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Turbulent Reacting Flows (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980): P.A. Libby Turbulent Reacting Flows (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980)
P.A. Libby; Contributions by R.W. Bilger; Edited by F.A. Williams; Contributions by K.N.C. Bray, E E O'Brien, …
R1,399 Discovery Miles 13 990 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Wastewater Hydraulics - Theory and Practice (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2010): Willi H. Hager Wastewater Hydraulics - Theory and Practice (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2010)
Willi H. Hager
R3,207 Discovery Miles 32 070 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The second, enlarged edition of this established reference integrates many new insights into wastewater hydraulics. This work serves as a reference for researchers but also is a basis for practicing engineers. It can be used as a text book for graduate students, although it has the characteristics of a reference book. It addresses mainly the sewer hydraulician but also general hydraulic engineers who have to tackle many a problem in daily life, and who will not always find an appropriate solution. Each chapter is introduced with a summary to outline the contents. To illustrate application of the theory, examples are presented to explain the computational procedures. Further, to relate present knowledge to the history of hydraulics, some key dates on noteworthy hydraulicians are quoted. A historical note on the development of wastewater hydraulics is also added. References are given at the end of each chapter, and they are often helpful starting points for further reading. Each notation is defined when introduced, and listed alphabetically at the end of each chapter. This new edition includes in particular sideweirs with throttling pipes, drop shafts with an account on the two-phase flow features, as well as conduit choking due to direct or undular hydraulic jumps.

Asymptotic Methods in Fluid Mechanics: Survey and Recent Advances (Paperback, 2010 ed.): Herbert Steinruck Asymptotic Methods in Fluid Mechanics: Survey and Recent Advances (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Herbert Steinruck
R5,180 Discovery Miles 51 800 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

A survey of asymptotic methods in fluid mechanics and applications is given including high Reynolds number flows (interacting boundary layers, marginal separation, turbulence asymptotics) and low Reynolds number flows as an example of hybrid methods, waves as an example of exponential asymptotics and multiple scales methods in meteorology.

Thirteenth International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics - Proceedings of the Conference Held at the... Thirteenth International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics - Proceedings of the Conference Held at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, Italy, 6-10 July 1992 (Paperback, 1993 ed.)
M. Napolitano, F. Sabetta
R2,743 Discovery Miles 27 430 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

These proceedings of a well-established conference on numerical methods, calculations, and modelling in fluid dynamics concentrates on five topics: multidimensional upwinding, turbulent flows, domain decomposition methods, unstructured grids, and flow visualization, and it includes papers presented at a workshop on all-vertex schemes. All papers have been carefully refereed.

Twelfth International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics - Proceedings of the Conference Held at the University... Twelfth International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics - Proceedings of the Conference Held at the University of Oxford, England on 9-13 July 1990 (Paperback, 1990 ed.)
K.W. Morton
R2,749 Discovery Miles 27 490 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

These proceedings are devoted to the most recent research in computational fluid mechanics and include a thorough analysis of the state of the art in parallel computing and the development of algorithms. The applications cover hypersonic and environmental flows, transitions in turbulence, and propulsion systems. Seven invited lectures survey the results of the recent past and point out interesting new directions of research. The contributions have been carefully selected for publication.

Meteorological Fluid Dynamics - Asymptotic Modelling, Stability and Chaotic Atmospheric Motion (Paperback, Softcover reprint of... Meteorological Fluid Dynamics - Asymptotic Modelling, Stability and Chaotic Atmospheric Motion (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)
Radyadour K. Zeytounian
R1,439 Discovery Miles 14 390 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The author considers meteorology as a part of fluid dynamics. He tries to derive the properties of atmospheric flows from a rational analysis of the Navier-Stokes equations, at the same time analyzing various types of initial and boundary problems. This approach to simulate nature by models from fluid dynamics will be of interest to both scientists and students of physics and theoretical meteorology.

