Instability of Flows

A state-of-the art analysis of studies in the field of instability of flows, this book contains chapters by leading experts in fluid mechanics. One of the primary aims of the contributors is to determine fruitful directions for future advanced studies and research. Partial Contents: Contact Line Instability of Driven Liquid Films on Homogeneous and Nonhomogeneous Surfaces; Numerical Simulation of Three-Dimensional Bubble Oscillations; Spherical Couette Flow and its Instability - Dependence on Gap Size; Instability of Flows; Boundary Layer Instabilities in Rotating Flows; Hydrodynamic Instabilities on Offshore Structures.