Dynamics of Droplets (Experimental Fluid Mechanics)

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Intended to provide an up-to-date overview of the field, this book is also likely to become a standard work of reference on the science of droplets. Beginning with the theoretical background important for droplet dynamics, it continues with a presentation of the various methods for generating single droplets and regular droplet systems. Also included is a detailed description of the experimental methods employed in droplet research. A special chapter is devoted to the various types of droplet interactions without phase transition. A separate chapter then treats many examples of the possible phase transition processes. The final part of the book gives a summary of important applications. With its comprehensive content, this book will be of interest to all scientists and lecturers concerned with two-phase flow, spray technology, heterogeneous combustion, and aerosol science.

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Worth getting but the price tag is somewhat high........2001-10-04

In the case of such reference books as the one reviewed here "Dynamics of Droplets", the whole purpose of buying the books depends on the need for it ie a particular reason. In my case I was interested in the splashing impact of water droplets on hard and liquid surfaces. It must be kept in mind that reference books are general references and not intended for a specific purpose. As such, this book provides a rudimentary introduction to my area of interest. It also covers the whole range of droplet interactions not only experimental results but the whole study of droplets experimental, theoretical and computational. A very wide introduction, based at times on the research of the two authors and their research institute.
Its good as a general introduction but don't expect too much in your area. Worth getting but the price tag is somewhat high.

Liquid Atomization (Combustion : An International Series)

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Liquid Atomization (Combustion : An International Series)
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Atomization And Sprays (Combustion : An International Series)

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Covering the basics of liquid atomization, this book familiarizes readers with the physical processes of liquid atomization, the main types of atomizers and their design, measurements of spray characteristics, experimental investigations of atomizers, and application of atomizers. It demonstrates how to calculate and design atomizers and how to measure the macro- and microstructure parameters of atomized liquid. With a copious amount of numerical problems available for use as student tutorials, the book is suitable as a supplemental text for courses in mechanical, chemical, fuel, aeronautical, civil, and agricultural engineering.

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This technical book explores the theory and application of a unique technology known as ultrasonic liquid atomization, in which high frequency sound waves are used to produce a fine spray of liquid.

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A Good Start.......2000-08-31

Berger gives a good introduction to ultrasonic atomization, a relatively new topic of interest in the scientific community. It is well written and understandable in addition to having in depth technical information. If you are lookng for more information about ultrasonic atomization than is commonly found in journal articles, this is a pretty good book.

Liquid Metal Atomization: Fundamentals and Practice

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Atomization of liquids in a Pease-Anthony Venturi scrubber [An article from: Journal of Hazardous Materials]
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Droplet distribution is of fundamental importance to the performance of a Venturi scrubber. Ensuring good liquid distribution can increase performance at minimal liquid usage. In this study, droplet dispersion in a rectangular Pease-Anthony Venturi scrubber, operating horizontally, was examined both theoretically and experimentally. The Venturi throat cross-section was 24mmx35mm, and the throat length varied from 63 to 140mm. Liquid was injected through a single orifice (1.0mm diameter) on the throat wall. This arrangement allowed the study of the influence of jet penetration on droplet distribution. Gas velocity at the throat was 58.3 and 74.6m/s, and the liquid flow rate was 286, 559 and 853ml/min. A probe with a 2.7mm internal diameter was used to isokinetically remove liquid from several positions inside the equipment. It was possible to study liquid distribution close to the injection point. A new model for droplet dispersion, which incorporates the new description of the jet atomization process developed by the present authors in the first article of this series, is proposed and evaluated. The model predicted well the experimental data.

