Thermal nonequilibrium phenomena in fluid mixtures : [Fourth international meeting on thermodiffusion, September 2000, the University of Bayreuth, Germany

Thermodiffusion describes the coupling between a temperature gradient and a resulting mass flux. Traditionally, the focus has been on simple fluids, and it is now extending to more complex systems such as electrolytes, polymers, colloidal dispersions and magnetic fluids. This book widens the scope even further by including applications in ionic solids. Written as a set of tutorial reviews, it will be useful to experts, nonspecialist researchers and postgraduate students alike. Computer Simulations of Thermal Diffusion in Binary Fluid Mixtures....Pages 3-23 Thermodiffusion in the Critical Region....Pages 24-37 On the Theory of the Soret Effect in Colloids....Pages 38-60 Principle of Entropy Maximization for Nonequilibrium Steady States....Pages 61-73 A Comprehensive Theory of the Soret Effect in a Multicomponent Mixture....Pages 74-92 Thermodiffusion and Nonlinear Heat Equation....Pages 93-120 Nonequilibrium Concentration Fluctuations in Binary Liquid Systems Induced by the Soret Effect....Pages 121-145 Thermodiffusion in Ionic Solids —Model Experiments and Theory....Pages 146-183 Hip, Hip, Soret!....Pages 184-185 Measurement of Transport Coefficients by an Optical Grating Technique....Pages 189-210 A Survey of the Thomaes Flow Cell Method for the Soret Coefficient....Pages 211-232 Validity Limits of the FJO Thermogravitational Column Theory....Pages 233-249 Determination of Thermodiffusion Parameters from Thermal Field-Flow Fractionation Retention Data....Pages 250-284 Thermodiffusion of Polymer Solutions in Convectionless Cells....Pages 285-309 Soret Effect and Free Convection: A Way to Measure Soret Coefficients....Pages 313-333 Convective Patterns in Binary Fluid Mixtures with Positive Separation Ratios....Pages 334-354 Convective Instability of Magnetized Ferrofluids: Influence of Magnetophoresis and Soret Effect....Pages 355-371 On the Soret-Driven Thermosolutal Convection in a Vibrational Field of Arbitrary Frequency....Pages 372-388 Thermodiffusion in Porous Media and Its Consequences....Pages 389-427 Soret Effect and Mixed Convection in Porous Media....Pages 428-447 Soret Effect in Multicomponent Flow Through Porous Media: Local Study and Upscaling Process....Pages 448-465