Research Catalog

Title

Transport properties of fluids : thermal conductivity, viscosity, and diffusion coefficient / edited by C.Y. Ho ; authored by J. Kestin and W.A. Wakeham.

Author

Kestin, Joseph.

Publication

New York : Hemisphere Pub. Corp., ©1988.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Wakeham, W. A.
• Ho, C. Y. (Cho Yen), 1928-

Description

xviii, 344 pages : illustrations; 29 cm.

Series Statement

CINDAS data series on material properties. Group I, Theory, estimation, and measurement of properties ; vol. I-1

Uniform Title

CINDAS data series on material properties. Group I, Theory, estimation, and measurement of properties ; vol. I-1.

Subject

• Fluid dynamics > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Gas dynamics > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Transport theory > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Fluid dynamics
• Gas dynamics
• Transport theory
• Transportverschijnselen
• Vloeistoffen
• Mécanique des fluides
• Dynamique des fluides
• Gaz, Dynamique des
• Théorie du transport

Genre/Form

• Handbook
• Handbooks and manuals.
• Guides et manuels.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographies and index.

Contents

THE THEORY OF THE TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF GASES: The kinetic theory -- Dilute monatomic gases -- Dilute polyatomic gases -- Dense gases -- THE THEORY OF THE TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF DENSE FLUIDS: Statistical-mechanical theory -- Time correlation functions -- The van der waals model -- The critical region -- THE MEASUREMENT OF VISCOSITY: Oscillating-body viscometers The oscillating disk viscometer -- The oscillating cup viscometer -- The oscillating-cylinder viscometer -- The oscillating-sphere viscometer -- Capillary viscometers -- Rotating cylinder viscometer -- Secondary instruments -- A comparison of methods and recommendations -- Calibration data -- THE MEASUREMENT OF THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY: Non-steady methods -- The theory of the steady-state parallel plate method -- The concentric-cylinder method -- Concentric cylinders with a small annular separation -- Secondary instruments -- A comparison of methods and recommendations -- Calibration data -- THE MEASUREMENT OF DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT: The closed-tube method -- The Two-bulb instrument for gases -- Interferometric methods for liquids -- Secondary instruments -- Cataphoresis in the gas phase -- Taylor dispersion in the liquid phase -- A comparison of methods and recommendations -- Calibration data -- CALCULATIONS AND CORRELATIONS FOR DILUTE AND MODERATELY DENSE GASES: Dilute monatomic gases and their mixtures -- Dilute polyatomic gases and their mixtures -- Moderately dense gases and gas mixtures -- The excess transport properties -- CORRELATIONS FOR FLUIDS AT HIGH DENSITY: The viscosity of fluids -- Diffusion -- Thermal conductivity -- The critical region.

ISBN

• 0891168338
• 9780891168331

LCCN

88002739

OCLC

• ocm17439246
• 17439246
• SCSB-9201380

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library