This volume contains three keynote presentations, given by experts in the field of experimental methods, rheology and the modeling of coating dies. Included also are 40 contributions drawn from the following areas of coating research and application: instability and coating defects; surface treatment; spreading and leveling; experimental investigations; surface tension and gravity driven flows; roll and gravure coating; rheological effects in coating processes.As such, these proceedings should prove a valuable resource for both researchers and coating practitioners.

This multi-authored volume provides a comprehensive and in-depth account of the highly interdisciplinary science and technology of liquid film coating. The book covers fundamental principles from a wide range of scientific disciplines, including fluid mechanics aand transport phenomena, capillary hydrodynamics, surface and colloid science. The authors, all acknowledged eperts in their fields, represent a balance between industrial and academic points of view. Throughout the text, many case studies illustrate how scientific principles together with advanced experimental and theoretical methods are applied to develop and optimize manufacturing processes of eve increasing sophiatication and efficiency. In the first part of the book, the authors systematically recount the underlying physical principles and important material properties. The second part of the book gives a comprehensive overview of the most advanced experimental, mathematical and computational methods available today to investigate coating processes. The third part provides an overview and critical literature review for all major classes of liquid film coating processes of industrial importance.

These proceedings contain a selection of refereed contributions as a source of reference for all those interested in the state of the art in computational fluid dynamics. The conference brings together physicists, mathematicians and engineers to review and share recent advances in the field.

Authored by leading experts from around the world, the three-volume Handbook of Nanostructured Thin Films and Coatings gives scientific researchers and product engineers a resource as dynamic and flexible as the field itself. The first two volumes cover the latest research and application of the mechanical and functional properties of thin films an