High speed imaging of drop dormation from low viscosity liquids and polymer melts in spinning disk atomization.(Abstract): An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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High speed imaging of drop dormation from low viscosity liquids and polymer melts in spinning disk atomization.(Abstract): An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science
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This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. on May 1, 2002. The length of the article is 6872 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: An investigation of drop formation in a recently developed spinning disk atomization (SDA) technique is presented. In-situ observations of drop formation at the disk rim, using a high speed imaging installation, are made. Atomizations covering two orders of magnitude in flow rate show that ligaments can also form at low flow rates. Sequences of pictures indicate that drops undergo a rotary motion as they detach from a ligament. In the direct drop regime, oscillating motions dominate. The effect of teeth shape at the disk rim on the resulting drops is compared. The effect on drop size and size distribution is found to decrease with increasing rotation rate and corresponding images are studied. Experiments with liquid viscosities ranging from 1 to 120 mPas reveal a fundamental difference in drop breakup, but a negligible change in drop size. Likewise, only a small effect of liquid density is detected. The surface tension's influence on the liquid spreading at the disk rim is described and the subsequent drop fo rmation is qualitatively analyzed.

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Title: High speed imaging of drop dormation from low viscosity liquids and polymer melts in spinning disk atomization.(Abstract)
Author: Yoshinori Senuma
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 2002
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
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Multiple electrosprays emitted from an array of holes [An article from: Journal of Aerosol Science]

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Orifices instead of needle capillaries can be used for electrospraying liquids in steady cone-jet mode. This novel device has been used for multiplexing cone-jet menisci anchored at the rim of orifices drilled on a slide. The stability and reliability of the electrospraying process from holes improve substantially when orifices are drilled in dielectric materials with hydrophobic surfaces. The manufacturing process of high compactness multi-electrospray atomizers becomes much easier and cheaper if holes instead of needles are used as emitters. Very cheap multi-hole electrospray atomizers, bearing up to 37 holes and with a compactness of up to 115 emitters per square centimeter, have been home-made and successfully operated. The current and droplet size distribution of the spray issued from these atomizers agreed quite well with those issued from a single source of electrospray, provided that the same flow rate was being electrosprayed throughout each one of the orifices of the multi-injector, and that this value was equal to that issued from the single electrospray source.

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This is a book for those who enjoy thinking about how and why Nature can be described using mathematical tools. Approximating Perfection considers the background behind mechanics as well as the mathematical ideas that play key roles in mechanical applications.

Concentrating on the models of applied mechanics, the book engages the reader in the types of nuts-and-bolts considerations that are normally avoided in formal engineering courses: how and why models remain imperfect, and the factors that motivated their development. The opening chapter reviews and reconsiders the basics of calculus from a fully applied point of view; subsequent chapters explore selected topics from solid mechanics, hydrodynamics, and the natural sciences.

Emphasis is placed on the logic that underlies modeling in mechanics and the many surprising parallels that exist between seemingly diverse areas. The mathematical demands on the reader are kept to a minimum, so the book will appeal to a wide technical audience.

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Best intro to Mechanics I ever read!.......2007-07-23

As a student of physics, I took up this book to brush up on some classical mechanics before delving back into analytical mechanics. I was pleasantly surprised in a couple of ways, one, at how well the authors explain the material, albeit on occasion they do skip a step or two; second, it was not a book on physics proper but on mechanical engineering. That is not a fault though, in a sense it does a better job than the purely physics treatment other books take and you get to learn neat little things like the stress and strain tensors.
So, if you want to deepen your understanding of mechanics, read this book before you hit the textbooks.
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A fine survey of applied mechanics and its lighter side.......2005-04-14

College-level readers who enjoy thinking about how Nature can be described using math will find Leonid Lebedev and Michael Cloud's Approximating Perfection: A Mathematician's Journey Into The World Of Mechanics, a fine survey of applied mechanics and its lighter side. Formal engineering courses often bypass such topics as how models remain imperfect and under-developed: Approximating Perfection surveys these and other issues, emphasizing underlying logic and parallels between mechanics and math.

Approximating Perfection : A Mathematician's Journey into the World of Mechanics

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With over half a decade of service as a war correspondent in Vietnam, John Laurence earned deserved accolades for his reportage, especially for his documentary The World of Charlie Company. In this superb book, The Cat from Hue, he returns to that time, drawing on long-buried memories to capture the confusion, deceit, and terror of the era.

