Theory of Solidification

by Stephen H. Davis

The processes of freezing and melting were present at the beginnings of the Earth and continue to dominate the natural and industrial worlds. The solidification of a liquid or the melting of a solid involves a complex interplay of many physical effects. This 2001 book presents in a systematic way the field of continuum solidification theory based on instability phenomena. An understanding of the physics is developed by using examples of increasing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521650801
• ISBN13: 9780521650809
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"