Research Initiation: Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics of Fluid Interfaces

这是一个研究流体混合物中界面性质的课题 在平衡状态下，使用热力学和统计学方法， 力学，重点是那些重要的方面， 化学工程过程 在第一部分，分析和 数值方法被用来确定的范围的影响， 分子间力对表面张力性质的影响。 接下来， 流体混合物表面张力特性的测定方法 作为温度的函数，通过外推， 关键区域，最近有如此多的详细信息 变得可用。 最后，表面活性剂的结构和内聚力 研究了在油和水等混合物中形成的膜。 分析，数值和可能的，视频显微镜技术， 用来研究最后一个问题。

This is a study of the properties of the interfaces in fluid mixtures at equilibrium, using the methods of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, with emphasis on those aspects which are important in chemical engineering processes. In a first part, analytical and numerical methods are used to determine the effects of the range of the intermolecular forces on the properties of surface tension. Next, a method of determining the behavior of surface tension in fluid mixtures is developed as a function of temperature, by extrapolation from the critical region, in which so much detailed information has recently become available. Finally, the structure and cohesion of surfactant films occuring in such mixtures as oil and water are studied. Analytical, numerical and possibly, videomicroscopic techniques are used to study this last problem.