In 1968, John Laurence unhappily found himself dodging bullets and poking among ruins of the ancient Vietnamese city of Hue, eventually wandering square into the sights of a gun held by a North Vietnamese soldier, who could easily have shot him dead but did not. It was not his first encounter with mortal danger, and not his last; as this long, intricately constructed memoir unfolds, death greets the reader on nearly every page, along with the more mundane facts of war--the language of soldiers, the things they carried, the numbed resignation to battle as "an edge against fear." (Superstition plays a role, too: Laurence figured that the "coins, charms, four-leaf clovers, religious medals and all kinds of talismans" that he kept with him would somehow shield him from bullets, as perhaps they did.) In the company of a shell-shocked kitten, the cat of his book's title, Laurence goes on to document the lives and deaths of young soldiers during the invasion of Cambodia, men who, though personally decent in the main, were part of "a monster that inflicted so much random violence and death it produced an entire new body of evil, a catalogue of cruelty that overshadowed any possible virtue that might have come from defeating the Communists."

Harrowing, sometimes hallucinatory, written from among the weeds and rubble, and one of the best in a crowded field, Laurence's book deserves the widest possible audience. --Gregory McNamee

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"Formidable, gripping and always informative....Laurence's eloquent, at times acerbic recollection of Vietnam is one of the finest books in its genre, comparable to Michael Herr's Dispatches." --The New York Times Book Review.

John Laurence covered the Vietnam war for CBS News from 1965 to 1970 and was judged by his colleagues to be the best television reporter of the war. His documentary about a squad of U.S. troops, "The World of Charlie Company," received every major award for broadcast journalism. Despite the professional acclaim, however, the traumatic stories Laurence covered became a personal burden that he carried long after the war was over.

In this evocative, unflinching memoir, laced with humor, anger, love, and the unforgettable story of Méo, the Vietnamese cat, Laurence recalls coming of age during the war years as a journalist and as a man. Along the way, he clarifies the murky history of the war and the role that journalists played in altering its course.

The Cat from Hué has earned passionate acclaim from many of the most renowned journalists and writers about the war, as well as from military officers and war veterans, book reviewers, and readers. Now available in trade paperback with a new epilogue, this book will stand with Michael Herr's Dispatches, Philip Caputo's A Rumor of War, and Neil Sheehan's A Bright, Shining Lie as one of the best books ever written about Vietnam-and about war generally.

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Human look at all sides of the war........2006-05-06

Very long but worth it if you want to know many of the personalities reporting the war in the Nam. Follows most aspects of the war from near the beginning with a green Laurence till the end and John as an old salt. Better and more human than other vietnam memiors.

Wonderful story superbly written.......2006-04-05

There are lots of great things about this book, but what I enjoyed most is that it covers two distinct but interrelated subjects: The Vietnam War from the perspective of the grunts on the front lines and journalism during the war. Both subjects are covered in vivid detail, making the entire book enlightening, informative, and even entertaining. The Cat from Hue is a history book and an autobiography all at once, written in prose that flows well and makes the reader want more. And since it's 800+ pages, there is plenty more. Anyone with even the remotest interest in the Vietnam War should definitely read this book, even if you think you already know everything there is to know about that chapter of history.

Bao Chi.......2005-11-10

The good ones, and John Laurence was very good, roamed South Vietnam like they owned it, documenting the carnage, the horror, the bravery, the cowardice, the stupidity, the love, the pain, the loss, the whole long national nightmare that was the Vietnam War. "The Cat from Hue", a taut, flabless doorstopper of a book, chronicles the roughly five years Mr. Laurence spent in South Vietnam as a combat correspondent for CBS.

