Breakup of Liquid Sheets and Jets

This book, first published in 2003, is an exposition of what we knew about the physics underlying the onset of instability in liquid sheets and jets. Wave motion and breakup phenomena subsequent to the onset of instability are carefully explained. Physical concepts are established through rigorous mathematics, accurate numerical analyses and comparison of theory with experiment. Exercises are provided for students, and these help familiarize the reader with the required mathematical tools. This book further provides a rational basis for designing equipment and processes involving the phenomena of sheet and jet breakup. Researchers interested in transition to turbulence, hydrodynamic stability or combustion will find this book a highly useful resource, whether their background lies in engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine or applied mathematics.

Suitable for students and researchers who wish to learn spatio-temporal stability analysis
Rational approaches are used to establish physical concepts which have wide practical applications

Reviews & endorsements

"The book can be recommended as a reference text containing a wealth of material and many references, describing the current state of knowledge of these fascinating and deeply challenging problems." Mathematical Reviews

"The author must be given credit for assembling a vast amount of material on a common theme, including a very extensive bibliography, which is not available elsewhere. Having made significant contributions to the linear stability of sheets and jets himself, he offers an authoritative opinion even on some contentious matters. In each section, the problem is laid out in great generality, and treated clearly and methodically. The presentation is gratifyingly free of the specialised jargon of many engineering texts, which will make it more accessible to readers coming from other disciplines..." Journal of Fluid Mechanics

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