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Handbook of Environmental Fluid Dynamics, Two-Volume Set (Hardcover, New): Harindra Joseph Fernando Handbook of Environmental Fluid Dynamics, Two-Volume Set (Hardcover, New)
Harindra Joseph Fernando
R10,510 Discovery Miles 105 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

With major implications for applied physics, engineering, and the natural and social sciences, the rapidly growing area of environmental fluid dynamics focuses on the interactions of human activities, environment, and fluid motion. A landmark for the field, this two-volume Handbook of Environmental Fluid Dynamics presents the basic principles, fundamental flow processes, modeling techniques, and measurement methods used in the study of environmental motions. It also offers critical discussions of environmental sustainability related to engineering. The handbook features 81 chapters written by 135 renowned researchers from around the world. Covering environmental, policy, biological, and chemical aspects, it tackles important cross-disciplinary topics such as sustainability, ecology, pollution, micrometeorology, and limnology. Volume One: Overview and Fundamentals provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals, including introductory topics, general principles, and fundamental flow types. It emphasizes the close relevance of environmental fluid dynamics research in society, public policy, infrastructure, quality of life, security, and the law. The book explores established and emerging areas related to environmental fluid dynamics. It also describes sub-mesoscale flow processes and phenomena that form the building blocks of environmental motions. Volume Two: Systems, Pollution, Modeling, and Measurements explores the interactions between engineered structures and natural flows. It also discusses the major topic of environmental pollution, with a focus on numerical methods, predictive modeling, and computer infrastructure developments. The book also looks at practical aspects of laboratory experiments and field observations that validate quantitative predictions and help identify new phenomena and processes. As communities face existential challenges posed by climate change, rapid urbanization, and scarcity of water and energy, the study of environmental fluid dynamics becomes increasingly relevant. This wide-ranging handbook is a valuable resource for students, researchers, and policymakers working to better understand natural motions and how they affect and are influenced by anthropogenic activities.

Submarine Hydrodynamics (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2018): Martin Renilson Submarine Hydrodynamics (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2018)
Martin Renilson
R4,313 Discovery Miles 43 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book covers specific aspects of submarine hydrodynamics in a very practical manner. The author reviews basic concepts of ship hydrodynamics and goes on to show how they are applied to submarines, including a look at the use of physical model experiments. The book is intended for professionals working in submarine hydrodynamics, as well as for advanced students in the field. This revised edition includes updated information on empirical methods for predicting the hydrodynamic manoeuvring coefficients, and for predicting the resistance of a submarine. It also includes new material on how to assess propulsors, and includes measures of wake distortion, which has a detrimental influence on propulsor performance. Additional information on safe manoeuvring envelopes is also provided. The wide range of references has been updated to include the latest material in the field.

Fluid Mechanics (Paperback, 6th edition): J.F. Douglas, John Gasiorek, John Swaffield, Lynne Jack Fluid Mechanics (Paperback, 6th edition)
J.F. Douglas, John Gasiorek, John Swaffield, Lynne Jack
R2,413 Discovery Miles 24 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The sixth edition of this established, popular textbook provides an excellent and comprehensive treatment of fluid mechanics that is concisely written and supported by numerous worked examples. This revision of a classic text presents relevant material for mechanical and civil engineers, as well as energy and environmental services engineers. It recognises the evolution of the subject and provides thorough coverage of both established theory and emerging topics. Fluid Mechanicsis ideal for use throughout a first degree course in all engineering disciplines where a good understanding of the subject is required. New sections on rotodynamic machine interaction, contaminant concentration prediction and water reuse responses to the drought consequences of climate change. Extended website includes enhanced and additional simulations.

High Speed Pneumatic Theory and Technology Volume II - Control System and Energy System (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Yaobao Yin High Speed Pneumatic Theory and Technology Volume II - Control System and Energy System (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Yaobao Yin; Translated by Jiangwei Wu
R4,069 Discovery Miles 40 690 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book highlights the latest developments and the author's own research achievements in high speed pneumatic control theory and applied technology. Chiefly focusing on the control system and energy system, it presents the basic theory and pioneering technologies for aerospace and aviation, while also addressing e.g. pneumatic servo control theory, pneumatic nonlinear mechanisms, aerothermodynamics, pneumatic servo mechanisms, and sample applications of high temperature and high speed gas turbine systems in aerospace, aviation, and major equipment.