It would be inaccurate to characterize Mr. Laurence as naive when he first landed in-country in 1965, but he wasn't yet the gimlet-eyed observer that he would become. He was, like many first-timers, caught up in the adventure of the enterprise-young men at war. He lived with other journalists and photographers in Saigon, booming out from there to all points of the Vietnamese combat compass, in a place called "Frankie's House". If "Frankie's House" wasn't quite a den of iniquity, it was home to copious amounts of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. It was also home to a very talented group of men. Sean Flynn. Dana Stone. Tim Page. Michael Herr, of "Dispatches" fame. Flynn and Stone later disappeared in Cambodia and were never found.

Through the years Mr. Laurence came to realize that America was trapped in the lethal briar patch it had flung itself into. His inability to be anything less than honest sometimes got him in trouble with the military hierarchy but this same honesty made him a favorite with the ordinary groundpounder. He shared their hardships (though he freely admits that he could hop a chopper and leave whenever he wanted) and his award-winning documentary "The Boys of Charlie Company" is the gold standard for what life was like in the field for the infantry.

Combat is depicted in all its chaos in "The Cat from Hue". Mr. Laurence captures the fear, the excitement, and more, the "... wild rage of men trying to kill each other at close range". He wants to know, and coveys to the reader, what soldiers think about when facing death. In a war that, like all wars, became all-consuming, all-destroying, that became an end unto itself, that spawned casualties in the millions, Mr. Laurence is able to show the magnitude of the tragedy by focusing on the individual.

Mr. Laurence may have made his bones as one of the stars of the TV war but he is also an excellent writer. He describes the jungle so vividly that one can see the bugs and the snakes and feel the heat, oh yes, the heat. Those who had to fight there knew that the jungle was a living thing, a place where a man could pass an area he had been through ten minutes before and not recognize it. Mr. Laurence can write elegantly, as when he describes the death of his friend Sam Castan, or acidly, as when he portrays Morley Safer as a cowardly grandstander.

Of course, no one can spend as much time in combat as Mr. Laurence did and return unchanged. "You'd never be all to yourself afterwards" is how one grunt is quoted about the effects of too much time in the bush. Mr. Laurence is no exception-he exhibits many of the symptoms of PTSD and he still seems genuinely troubled by the time he crossed the line that separates correspondent from combatant. "The Cat from Hue" is moving and honest. It will stand next to other classics of the Vietnam War, the war that keeps on giving.

Outstanding!.......2005-06-19

John Laurence' memoirs of his years reporting the Vietnam war(1965-1968) for CBS, and is one of the most insightful books on the war that I have read. At 800+ pages, it is a little wordy, but nevertheless it is extremely readable. He will be with Fall, Halberstam and Karnow when the literature on the period is evaluated. Recommend highly.

38 Years Later.......2004-09-14

I had the pleasure to meet Jack Laurence and Keith Kay while up in I Corps near the DMZ. Don't know if either remember this, bad weather stranded us at some God-forgotten place, Con Thien or Khe Sanh and we ended up huddling together for the night. Neither Laurence or Kay had rations left, so we dined under the poncho that night with goodies I got from home: a can of fois gras, crackers and beef jerky.

Jack's book right on target...brought back a lot of memories, both good and bad. The press center where we stayed was exactly as he described, from starched-up Colonel Faser to the funny smelling smoke coming out of the rooms (marijuanna). Too bad he didn't mention about taking the III MAF General's boat out on the Danang River one night and racing it around the harbor, scaring the hell out of the Marines guarding the bridge nearby (Maybe Jack wasn't there!).

I heartily recommend anyone interested in combat journalism read "Cat." We worked hard and played hard. To Jack, Keith, and to those we will not see again, Sean, Dana, Henri, Larry, Dickey, Bernard, Byron, Bill, I salute you for your integrity, courage and dedication.

SSgt. Frank Lee, USMC
Combat Information Bureau
Danang, Vietnam 1967

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When Danielle Ofri enters the doors of New York's legendary Bellevue Hospital as a tentative medical student, she is plunged into the teeming world of urban medicine: mysterious illnesses, patients speaking any one of a dozen languages, overworked interns devising audacious strategies to cope with the intensity of a big-city hospital. In a facility where poverty and social strife are as much a part of the pathology as any microbe, it is the medical students and interns who are thrust into the searing intimacy that is the doctor-patient relationship. With each chapter, Ofri introduces us to a new medical crisis and a human being with an intricate and compelling history.

