Dynamic Phase Transitions in a van der Waals Fluid.

Abstract

This paper proves the existence of traveling wave solutions connecting liquid and vapor phases in a van der Waals fluid. The main constitutive assumptions are that the fluid be an elastic fluid(with pressure given by the van der Waals equation of state) possessing a higher order correction given by Korteweg's theory of capillarity and the fluid is a conductor of heat with large specific heat at constant volume. The main mathematical tool in the analysis is the Conley-Easton theory of isolating blocks. (Author)

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA110455

Entities

People

  • M. Slemrod

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Equations Of State
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Governments
  • Heat Energy
  • Mathematics
  • Phase Transformations
  • Scientific Research
  • Specific Heat
  • Thermodynamics
  • Traveling Waves
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vapor Phases

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Quantum Chemistry