Fluid Mechanics for Marine Ecologists (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999): Stanislaw R. Massel Fluid Mechanics for Marine Ecologists (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999)
Stanislaw R. Massel
R1,487 Discovery Miles 14 870 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Showing marine ecologists, oceanographers and marine engineers how ocean waters interact with, influence and constrain life in the ocean, this package makes the physical processes intelligible to biologists with a modicum of mathematics. Part I of the book examines classical fluid mechanics such as laminar and turbulent flow, boundary layers, and forces induced by flow. Part II deals with large-scale flows, such as waves, large ocean currents, and tides, which are beyond the scope of classic fluid mechanics. In Part III, the link between hydrodynamics of ocean flows and marine ecology is demonstrated by examples of well-established phenomena and processes. The CD-ROM contains 12 ready-to-use computer programs on the calculation, representation and simulation of various processes.

Modeling in Combustion Science - Proceedings of the US-Japan Seminar Held in Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii, 24-29 July 1994 (Paperback,... Modeling in Combustion Science - Proceedings of the US-Japan Seminar Held in Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii, 24-29 July 1994 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995)
John Buckmaster, Tadao Takeno
R1,428 Discovery Miles 14 280 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The articles in this volume treat various problems in combustion science that are of importance in applications to technology and to environmental sciences. The authors treat turbulence in premixed and non-premixed flames as well as pressure interactions and wave phenomena. Also supersonic flows and detonations are discussed. The main emphasis, however, is on the modelling and numerical treatment of combustion phenomena. The book addresses researchers in physics and engineering, and mathematicians from scientific computing.

Solid-Liquid Interfaces - Macroscopic Phenomena - Microscopic Understanding (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st... Solid-Liquid Interfaces - Macroscopic Phenomena - Microscopic Understanding (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003)
Klaus Wandelt, Stephen Thurgate
R4,057 Discovery Miles 40 570 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Using combinations of in situ and ex situ experimental methods, fundamental and relevant phenomena such as adsorption and desorption of ions and molecules, restructuring of surfaces, thin film and nanocluster growth, and electrochemical reactions on the micrometer scale are addressed. The overview includes a wide range of experimental techniques and examples of solid-liquid interfaces and aims at stimulating an expansion of this important type of interface science.

Natural Locomotion in Fluids and on Surfaces - Swimming, Flying, and Sliding (Paperback, 2012 ed.): Stephen Childress, Anette... Natural Locomotion in Fluids and on Surfaces - Swimming, Flying, and Sliding (Paperback, 2012 ed.)
Stephen Childress, Anette Hosoi, William W. Schultz, Jane Wang
R2,663 Discovery Miles 26 630 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This volume developed from a Workshop on Natural Locomotion in Fluids and on Surfaces: Swimming, Flying, and Sliding which was held at the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) at the University of Minnesota, from June 1-5, 2010. The subject matter ranged widely from observational data to theoretical mechanics, and reflected the broad scope of the workshop. In both the prepared presentations and in the informal discussions, the workshop engaged exchanges across disciplines and invited a lively interaction between modelers and observers. The articles in this volume were invited and fully refereed. They provide a representative if necessarily incomplete account of the field of natural locomotion during a period of rapid growth and expansion. The papers presented at the workshop, and the contributions to the present volume, can be roughly divided into those pertaining to swimming on the scale of marine organisms, swimming of microorganisms at low Reynolds numbers, animal flight, and sliding and other related examples of locomotion.

Quasi-Geostrophic Theory of Oceans and Atmosphere - Topics in the Dynamics and Thermodynamics of the Fluid Earth (Paperback):... Quasi-Geostrophic Theory of Oceans and Atmosphere - Topics in the Dynamics and Thermodynamics of the Fluid Earth (Paperback)
Fabio Cavallini, Fulvio Crisciani
R3,663 Discovery Miles 36 630 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Large-scale winds and currents tend to balance Coriolis and pressure gradient forces. The time evolution of these winds and currents is the subject of the quasi-geostrophic theory. Chapter 1 presents concepts and equations of classical inertial fluid mechanics. Chapter 2 deals with the equations of thermodynamics that close the governing equations of the fluids. Then, the motion is reformulated in a uniformly rotating reference frame. Chapter 3 deals with the shallow-water model and the homogeneous model of wind-driven circulation. The chapter also describes a classical application of the Ekman layer to the atmosphere. Chapter 4 considers the two-layer model, as an introduction to baroclinic flows, together with the concept of available potential energy. Chapter 5 takes into account continuously stratified flows in the ocean and in the atmosphere.