The Essence of Turbulence as a Physical Phenomenon - With Emphasis on Issues of Paradigmatic Nature (Hardcover, 2014 ed.):... The Essence of Turbulence as a Physical Phenomenon - With Emphasis on Issues of Paradigmatic Nature (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Arkady Tsinober
R3,301 Discovery Miles 33 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book critically reexamines what turbulence really is, from a fundamental point of view and based on observations from nature, laboratories, and direct numerical simulations. It includes critical assessments and a comparative analysis of the key developments, their evolution and failures, along with key misconceptions and outdated paradigms. The main emphasis is on conceptual and problematic aspects, physical phenomena, observations, misconceptions and unresolved issues rather than on conventional formalistic aspects, models, etc. Apart from the obvious fundamental importance of turbulent flows, this emphasis stems from the basic premise that without corresponding progress in fundamental aspects there is little chance for progress in applications such as drag reduction, mixing, control and modeling of turbulence. More generally, there is also a desperate need to grasp the physical fundamentals of the technological processes in which turbulence plays a central role.

Particle Image Velocimetry - A Practical Guide (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 2018): Markus Raffel, Christian E. Willert, Fulvio Scarano,... Particle Image Velocimetry - A Practical Guide (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 2018)
Markus Raffel, Christian E. Willert, Fulvio Scarano, Christian J. Kahler, Steven T. Wereley, …
R8,231 Discovery Miles 82 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This immensely practical guide to PIV provides a condensed, yet exhaustive guide to most of the information needed for experiments employing the technique. This second edition has updated chapters on the principles and extra information on microscopic, high-speed and three component measurements as well as a description of advanced evaluation techniques. What's more, the huge increase in the range of possible applications has been taken into account as the chapter describing these applications of the PIV technique has been expanded.

IUTAM Symposium on Analytical and Computational Fracture Mechanics of Non-Homogeneous Materials - Proceedings of the IUTAM... IUTAM Symposium on Analytical and Computational Fracture Mechanics of Non-Homogeneous Materials - Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium held in Cardiff, U.K., 18-22 June 2001 (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)
B.L. Karihaloo
R7,918 Discovery Miles 79 180 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This volume constitutes the Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on "Analytical and Computational Fracture Mechanics of Non-homogeneous Materials," held in Cardiff from 18th to 22nd June 2001. The Symposium was convened to address and place on record topical issues in analytical and computational aspects of the fracture of non-homogeneous materials as they are approached by specialists in mechanics, materials science and related fields. The expertise represented in the Symposium was accordingly very wide, and many of the world's greatest authorities in their respective fields participated. Given the extensive range and scale of non-homogeneous materials, it had to be focussed to enhance the quality and impact of the Symposium. The range of non-homogeneous materials was limited to those that are inhomogeneous at the macroscopic level and/or exhibit strain softening. The issues of micro to macro scaling were not excluded even within this restricted range which covered materials such as rock, concrete, ceramics and composites on the one hand, and, on the other, those metallic materials whose ductile fracture is strongly influenced by the presence of inhomogeneities. The Symposium remained focussed on fundamental research issues of practical significance. These issues have many common features among seemingly disparate non-homogeneous materials.

Numerical Techniques for Direct and Large-Eddy Simulations (Hardcover): Xi Jiang, Choi Hong Lai Numerical Techniques for Direct and Large-Eddy Simulations (Hardcover)
Xi Jiang, Choi Hong Lai
R6,339 Discovery Miles 63 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Compared to the traditional modeling of computational fluid dynamics, direct numerical simulation (DNS) and large-eddy simulation (LES) provide a very detailed solution of the flow field by offering enhanced capability in predicting the unsteady features of the flow field. In many cases, DNS can obtain results that are impossible using any other means while LES can be employed as an advanced tool for practical applications. Focusing on the numerical needs arising from the applications of DNS and LES, Numerical Techniques for Direct and Large-Eddy Simulations covers basic techniques for DNS and LES that can be applied to practical problems of flow, turbulence, and combustion.

