Macroscale....Pages 77-93
Nanofluid Dynamic Wetting with External Thermal Fields....Pages 95-107
Conclusions and Prospects....Pages 109-112