Theory of Structured Multiphase Mixtures (Paperback, 1991 ed.): Flavio Dobran Theory of Structured Multiphase Mixtures (Paperback, 1991 ed.)
Flavio Dobran
R1,401 Discovery Miles 14 010 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In this volume the author gives a detailed presentation of his theory of multiphase mixtures with structure. The book also addresses students, and in addition encourages further research. Based on the concept of averaging the field equations, conservation and balance equations are developed. A material deformation postulate leads to structured mixtures. The resulting model is compared with those in use elsewhere. The final chapters are devoted to constitutive theory and constitutive equations. In particular, two-phase mixtures are treated in some detail.

Progress in Turbulence and Wind Energy IV - Proceedings of the iTi Conference in Turbulence 2010 (Paperback, 2012 ed.): Martin... Progress in Turbulence and Wind Energy IV - Proceedings of the iTi Conference in Turbulence 2010 (Paperback, 2012 ed.)
Martin Oberlack, Joachim Peinke, Alessandro Talamelli, Luciano Castillo, Michael Hoelling
R5,150 Discovery Miles 51 500 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This fourth issue on "progress in turbulence" is based on the fourth ITI conference (ITI interdisciplinary turbulence initiative), which took place in Bertinoro, North Italy. Leading researchers from the engineering and physical sciences presented latest results in turbulence research. Basic as well as applied research is driven by the rather notorious difficult and essentially unsolved problem of turbulence. In this collection of contributions clear progress can be seen in different aspects, ranging from new quality of numerical simulations to new concepts of experimental investigations and new theoretical developments. The importance of turbulence is shown for a wide range of applications including: combustion, energy, flow control, urban flows, are few examples found in this volume. A motivation was to bring fundamentals of turbulence in connection with renewable energy. This lead us to add a special topic relevant to the impact of turbulence on the wind energy conversion. The structure of the present book is as such that contributions have been bundled according to covering topics i.e. I Basic Turbulence Aspects, II Particle Laden Flows, III Modeling and Simulations, IV, Experimental Methods, V Special Flows, VI Atmospheric Boundary Layer, VII Boundary Layer, VIII Wind Energy and IX Convection. This book is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Tim Nickels. Shortly after giving an invited lecture at the 4th ITI conference, the turbulence community lost a world-class scientist, a friend and devoted family man.

Near-Field Characterization of Micro/Nano-Scaled Fluid Flows (Paperback, 2011 ed.): Kenneth D. Kihm Near-Field Characterization of Micro/Nano-Scaled Fluid Flows (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Kenneth D. Kihm
R2,618 Discovery Miles 26 180 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The near-field region within an order of 100 nm from the solid interface is an exciting and crucial arena where many important multiscale transport phenomena are physically characterized, such as flow mixing and drag, heat and mass transfer, near-wall behavior of nanoparticles, binding of bio-molecules, crystallization, surface deposition processes, just naming a few. This monograph presents a number of label-free experimental techniques developed and tested for near-field fluid flow characterization. Namely, these include Total Internal Reflection Microscopy (TIRM), Optical Serial Sectioning Microscopy (OSSM), Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscopy (SPRM), Interference Reflection Contrast Microscopy (IRCM), Thermal Near-Field Anemometry, Scanning Thermal Microscopy (STM), and Micro-Cantilever Near-Field Thermometry. Presentation on each of these is laid out for the working principle, how to implement the system, and its example applications, to promote the readers understanding and knowledge of the specific technique that can be applied for their own research interests.