After introducing Navier?Stokes equations and the methodologies of DNS and LES, the book discusses boundary conditions for DNS and LES, along with time integration methods. It then describes the numerical techniques used in the DNS of incompressible and compressible flows. The book also presents LES techniques for simulating incompressible and compressible flows. The final chapter explores current challenges in DNS and LES.

Helping readers understand the vast amount of literature in the field, this book explains how to apply relevant numerical techniques for practical computational fluid dynamics simulations and implement these methods in fluid dynamics computer programs.

Computational Transport Phenomena for Engineering Analyses (Hardcover): Richard C. Farmer, Ralph W. Pike, Gary C. Cheng,... Computational Transport Phenomena for Engineering Analyses (Hardcover)
Richard C. Farmer, Ralph W. Pike, Gary C. Cheng, Yen-Sen Chen
R6,358 Discovery Miles 63 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Although computer technology has dramatically improved the analysis of complex transport phenomena, the methodology has yet to be effectively integrated into engineering curricula. The huge volume of literature associated with the wide variety of transport processes cannot be appreciated or mastered without using innovative tools to allow comprehension and study of these processes. Connecting basic principles with numerical methodology for solving the conservations laws, Computational Transport Phenomena for Engineering Analyses presents the topic in terms of modern engineering analysis. The book includes a production quality computer source code for expediting and illustrating analyses of mass, momentum, and energy transport.

The text covers transport phenomena with examples that extend from basic empirical analyses to complete numerical analyses. It includes a computational transport phenomena (CTP) code written in Fortran and developed and owned by the authors. The code does not require a lease and can run on a PC or a supercomputer. The authors also supply the source code, allowing users to modify the code to serve their particular needs, once they are familiar with the code. Using the CTP code, grid generation and solution procedures are described and visual solution presentations are illustrated thus offering extensive coverage of the methodology for a wide range of applications.

The authors illustrate and emphasize that the very general solutions afforded by solving the unsteady, multidimensional transport equations for real multicomponent fluids describe an immense body of physical processes. Bringing together a wealth of professional and instructional experience, this book stresses a problem-solving approach that uses one set of computational and graphical tools to describe all aspects of the analysis. It provides understanding of the principles involved so that code improvements and/or use of commercial codes can be accomplished knowledgeably.

Design and Development of Aerospace Vehicles and Propulsion Systems - Proceedings of SAROD 2018 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): S.... Design and Development of Aerospace Vehicles and Propulsion Systems - Proceedings of SAROD 2018 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
S. Kishorekumar, Indira Narayanaswamy, V. Ramesh
R8,215 Discovery Miles 82 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents selected papers presented in the Symposium on Applied Aerodynamics and Design of Aerospace Vehicles (SAROD 2018), which was jointly organized by Aeronautical Development Agency (the nodal agency for the design and development of combat aircraft in India), Gas-Turbine Research Establishment (responsible for design and development of gas turbine engines for military applications), and CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (involved in major aerospace programs in the country such as SARAS program, LCA, Space Launch Vehicles, Missiles and UAVs). It brings together experiences of aerodynamicists in India as well as abroad in Aerospace Vehicle Design, Gas Turbine Engines, Missiles and related areas. It is a useful volume for researchers, professionals and students interested in diversified areas of aerospace engineering.

Solution Techniques for Large-Scale CFD Problems (Hardcover): W.G. Habashi Solution Techniques for Large-Scale CFD Problems (Hardcover)
W.G. Habashi
R13,638 Discovery Miles 136 380 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Current CFD problems of interest are typically of a large-scale nature, characterized by a size and complexity demanding the combined efforts of interdisciplinary teams from engineering, mathematics, computer science and physics. This book thus groups a prestigious cross-section of internationally known scientists invited to expound on the following themes:
* Algorithms for vector, parallel and virtual-parallel architectures
* Algorithms for massively parallel architectures
* Convergence enhancement techniques, namely preconditioned interative methods for implicit or fully-coupled approaches
* Convergence enhancement techniques, such as defect correction, multigrid, formulation preconditioning and zonal methods
* Application of these techniques to large-scale CFD analysis and design.
This book should prove equally valuable for CFD developers, practitioners and graduate students.

