Laboratory of Heat and Mass Transfer

Institute of Physics, University of Latvia

LABORATORY OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

(founded in 1961)

Main topics:

Thermodynamics of non-equilibrium processes and interrelated heat and mass transfer (Yu. Mikhailov, R. Ozols, 1961-1979)
Heat and mass transfer in MHD flows (E. Blums, J. Suhovics, 1963-1980)
Heat and mass transfer in low temperature plasma (V. Melnikov, M. Zake, J. Suhovics, 1962-1985)
Heat and mass transfer in combustion processes, turbulence (M. Zake, J. Suhovics, since 1985)
Magnetic fluids: properties, hydrodynamics, heat and mass transfer (E. Blums, A. Cebers, M. Maiorov, A. Chukhrov, G. Kronkalns, J. Plavins, since 1970)

Present structure:

Head of laboratory:

Professor Dr. habil. phys. Elmars Blums eblums@tesla.sal.lv
http://www.lza.lv/scientists/blumse.htm

Research groups:

Magnetic fluids

Selected publications:

V. Lykov, Yu. A. Mikhailov. Theory of Heat and Mass Transfer, Gosenergoizdat, Moscow-Leningrad, 1963, 535 p. (in Russian).
.E. Blums, M. Zake, U. I. Ivanov, Yu. A. Mikhailov. Heat and Mass Transfer in the Presence of an Electromagnetic Field, Zinatne, Riga, 1967, 236 p. (in Russian).
3. E. Blums, Yu. A. Mikhailov, R. Ozols. Heat and Mass Transfer in the Presence of a Magnetic Field, Zinatne, Riga, 1980, 356 p. (in Russian)
V. K. Melnikov, M. Zake, V. N. Kovalev. Heat and Mass Transfer on Metallic Surfaces in Chemically Active Flows, Zinatne, Riga, 1980, 246 p. (in Russian).
E. Blums, Yu. A. Mikhailov, R. Ozols. Heat and Mass Transfer in MHD Flows, World Scientific, Singapore, 1987, 512 p.
5. E. Blums, A. Cebers, M. Maiorov. Magnetic Fluids, Zinatne, Riga, 1989, 386 p. (in Russian).
6 E. Blums, A. Cebers, M. M. Maiorov. Magnetic Fluids, Walter de Gryuter & Co., Berlin -- New York, 1997, 416 p.