New Approaches to Nonlinear Waves (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016): Elena Tobisch New Approaches to Nonlinear Waves (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016)
Elena Tobisch
R2,309 Discovery Miles 23 090 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The book details a few of the novel methods developed in the last few years for studying various aspects of nonlinear wave systems. The introductory chapter provides a general overview, thematically linking the objects described in the book. Two chapters are devoted to wave systems possessing resonances with linear frequencies (Chapter 2) and with nonlinear frequencies (Chapter 3). In the next two chapters modulation instability in the KdV-type of equations is studied using rigorous mathematical methods (Chapter 4) and its possible connection to freak waves is investigated (Chapter 5). The book goes on to demonstrate how the choice of the Hamiltonian (Chapter 6) or the Lagrangian (Chapter 7) framework allows us to gain a deeper insight into the properties of a specific wave system. The final chapter discusses problems encountered when attempting to verify the theoretical predictions using numerical or laboratory experiments. All the chapters are illustrated by ample constructive examples demonstrating the applicability of these novel methods and approaches to a wide class of evolutionary dispersive PDEs, e.g. equations from Benjamin-Oro, Boussinesq, Hasegawa-Mima, KdV-type, Klein-Gordon, NLS-type, Serre, Shamel , Whitham and Zakharov. This makes the book interesting for professionals in the fields of nonlinear physics, applied mathematics and fluid mechanics as well as students who are studying these subjects. The book can also be used as a basis for a one-semester lecture course in applied mathematics or mathematical physics.

Mathematics of Two-Dimensional Turbulence (Hardcover, New): Sergei Kuksin, Armen Shirikyan Mathematics of Two-Dimensional Turbulence (Hardcover, New)
Sergei Kuksin, Armen Shirikyan
R2,096 Discovery Miles 20 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is dedicated to the mathematical study of two-dimensional statistical hydrodynamics and turbulence, described by the 2D Navier-Stokes system with a random force. The authors' main goal is to justify the statistical properties of a fluid's velocity field u(t,x) that physicists assume in their work. They rigorously prove that u(t,x) converges, as time grows, to a statistical equilibrium, independent of initial data. They use this to study ergodic properties of u(t,x) - proving, in particular, that observables f(u(t,.)) satisfy the strong law of large numbers and central limit theorem. They also discuss the inviscid limit when viscosity goes to zero, normalising the force so that the energy of solutions stays constant, while their Reynolds numbers grow to infinity. They show that then the statistical equilibria converge to invariant measures of the 2D Euler equation and study these measures. The methods apply to other nonlinear PDEs perturbed by random forces.

Numerical Simulation of Reactive Flow in Hot Aquifers - SHEMAT and Processing SHEMAT (Paperback, 2003 ed.): Christoph Clauser Numerical Simulation of Reactive Flow in Hot Aquifers - SHEMAT and Processing SHEMAT (Paperback, 2003 ed.)
Christoph Clauser
R2,645 Discovery Miles 26 450 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Christoph Clauser and Jom Bartels SHE MAT (Simulator for HEat and MAss Transport) is an easy-to-use, general- purpose reactive transport simulation code for a wide variety of thermal and hy- drogeological problems in two and three dimensions. Specifically, SHEMAT solves coupled problems involving fluid flow, heat transfer, species transport, and chemical water-rock interaction in fluid-saturated porous media. It can handle a wide range of time scales. Therefore, it is useful to address both technical and geo- logical processes. In particular, it offers special and attractive features for model- ing steady-state and transient processes in hydro-geothermal reservoirs. This makes it well suited to predict the long-term behavior of heat mining installations in hot aquifers with highly saline brines. SHEMA T in its present form evolved from a fully coupled flow and heat transport model (Clauser 1988) which had been developed from the isothermal USGS 3-D groundwater model of Trescott and Larson (Trescott 1975; Trescott and Larson 1977). Transport of dissolved species, geochemical reactions between the solid and fluid phases, extended cou- pling between the individual processes (most notably between porosity and per- meability), and a convenient user interface (developed from Processing Modflow (Chiang and Kinzelbach 2001)) were added during several research projects funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG) under grant CL 12117 and the German Federal Ministries for Education, Science, Research, and Technology (BMBF) under grant 032 69 95A-D and for Economics and Technology (BMWi) under grant 0327095 (Bartels et al. 2002, Kuhn et al. 2002a).

