Low Reynolds Number Flow Theory (Figure)

Author: Yan Zongyi
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: Low Reynolds number flow is a branch of fluid mechanics and has developed into an active field in the past 30 years. It generally refers to flows with small characteristic dimensions and slow velocities, and its theory has important applications in chemical engineering, environmental science, mineral processing, physical chemistry, biomechanics, geophysics, and meteorological science. This book focuses on four new methods developed in the past 30 years (multipole collocation method, boundary integral equation method, internal singularity distribution method, and multipole moment method), systematically introducing the fundamental theory of low Reynolds number flow, exact solutions, and various semi-analytical and semi-numerical approximate methods, with examples illustrating its wide applications. This book can serve as a textbook for graduate students and senior undergraduate students in the field of mechanics, as well as a reference for researchers and engineering professionals in mechanics, physical chemistry, biomedical engineering, geophysics and meteorological science, chemical engineering, environmental science, and mineral processing.