Résumé :
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This book addresses the complex subject of the interactions of droplets and sprays. It describes the behavior of an individual droplet in a spray, the behavior of a spray, and the critical relationships between the two. In particular, it discusses the fluid mechanics and transport phenomena that govern the behavior of droplets and sprays in many important applications. Along with a strong theoretical foundation, the book presents results in a way that will be useful for engineering practice, with summaries of key formulas and examples of various spray computations. Among topics covered are transient heating (or cooling) and vapôrization (or condensation), multicomponent liquid droplet vaporization, near-critical and supercritical ambient conditions, interaction of droplets with turbulent or vortical structures, distorsion of the spherical shape and secondary atomization of the droplets, and computational issues.
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