| Author | : Stephan Herminghaus |
| File Size | : 54,7 Mb |
| Publisher | : World Scientific |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 29 August 2013 |
| ISBN | : 9789814417716 |
| Pages | : 332 pages |
Wet Granular Matter by Stephan Herminghaus Book PDF Summary
This is a monograph written for the young and advanced researcher who is entering the field of wet granular matter and keen to understand the basic physical principles governing this state of soft matter. It treats wet granulates as an instance of a ternary system, consisting of the grains, a primary, and a secondary fluid. After addressing wetting phenomena in general and outlining the basic facts on dry granular systems, a chapter on basic mechanisms and their effects is dedicated to every region of the ternary phase diagram. Effects of grain shape and roughness are considered as well. Rather than addressing engineering aspects such as existing books on this topic do, the book aims to provide a generalized framework suitable for those who want to understand these systems on a more fundamental basis. Contents:IntroductionGrains and Granular FluidsWettingCapillary ForcesWet Granular GasesWet Granular PilesSpecial Topics Readership: For the young and advanced researcher entering the field of wet granular matter. Keywords:Granular Matter;Wetting;Phase Transitions;Collective Phenomena;Rheology;GeoscienceKey Features:Provides a unique, fundamental science approach to an important material class which has formerly been treated solely as an engineering topicAddresses a broad readership, from advanced physics students to application-oriented engineersProvides a unified view of aspects treated separately so far