Instability of Flows (Advances in Fluid Mechanics)

A state-of-the art analysis of studies in the field of instability of flows, this book contains chapters by leading experts in fluid mechanics. The text brings together many important aspects of flow instabilities and one of the primary aims of the contributors is to determine fruitful directions for future advanced studies and research.

Contents: Preface; Contact-Line Instabilities of Driven Liquid Films; Numerical Simulation of Three-Dimensional Bubble Oscillations; Stratified Shear Flow - Instability and Wave Radiation; Instability of Flows; Stability, Transition and Turbulence in Rotating Cavities; A Comprehensive Investigation of Hydrodynamic Instability.