Engineering Mathematics for Marine Applications (Hardcover): Umesh A. Korde, R. Cengiz Ertekin Engineering Mathematics for Marine Applications (Hardcover)
Umesh A. Korde, R. Cengiz Ertekin
R2,864 Discovery Miles 28 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Gaining expertise in marine floating systems typically requires access to multiple resources to obtain the knowledge required, but this book fills the long-felt need for a single cohesive source that brings together the mathematical methods and dynamic analysis techniques required for a meaningful analysis, primarily, of large and small bodies in oceans. You will be introduced to fundamentals such as vector calculus, Fourier analysis, and ordinary and partial differential equations. Then you'll be taken through dimensional analysis of marine systems, viscous and inviscid flow around structures surface waves, and floating bodies in waves. Real-life applications are discussed and end of chapter problems help ensure full understanding. Students and practicing engineers will find this an invaluable resource for developing problem solving and design skills in a challenging ocean environment through the use of engineering mathematics.

Gas and Steam Turbine Power Plants - Applications in Sustainable Power (Hardcover): Gulen S. Can Gulen Gas and Steam Turbine Power Plants - Applications in Sustainable Power (Hardcover)
Gulen S. Can Gulen
R2,597 Discovery Miles 25 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Guide to Fluid Mechanics (Hardcover): Hongwei Wang A Guide to Fluid Mechanics (Hardcover)
Hongwei Wang
R2,655 Discovery Miles 26 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is written in the learner's point of view, with the purpose of helping the readers understand the principle of flow. The first feature of the book is that the theory is explained using ordinary and accessible language, where fluid mechanics is presented in analogy with solid mechanics to emphasize that they are all the application of Newtonian mechanics and thermodynamics. The second feature is that all the informative and intriguing illustration are drawn by the author himself, which unites science and art and makes the figures compliment the text and provide clearer understanding with visuals. Another unique feature is that one of the chapters is wholly dedicated to providing 25 selected interesting and controversial flow examples with the purpose of linking theory with practice. Beneficial to both the beginners in this field and experts in other fields and ideal for college students, graduate students, engineers, and technicians.

Developments in the Flow of Complex Fluids in Tubes (Hardcover, 2015 ed.): Dennis A Siginer Developments in the Flow of Complex Fluids in Tubes (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Dennis A Siginer
R3,937 Discovery Miles 39 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Dynamics of Tube Flow of Viscoelastic Fluids and Non-Colloidal Suspensions" is dedicated to the tube flow of viscoelastic fluids and Newtonian single and multi-phase particle-laden fluids.This succinct volume collects the most recent analytical developments and experimental findings, in particular in predicting the secondary field, highlighting the historical developments which led to the progress made. This book brings a fresh and unique perspective and covers and interprets efforts to model laminar flow of viscoelastic fluids in tubes and laminar and turbulent flow of single and multi-phase particle-laden flow of linear fluids in the light of the latest findings.

A Student's Guide to the Navier-Stokes Equations (Hardcover): Justin W. Garvin A Student's Guide to the Navier-Stokes Equations (Hardcover)
Justin W. Garvin
R1,633 R1,387 Discovery Miles 13 870 Save R246 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Navier-Stokes equations describe the motion of fluids and are an invaluable addition to the toolbox of every physicist, applied mathematician, and engineer. The equations arise from applying Newton's laws of motion to a moving fluid and are considered, when used in combination with mass and energy conservation rules, to be the fundamental governing equations of fluid motion. They are relevant across many disciplines, from astrophysics and oceanic sciences to aerospace engineering and materials science. This Student's Guide provides a clear and focused presentation of the derivation, significance and applications of the Navier-Stokes equations, along with the associated continuity and energy equations. Designed as a useful supplementary resource for undergraduate and graduate students, each chapter concludes with a selection of exercises intended to reinforce and extend important concepts. Video podcasts demonstrating the solutions in full are provided online, along with written solutions and other additional resources.

