Download or read book Thermal Nonequilibrium Phenomena in Fluid Mixtures written by W. Köhler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-01-11 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.