Droplet Wetting and Evaporation

Droplet Wetting and Evaporation: From Pure to Complex Fluids provides engineers, students and researchers with the first comprehensive guide to the theory and applications of droplet wetting and evaporation. Beginning with an accessible summary of the relevant theoretical background, the book moves on to consider specific aspects such as heat transfer, flow instabilities, and the drying of complex fluid droplets, with each chapter covering the principles of the subject alongside corresponding practical issues and problems. Covering a broad range of domains, from aerospace and materials to biomedical applications, Droplet Wetting and Evaporation brings together important results, challenges and approaches from the different communities leading the way in droplet research and development. It provides the broad, cross-subject coverage of theory and application needed for engineers, students and researchers to follow all major developments in this interdisciplinary field. It begins with an accessible summary of fundamental theory before moving on to specific areas such as heat transfer, flow instabilities, and the drying of complex fluid droplets. It is edited by the co-chair of the 1st International Workshop on Wetting and Evaporation: Droplets of Pure and Complex Fluids.