Fluid Mechanics in the Digital Era

Raj Kumar Arya is working as an associate professor, in the Department of Chemical Engineering, at Dr B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India. His areas of research include thin film polymeric coatings, antimicrobial coatings, finite element formulation, modeling, and simulation using MATLAB, anticorrosion coatings, anti-fouling coatings, and Confocal Raman Spectroscopy. He has published nearly ninety research papers in journals and conferences of national and international repute.George D. Verros is presently working as a Fellow in the Department of Chemistry, at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. His primary interests focused on polymer science and technology with an emphasis on process simulation, mathematical modeling, online optimization, calculation of molecular weight distribution in polymerization reactors, diffusion-controlled reactions, nanocomposites, membrane, and coating formation. He is the author or co-author of about forty publications in scientific journals and has written more than sixty publications in proceedings of conferences.J. Paulo Davim is a full professor, at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He is also distinguished as an honorary professor in several universities/colleges/institutes in China, India, and Spain. He is a Senior Chartered Engineer by the Portuguese Institution of Engineers with an MBA and Specialist titles in Engineering and Industrial Management as well as in Metrology. He has more than 35 years of teaching and research experience in manufacturing, materials, mechanical, and industrial engineering, with a special emphasis on machining, and tribology.

• 0. Front Matter1. AI and Machine Learning in Fluid Mechanics2. Big data and Data Analytics in Fluid mechanics3. Internet of Things and Smart Fluid Systems4. Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)5. Fluid Flow in Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)6. Fluid Mechanics in Nanomanufacturing7. Magneto-Hydro Dynamic (MHD) flows in Microfluidic Devices8. Nanofluid flow in a U-tube double-pipe heat exchanger9. Nanofluid-based enhanced oil recovery processes10. Natural Convection of Rigid-Free Nanofluid Layer in High Porosity: Jeffrey Model11. Joule and Viscous Dissipation in Convective Transport of Casson Nanofluid in a Magnetized Porous Medium 12. Versatile Applications of Acoustic Cavitation and Sonochemistry13. Lab on a Chip in Healthcare Monitoring: Current and Future Perspectives