Dynamic Wetting by Nanofluids

• Main Author: Lu, Gui (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Materials science.; Surfaces (Physics).; Interfaces (Physical sciences).; Thin films.; Fluid mechanics.; Nanotechnology.; Materials Science.; Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.

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 t...