Overview

Non-Newtonian properties on bubble dynamics and cavitation are fundamentally different from those of Newtonian fluids. The most significant effect arises from the dramatic increase in viscosity of polymer solutions in an extensional flow, such as that generated about a spherical bubble during its growth or collapse phase. In addition, many biological fluids, such as blood, synovial fluid, and saliva, have non-Newtonian properties and can display significant viscoelastic behaviour. This monograph elucidates general aspects of bubble dynamics and cavitation in non-Newtonian fluids and applies them to the fields of biomedicine and bioengineering. In addition it presents many examples from the process industries. The field is strongly interdisciplinary and the numerous disciplines involve have and will continue to overlook and reinvent each others' work. This book helps researchers to think intuitively about the diverse physics of these systems, to attempt to bridge the various communities involved, and to convey the interest, elegance, and variety of physical phenomena that manifest themselves on the micrometer and microsecond scales.

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Author:   Emil Brujan
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2011 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783642434853

ISBN 10:   3642434851
Pages:   269
Publication Date:   02 October 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Non-Newtonian fluids.- Nucleation.- Bubble dynamics.- Hydrodynamic cavitation.- Cavitation erosion.- Cardiovascular cavitation,- Nanocavitation for cell surgery.- Cavitation in other non-newtonian biological fluids.

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From the reviews: This book addresses general aspects of cavitation and bubble dynamics from the viewpoint of non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, with biomedical and bioengineering applications. ... The book is addressed to mechanical, chemical, and biomedical engineers. ... The book may also provide a basis for a semester course, and the newcomer will get a good background to which (s)he is guided by using references. ... the book is a valuable addition to the existing literature, and I am sure it provides enough motivation for the interested reader. (V. D. Sharma, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1208, 2011)

From the reviews: This book addresses general aspects of cavitation and bubble dynamics from the viewpoint of non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, with biomedical and bioengineering applications. The book is addressed to mechanical, chemical, and biomedical engineers. The book may also provide a basis for a semester course, and the newcomer will get a good background to which (s)he is guided by using references. the book is a valuable addition to the existing literature, and I am sure it provides enough motivation for the interested reader. (V. D. Sharma, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1208, 2011)

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