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The scientific expedition of H.M.S. Challenger in the 1870s marks the starting point of physical oceanography. This ship traveled the seas of the globe pursuing a dual objective: to conduct an in-depth study of animal life and to observe the physical properties of ocean waters.
Volume 3 focuses on measurements and modeling of liquid compressibility. Based on the work initiated by the physicist Peter Tait, a detailed presentation of liquid equations-of-state is proposed. The physical interpretation of the parameters of these equations is discussed, leading to a description of the "structure" of liquid media.
From Deep Sea to Laboratory is available in three volumes for curious readers drawn to travel, history and science. Students, researchers and teachers of physics, fluid mechanics and oceanography will find material to deepen their knowledge.
Foreword vii
Preface xi
Notations xv
Chapter 1. The Compressibility of Liquids and Tait’s Equation-of-State 1
Chapter 2. Interpretations of the Parameters of Tait’s Equation 45
Chapter 3. Tait–Tammann–Gibson Equations-of-State 147
Chapter 4. The Modified Tait Equation 245
Conclusion 279
Appendices 283
Appendix A. Compressibility of a Straight Tube 285
Appendix B. Virial Theorem 291
References 335
Index 343
Summary of Volume 1 347
Summary of Volume 2 351
Frédéric Aitken is a CNRS researcher who has previously worked at the Electrostatics and Dielectric Materials Laboratory (LEMD) and is currently working at the Grenoble Electrical Engineering Laboratory (G2Elab). He is the former President of the Alps section of the French Society of Physics.
Jean-Numa Foulc is Honorary Professor at Grenoble Alpes University in France. He has had successive positions as an Assistant Professor and then Professor at the Universities of Rouen, Montpellier and Grenoble (Polytech Grenoble). He is currently a researcher at G2Elab.