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anecdotes on medical education.......2007-03-01

I read this one for a med school discussion group. At first I disliked it, feeling like Dr. Ofri was really trumping up Bellvue, how great the hospital is and likewise everyone who works there. However, then she went on to describe her relative incompetence in her medical performance as she transitioned through the end of medical school and residency. At this point in my education, I can relate to her lack of experience and feelings of inadequacy during her training.
This is a great book to read if you are interested in the inner workings of medical education and its impact on patient care, especially if you prefer to read about it via entertaining anecdotes rather than those nasty boring textbooks. A good read for med and pre-med students, as well as those just wanting to eavesdrop on the system of medical education.

This part of the review is by Kristi Florek, Matt's wife:
I also read this book for a class in medical school, like everyone else reviewing this book. I really enjoyed reading it "for fun" even though it was assigned. Each time I read the assigned chapters I had a hard time putting the book down, and read several more chapters. I found the book to be a good sampling of what life as a med student and a resident is like. Sometimes life is hard: days are long and sleepless, patients die, you don't know what to do, you get stuck with a needle, patients and staff are difficult. But sometimes life is great: you diagnose a difficult case, a baby is born, one of your superiors gives you a word of commendation, you feel like you're succeeding at becoming a doctor. It is an up and down world with huge swings of emotion. One thing I really identified with were her feelings of inadequacy, realizing that I am not alone in thinking that I have no idea what I am doing!
Overall, a very good book for anyone with any interest in medicine and medical education.

A look inside medical training.......2007-02-28

How does medicine educate its upcoming doctors? When is it okay to let a medical student to do a procedure? Given a choice would you let a medical student do your surgery? In the big picture, young doctors need experience because they are the future. This is just one of the many issues surrounding medical education and the maturation of young doctors that Ofri tackles. Some stories will move you, others will demystify the aura surrounding doctors, other may make you think twice before going to the doctor. Ofri's humbleness and honesty allow the reader an inside look at the decision making process of a doctor as they go through their training, which is sometimes a marvelous progression of logic and efficiency, and other times a shot in the dark at best. A good quick read for anyone interested in medicine or what medical training is like.

personal anecdotes.......2006-07-30

Dr Ofri has written a moving account of a resident doctor's personal experiences. Residency program is indeed a trial (and training) by fire which can either melt or strengthen the heart of a novice doctor. Being a doctor myself, I have been to "hell and back" with many of my patients. There are quite a few Dr Sitkins in the world of medicine : humane and highly sensitive doctors hiding behind a facade who snap when the reality of the harsh world and its inequalities,espeically, in life and death situations become unbearable.

medical student review.......2006-03-19

Ofri's book was assigned for a class at the medical school I attend. I found the book to be entertaining and an easy read from her style of writing, although a bit nerve-wracking to realize that the experiences she goes through are similar to those I will experience in my own training. I enjoyed the progression of her book from third year medical student, to residency and beyond. For anyone pursuing medicine as a career I would recommend this book as a way to realize that you are not the only one who is nervous about the responsibility that comes with being a physician. While some of her stories seem a bit grandiose or embellished, it is nonetheless a very entertaining and encouraging read.

If wasn't already scared..........2006-03-17

I am a second year medical student and after reading this book I'm not sure if I am encouraged or more frightened about what I am about to face in the next 5 years. I am encouraged that some one else with little confidence can survive, but I am afraid of the many daunting tasks and cases that I could meet. Ofri does a good job at expressing the efforts and troubles that an aspiring physician must face. However I think that few of us will find such entertaining stories. However embellished the stories are they make for good reading for everyone, non-medical folks will appreciate the fine story telling and people in the field will appreciate the stories and technical aspects.

Singular Intimacies: Becoming a Doctor at Bellevue

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