Fourteenth International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics - Proceedings of the Conference Held in Bangalore,... Fourteenth International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics - Proceedings of the Conference Held in Bangalore, India, 11-15 July 1994 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995)
Suresh M. Deshpande, Shivaraj S. Desai, Roddam Narashima
R2,737 Discovery Miles 27 370 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Computational Fluid Dynamics has now grown into a multidisciplinary activity with considerable industrial applications. The papers in this volume bring out the current status and future trends in CFD very effectively. They cover numerical techniques for solving Euler and Navier-Stokes equations and other models of fluid flow, along with a number of papers on applications. Besides the 88 contributed papers by research workers from all over the world, the book also includes 6 invited lectures from distinguished scientists and engineers.

Elements of Numerical Methods for Compressible Flows (Paperback): Doyle D. Knight Elements of Numerical Methods for Compressible Flows (Paperback)
Doyle D. Knight
R1,815 Discovery Miles 18 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The purpose of this book is to present the basic elements of numerical methods for compressible flows. It is appropriate for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and specialists working in high speed flows. The focus is on the unsteady one-dimensional Euler equations which form the basis for numerical algorithms in compressible fluid mechanics. The book is restricted to the basic concepts of finite volume methods, and even in this regard is not intended to be exhaustive in its treatment. Although the practical applications of the one-dimensional Euler equations are limited, virtually all numerical algorithms for inviscid compressible flow in two and three dimensions owe their origin to techniques developed in the context of the one-dimensional Euler equations. The author believes it is therefore essential to understand the development and implementation of these algorithms in their original one-dimensional context. The text is supplemented by numerous end-of-chapter exercises.

Elasticity with Mathematica  (R) - An Introduction to Continuum Mechanics and Linear Elasticity (Paperback): Andrei... Elasticity with Mathematica (R) - An Introduction to Continuum Mechanics and Linear Elasticity (Paperback)
Andrei Constantinescu, Alexander Korsunsky
R1,385 Discovery Miles 13 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book introduces key ideas and principles in the theory of elasticity with the help of symbolic computation. Differential and integral operators on vector and tensor fields of displacements, strains and stresses are considered on a consistent and rigorous basis with respect to curvilinear orthogonal coordinate systems. As a consequence, vector and tensor objects can be manipulated readily, and fundamental concepts can be illustrated and problems solved with ease. The method is illustrated using a variety of plane and three-dimensional elastic problems. General theorems, fundamental solutions, displacements and stress potentials are presented and discussed. The Rayleigh-Ritz method for obtaining approximate solutions is introduced for elastostatic and spectral analysis problems. Containing more than 60 exercises and solutions in the form of Mathematica notebooks that accompany every chapter, the reader can learn and master the techniques while applying them to a large range of practical and fundamental problems.

Baroclinic Tides - Theoretical Modeling and Observational Evidence (Paperback): Vasiliy Vlasenko, Nataliya Stashchuk, Kolumban... Baroclinic Tides - Theoretical Modeling and Observational Evidence (Paperback)
Vasiliy Vlasenko, Nataliya Stashchuk, Kolumban Hutter
R1,501 Discovery Miles 15 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book was first published in 2005. When an oceanic tidal wave that is primarily active on the water surface passes an ocean shelf or a region with a seamount, it is split into a less energetic surface wave and other internal modes with different wavelengths and propagation speeds. This cascading process, from the barotropic tides to the baroclinic components, leads to the transformation of tidal energy into turbulence and heat, an important process for the dynamics of the lower ocean. Baroclinic Tides demonstrates the analytical and numerical methods used to study the generation and evolution of baroclinic tides and, by comparison with experiments and observational data, shows how to distinguish and interpret internal waves. Strongly non-linear solitary internal waves, which are generated by internal tidal waves at the final stage of their evolution, are investigated in detail. This book is intended for researchers and graduate students of physical oceanography, geophysical fluid dynamics and hydroacoustics.