New Results in Numerical and Experimental Fluid Mechanics IX - Contributions to the 18th STAB/DGLR Symposium, Stuttgart,... New Results in Numerical and Experimental Fluid Mechanics IX - Contributions to the 18th STAB/DGLR Symposium, Stuttgart, Germany, 2012 (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Andreas Dillmann, Gerd Heller, Ewald Kramer, Hans-Peter Kreplin, Wolfgang Nitsche, …
R4,141 Discovery Miles 41 410 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book presents contributions to the 18th biannual symposium of the German Aerospace Aerodynamics Association (STAB). The individual chapters reflect ongoing research conducted by the STAB members in the field of numerical and experimental fluid mechanics and aerodynamics, mainly for (but not limited to) aerospace applications, and cover both nationally and EC-funded projects. By addressing a number of essential research subjects, together with their related physical and mathematics fundamentals, the book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the current research work in the field, as well as its main challenges and new directions. Current work on e.g. high aspect-ratio and low aspect-ratio wings, bluff bodies, laminar flow control and transition, active flow control, hypersonic flows, aeroelasticity, aeroacoustics and biofluid mechanics is exhaustively discussed here.

Physics of Wave Turbulence (Hardcover): Sebastien Galtier Physics of Wave Turbulence (Hardcover)
Sebastien Galtier
R2,128 R1,828 Discovery Miles 18 280 Save R300 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A century ago, Lewis Fry Richardson introduced the concept of energy cascades in turbulence. Since this conceptual breakthrough, turbulence has been studied in diverse systems and our knowledge has increased considerably through theoretical, numerical, experimental and observational advances. Eddy turbulence and wave turbulence are the two regimes we can find in nature. So far, most attention has been devoted to the former regime, eddy turbulence, which is often observed in water. However, physicists are often interested in systems for which wave turbulence is relevant. This textbook deals with wave turbulence and systems composed of a sea of weak waves interacting non-linearly. After a general introduction which includes a brief history of the field, the theory of wave turbulence is introduced rigorously for surface waves. The theory is then applied to examples in hydrodynamics, plasma physics, astrophysics and cosmology, giving the reader a modern and interdisciplinary view of the subject.

Numerical Modeling of Water Waves (Hardcover, 2nd): Charles L. Mader Numerical Modeling of Water Waves (Hardcover, 2nd)
Charles L. Mader
R7,328 Discovery Miles 73 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Numerical Modeling of Water Waves, Second Edition covers all aspects of this subject, from the basic fluid dynamics and the simplest models to the latest and most complex, including the first-ever description of techniques for modeling wave generation by explosions, projectile impacts, asteroids, and impact landslides. The book comes packaged with downloadable resources that contain the computer codes and movies generated by the author and his colleagues at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Mader's three-pronged approach--through text, computer programs, and animations--imparts a thorough understanding of new computational methods and provides the tools to put those methods to effective use.

Nanoscale Hydrodynamics of Simple Systems (Hardcover): Jesper Schmidt Hansen Nanoscale Hydrodynamics of Simple Systems (Hardcover)
Jesper Schmidt Hansen
R1,802 R1,529 Discovery Miles 15 290 Save R273 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Written for graduate students and researchers, Nanoscale Hydrodynamics of Simple Systems covers fundamental aspects of nanoscale hydrodynamics and extends this basis to examples. Covering classical, generalised and extended hydrodynamic theories, the title also discusses their limitations. It introduces the reader to nanoscale fluid phenomena and explores how fluid dynamics on this extreme length scale can be understood using hydrodynamic theory and detailed atomistic simulations. It also comes with additional resources including a series of explanatory videos on the installation of the code package, as well as discussion, analysis and visualisations of simulations. This title primarily focusses on training the reader to identify when classical theory breaks down, how to extend and generalise the theory, as well as assimilate how simulations and theory together can be used to gain fundamental knowledge about the fluid dynamics of small-scale systems.

