Bubbles, drops, and particles in non-Newtonian fluids

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Preface Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgements About the Author INTRODUCTION, SCOPE, AND ORGANIZATION NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID BEHAVIOR Definition of a Newtonian Fluid Non-Newtonian Fluids: Definition, Examples of Different Types, Mathematical Models Dimensional Considerations in the Mechanics of Viscoelastic Fluids Experimental Techniques: Rheometry RIGID PARTICLES IN TIME-INDEPENDENT FLUIDS WITHOUT A YIELD STRESS Governing Equations for a Sphere Spherical Particles in Newtonian Fluids Spheres in Shear-thinning Fluids Spheres in Shear-thickening Fluids Light Spheres Rising in Pseudoplastic Media Pressure Drop due to a Settling Sphere Non-Spherical Particles RIGID PARTICLES IN VISCOPLASTIC FLUIDS Static Equilibrium of Particles Flow Field: Shape and size of flow zones Drag Force Role of Values of Yield stress used in correlations Time Effects RIGID PARTICLES IN VISCOELASTIC FLUIDS Flow over a sphere Flow over a cylinder Other Studies Involving Interactions Between Non-Newtonian Characteristics, Particle Shape, Flow Field, etc. FLUID PARTICLES IN NON-NEWTONIAN MEDIA Formation of Fluid Particles Shapes of Bubbles and Drops in Free Rise or Fall Terminal Velocity-Volume Behavior in Free Motion Drag Behavior of Single Particles Bubble and Drops Ensembles in Free Motion Coalescence of Bubbles and Drops Breakage of Drops Motion and Deformation of Bubbles and Drops in Confined Flows NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID FLOW IN POROUS MEDIA AND PACKED BEDS Porous Medium Definition, Examples and Characterization Flow of Newtonian Fluids Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids Miscellaneous Effects Two Phase Gas/Liquid Flow FLUIDIZATION AND HINDERED SETTLING Two-Phase Fluidization Sedimentation or Hindered Settling Three Phase Fluidized Beds MOMENTUM, HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER IN BOUNDARY LAYER FLOWS Boundary Layer Flows Viscoelastic Effects in Boundary Layers Mass Transfer from Bubbles Mass Transfer from Drops Mass Transfer from Ensembles of Bubbles and Drops Heat and Mass Transfer in Fixed Beds Heat and Mass Transfer in Fluidized Beds Heat and Mass Transfer in Three Phase Fluidized Beds Heat Transfer from Tube Bundles WALL EFFECTS Definition For Rigid Spheres For Non-Spherical Particles For Drops and Bubbles FALLING OBJECT RHEOMETRY Falling Ball Method Rolling Ball Method Rotating Sphere Viscometer Falling Cylinder Viscometer *All Chapters contain Introduction, Summary and Nomenclature sections References Subject index Author index