Introduction -- Part I – Theoretical Foundation -- Basic Conservation Equations for Laminar Convection -- Review of Falkner-Skan Transformation for Fluid Laminar Free Convection -- A New Similarity Analysis Method for Laminar Free Convection Boundary Layer and Film Flows -- New Method for Treatment of Variable Physical Properties -- Part II – Laminar Free Convection -- Heat Transfer of Laminar Free Convection of Monatomic and Diatomic Gases, Air and Water Vapour with Consideration of Variable Physical Properties -- Heat Transfer of Laminar Free Convection of Polyatomic Gas with Consideration of Variable Physical Properties -- Heat Transfer of Liquid Laminar Free Convection with Consideration of Variable Physical Properties -- Experimental Measurements of Free Convection with Large Temperature Difference -- Heat Transfer of Laminar Free Convection on an Inclined Flat Plate -- Part III – Film Boiling and Condensation -- Complete Mathematical Models of Laminar Free Film Boiling of Liquid with Consideration of Variable Physical Properties -- Velocity and Temperature Fields of Laminar Free Convection Film Boiling of Liquid with Consideration of Variable Physical Properties -- Heat and Mass Transfer of Laminar Free Convection Film Boiling of Liquid with Consideration of Variable Physical Properties -- Complete Mathematical Model of Laminar Free Convection Film Condensation of pure Vapour with Consideration of Variable Physical Properties -- Velocity and Temperature Fields of Laminar Free Convection Film Condensation of Pure Vapour with Consideration of Variable Physical Properties -- Heat and Mass Transfer of Laminar Free Convection Film Condensation of Pure Vapour with Consideration of Variable Physical Properties -- Effects of Various Physical Conditions on Free Film Condensations -- Complete Similarity Mathematical model of Laminar Free Film Condensation from Vapour-Gas Mixture -- Velocity and Temperature Fields of Laminar Free Convection Film Condensation of Vapour-Gas Mixture -- Heat and Mass Transfer on Laminar Free Convection Film Condensation of Vapour-Gas Mixture -- Part IV - Gravity-Driven Film Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids -- Hydrodynamics of Falling Film Flow of Non-Newtonian Power-Law Fluids -- Pseudo-Similarity and Boundary Layer Thickness for Non-Newtonian Falling Film Flow -- Heat Transfer of the Falling Film Flow Non-Newtonian Power-Law Fluids.

This book presents recent developments in our systematic studies of hydrodynamics and heat and mass transfer in laminar free convection, accelerating film boiling and condensation of Newtonian fluids, as well as accelerating film flow of non-Newtonian power-law fluids (FFNF). These new developments provided in this book are (i) novel system of analysis models based on the developed New Similarity Analysis Method; (ii) a system of advanced methods for treatment of gas temperature- dependent physical properties, and liquid temperature- dependent physical properties; (iii) the organically combined models of the governing mathematical models with those on treatment model of variable physical properties; (iv) rigorous approach of overcoming a challenge on accurate solution of three-point boundary value problem related to two-phase film boiling and condensation; and (v) A pseudo-similarity method of dealing with thermal boundary layer of FFNF for greatly simplifies the heat-transfer analysis and numerical calculation. A system of practical application equations on heat and mass transfer are provided in each chapter, which are formulated based on the rigorous numerical solutions with consideration of variable physical properties. In addition, in the second edition, other new research developments are further included on resolving an even big challenge associated with investigations of laminar free film condensation of vapour-gas mixture. They involve the novel methods for treatment of concentration- and temperature- dependent physical properties of vapour-gas mixture, and for rigorous solution of interfacial vapour saturation temperature, which have lead to rigorous analysis and calculation results on two-phase film flow velocity, temperature, and concentration fields, as well as condensate heat and mass transfer.