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1 online resource (xiv, 316 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Series in soft condensed matter ; v. 6 |
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Series in soft condensed matter ; v. 6.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction. 1.1. The significance of wet granular matter. 1.2. Energy scales. 1.3. Typical questions to be asked. 1.4. How we shall proceed -- 2. Grains and granular fluids. 2.1. Grains. 2.2. Granular fluids. 2.3. Conclusions -- 3. Wetting. 3.1. Planar substrates. 3.2. Rough substrates. 3.3. Conclusions -- 4. Capillary forces. 4.1. Capillary bridge between flat walls. 4.2. Capillary bridge between spherical bodies. 4.3. Capillary bridge between irregular grains. 4.4. Force networks. 4.5. Conclusions -- 5. Wet granular gases. 5.1. Dynamical aspects of capillary bridges. 5.2. Free cooling and clustering. 5.3. Liquid-gas coexistence. 5.4. Collective phenomena far from thermal equilibrium. 5.5. Conclusions -- 6. Wet granular piles. 6.1. Geometrical aspects of granular piles. 6.2. Regimes of wetness. 6.3. Mechanical properties of wet granular piles. 6.4. Phase transitions in wet granular piles. 6.5. Conclusions -- 7. Special topics. 7.1. The physics of sand castles. 7.2. Immiscible granular suspensions. 7.3. Quicksand and quickclay |
| Summary |
This is a monograph written for the young and advanced researcher who is entering the field of wet granular matter and keen to understand the basic physical principles governing this state of soft matter. It treats wet granulates as an instance of a ternary system, consisting of the grains, a primary, and a secondary fluid. After addressing wetting phenomena in general and outlining the basic facts on dry granular systems, a chapter on basic mechanisms and their effects is dedicated to every region of the ternary phase diagram. Effects of grain shape and roughness are considered as well. Rather than addressing engineering aspects such as existing books on this topic do, the book aims to provide a generalized framework suitable for those who want to understand these systems on a more fundamental basis |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-312) and index |
| Subject |
Soft condensed matter.
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Wetting.
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Granular materials -- Permeability.
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Granular materials -- Mechanical properties
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SCIENCE -- Energy.
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SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- General.
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Granular materials -- Mechanical properties
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Granular materials -- Permeability
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Soft condensed matter
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Wetting
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
World Scientific (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9789814417709 |
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981441770X |
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9789814417716 |
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9814417718 |
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