Books by Keyword: Solids

Description: The net movement or diffusion of atoms and heat transport (and their interactions) in solids and liquids must surely represent the most basic processes in all of Materials Science and Engineering. This diffusion directly affects the very fabrication and properties of materials. Research of atoms and heat diffusion will continue to provide ways in discovering new materials, their properties, and determining how long they would last in service. Research in this area has been extremely popular in the area of Materials Science and Engineering. The present volume is entitled: “Mass and Thermal Transport in Engineering Materials III” and follows directly on from the previous volume in 2021. This volume again covers atoms and heat diffusion from the atomistic scale up to the macro-scale and represents a cross-section of the wide range of topics in this area.

Description: This special topic volume captures a snapshot of the last research results of mass and thermal transfer processes in materials and engineering systems currently under extensive investigation worldwide. The breadth of utilization of the mass and thermal transfer processes in engineering is reflected in the correspondingly wide range of topics covered here. Topics range from the research in atomic-scale right up to the macro scale, from basic research on properties right through to actual engineering applications, from hydrogen diffusion in a Pd-Cu alloy membrane to investigating the water-oil separation process.

Description: This special issue on “Computational Analysis of Heat Transfer in Fluids and Solids II” in the journal “Defect and Diffusion Forum” addresses various nonlinear models involving heat transfer phenomenon in fluids and solids. Computational techniques are employed to analyze the engineering solutions in the area of heat and mass transfer and numerical results are discussed in order to demonstrate the salient features of practical engineering and industrial applications. The topics covered in this issue include: tribology, extended surfaces fins, reactive flow problem, Newtonian and non-Newtonian flow, nanofluids dynamics, boundary layer flow, natural convection, hydrodynamic stability, biomechanics, plasma physics, physics of dusty plasma, forced convection, mixed convection, magnetohydrodynamics, thermal radiation, flow in porous media, and irreversibility analysis.

Description: This treatment of “Time-Dependent Mechanical Properties of Solids” begins with a phenomenological description of the transport of some unspecified entity. It is assumed that the transport is caused by mechanical stresses or temperature fields. This hypothesis is based upon just a few well-established methods such as, for instance, the Zener theory of diffusion and the Inglis equation for stress enhancementof. Using these assumptions, it is possible to deduce formulae for a theoretically based description of several phenomena without referring to any specific process or entity.

Description: A collection of invited contributions on the Reactive Element Effect on High Temperature Oxidation - After Fifty Years.

Description: Defect and Diffusion Forum Vol. 33