Fluid Properties at Nano/Meso Scale / Microsystem and Nanotechnology Series (PDF)

Today's scientific and engineering community has a good grasp
on how to model fluid flows at macro and molecular scales, with
well-developed theory and supporting technologies. Between these
two extremes lies the nano/meso scale (i.e. in the range of
50nm-500nm) where fluid flow models continue to be problematic.
Continuum models used at macro scales assume a negligible influence
from molecular interactions, while molecular models do not predict
flow well at nano/meso dimensions. The solution, and the subject of
this book, is to use elements from both to capture correctly the
proper physics (from the molecular scale) and provide a description
in terms of useful fluid properties (as characterized on the
continuum scale).

Fluid Properties at Nano/Meso Scale is based on the
authors' past five years' research that has yielded new
innovations in fluid simulation strategies at the nano/meso scale.
The authors approach this subject in a straightforward and easy to
understand format, providing a first step into the subject for
researchers at all levels. They present new tools that allow the
numerical computation of fluid properties from first principles,
enabling the reader to begin to model successfully fluids at
nano/meso scale. It is hoped that these first steps will engender
the further development and advancement of simulation techniques at
this scale, and keep engineering simulation at the cutting edge of
technology.

* Presents internationally leading developments in the field of
fluid properties at nano/meso scale

* Provides the reader with the first steps to fluid modelling at
nano/meso-scales as well as state-of-the-art applications

* Includes innovative and new simulation techniques along with a
detailed examination of existing numerical methods