Discrete Inverse and State Estimation Problems - With Geophysical Fluid Applications (Paperback): Carl Wunsch Discrete Inverse and State Estimation Problems - With Geophysical Fluid Applications (Paperback)
Carl Wunsch
R1,558 Discovery Miles 15 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The problems of making inferences about the natural world from noisy observations and imperfect theories occur in almost all scientific disciplines. This 2006 book addresses these problems using examples taken from geophysical fluid dynamics. It focuses on discrete formulations, both static and time-varying, known variously as inverse, state estimation or data assimilation problems. Starting with fundamental algebraic and statistical ideas, the book guides the reader through a range of inference tools including the singular value decomposition, Gauss-Markov and minimum variance estimates, Kalman filters and related smoothers, and adjoint (Lagrange multiplier) methods. The final chapters discuss a variety of practical applications to geophysical flow problems. Discrete Inverse and State Estimation Problems is an ideal introduction to the topic for graduate students and researchers in oceanography, meteorology, climate dynamics, and geophysical fluid dynamics. It is also accessible to a wider scientific audience; the only prerequisite is an understanding of linear algebra.

Hydrodynamics and Stellar Winds - An Introduction (Paperback, 2014 ed.): Walter J. Maciel Hydrodynamics and Stellar Winds - An Introduction (Paperback, 2014 ed.)
Walter J. Maciel
R1,829 Discovery Miles 18 290 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Introduces hydrodynamics to undergraduate students in physics and astrophysics.

Stellar winds are a common phenomenon in the life of stars, from the dwarfs like the Sun to the red giants and hot supergiants, constituting one of the basic aspects of modern astrophysics. Stellar winds are a hydrodynamic phenomenon in which circumstellar gases expand towards the interstellar medium. This book presents an elementary introduction to the fundamentals of hydrodynamics with an application to the study of stellar winds. The principles of hydrodynamics have many other applications, so that the book can be used as an introduction to hydrodynamics for students of physics, astrophysics and other related areas.

Turbulence Modeling and Vortex Dynamics - Proceedings of a Workshop Held at Istanbul, Turkey, 2-6 September 1996 (Paperback,... Turbulence Modeling and Vortex Dynamics - Proceedings of a Workshop Held at Istanbul, Turkey, 2-6 September 1996 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
Olus Boratav, Alp Eden, Ayse Erzan
R1,399 Discovery Miles 13 990 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This volume collects contributions to the workshop on "Turbulence Modeling and Vortex Dynamics, Istanbul," where engineers, physicists, and mathematicians discussed the statistical description of turbulence. They cover practical aspects as well as rigorous mathematics. This book will be a source of reference for many years for those working in this most fascinating field of scientific modeling.

High Temperature Phenomena in Shock Waves (Paperback, 2012 ed.): Raymond Brun High Temperature Phenomena in Shock Waves (Paperback, 2012 ed.)
Raymond Brun
R4,026 Discovery Miles 40 260 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The high temperatures generated in gases by shock waves give rise to physical and chemical phenomena such as molecular vibrational excitation, dissociation, ionization, chemical reactions and inherently related radiation. In continuum regime, these processes start from the wave front, so that generally the gaseous media behind shock waves may be in a thermodynamic and chemical non-equilibrium state. This book presents the state of knowledge of these phenomena. Thus, the thermodynamic properties of high temperature gases, including the plasma state are described, as well as the kinetics of the various chemical phenomena cited above. Numerous results of measurement and computation of vibrational relaxation times, dissociation and reaction rate constants are given, and various ionization and radiative mechanisms and processes are presented. The coupling between these different phenomena is taken into account as well as their interaction with the flow-field. Particular points such as the case of rarefied flows and the inside of the shock wave itself are also examined. Examples of specific non-equilibrium flows are given, generally corresponding to those encountered during spatial missions or in shock tube experiments.

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