Handbook of Flow Visualization (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Wen-Jei Yang Handbook of Flow Visualization (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Wen-Jei Yang
R12,890 Discovery Miles 128 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days


Contents:
1. Introduction 2. Fluid Dynamics 3. Heat and Mass Transfer Fumdamentals for Flow Visualisation 4. Liquids 5. Gases: Smokes 6. Sparks Tracing Electric Discharge 7. Surface Tracing Methods 8. Liquid Crystals 9. Tufts 10. Streaming Birefringence 11. Optical Deflectometry by Speckle Photography 12. Shadowgraph and Schlieren 13. Interferometry 14. Light Sheet Techniques 15. Planar Flourescene Imaging in Gases 16. Digital Processing of Interferograms 17. Optical Image Processing 18. Ultrasonic Image Processing 19. Cardiac Image Processing 20. Optical Tomography 21. Thermography 22. Flow Solutions 23. Flow-Field Survey Data 24.Computer-Aided Flow Visualisation 25. Aerospace and Wind Tunnel Testing 26. Smoke Flow Visualisation in Large Tunnels and Flight Testing Using Flying Strut Traverser 27. Infrared Cameras for Boundary Layer Transition Visualisation 28. Water Tunnel Testing 29. Internal Flows 30. Vortices 31. Explosive Flows: Shock Tubes and Blast Waves 32. Interferometry in Heat and Mass Transfer on Earth and in Space 33. Double-Diffuse Convection 34. Infrared Thermography in Convective Heat Transfer 35. Multiphase Flow and Pulsed-Light Velocimetry 36. Gas Turbine Disk Cooling Flows 37. Coronary Arteries 38. Cardiovascular Systems 39. Medicine and Biology 40. Indoor Environments 41. Agriculture 42. Building Aerodynamics 43. Land Vehicles

Instability in Geophysical Flows (Paperback): William D. Smyth, Jeffrey R. Carpenter Instability in Geophysical Flows (Paperback)
William D. Smyth, Jeffrey R. Carpenter
R1,788 Discovery Miles 17 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Instabilities are present in all natural fluids from rivers to atmospheres. This book considers the physical processes that generate instability. Part I describes the normal mode instabilities most important in geophysical applications, including convection, shear instability and baroclinic instability. Classical analytical approaches are covered, while also emphasising numerical methods, mechanisms such as internal wave resonance, and simple `rules of thumb' that permit assessment of instability quickly and intuitively. Part II introduces the cutting edge: nonmodal instabilities, the relationship between instability and turbulence, self-organised criticality, and advanced numerical techniques. Featuring numerous exercises and projects, the book is ideal for advanced students and researchers wishing to understand flow instability and apply it to their own research. It can be used to teach courses in oceanography, atmospheric science, coastal engineering, applied mathematics and environmental science. Exercise solutions and MATLAB (R) examples are provided online. Also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Prandtl-Essentials of Fluid Mechanics (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 2010): Katherine Asfaw Prandtl-Essentials of Fluid Mechanics (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 2010)
Katherine Asfaw; Edited by Herbert Oertel; Contributions by P. Erhard, Dieter Etling, U. Muller, …
R3,045 Discovery Miles 30 450 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Ludwig Prandtl, with his fundamental contributions to hydrodynamics, ae- dynamics, and gas dynamics, greatly in?uenced the development of ?uid - chanics as a whole, and it was his pioneering research in the ?rst half of the last century that founded modern ?uid mechanics. His book Fu]hrer durch die Str]omungslehre, which appeared in 1942, originated from previous pub- cations in 1913, Lehre von der Flu]ssigkeit und Gasbewegung, and 1931, Abriss der Str]omungslehre. The title Fu]hrer durch die Str]omungslehre, or Essentials of Fluid Mechanics, is an indication of Prandtl's intentions to guide the reader on a carefully thought-out path through the di?erent areas of ?uid mech- ics. On his way, the author advances intuitively to the core of the physical problem, without extensive mathematical derivations. The description of the fundamental physical phenomena and concepts of ?uid mechanics that are needed to derive the simpli?ed models has priority over a formal treatment of the methods. This is in keeping with the spirit of Prandtl's research work. The ?rst edition of Prandtl's Fu]hrer durch die Str]omungslehre was the only book on ?uid mechanics of its time and, even today, counts as one of the most important books in this area. After Prandtl's death, his students Klaus Oswatitsch and Karl Wieghardt undertook to continue his work, and to add new ?ndings in ?uid mechanics in the same clear manner of presentation."

A Primer in Fluid MechanicsDynamics of Flows in One Space Dimension (Hardcover, New): William B. Brower Jr A Primer in Fluid MechanicsDynamics of Flows in One Space Dimension (Hardcover, New)
William B. Brower Jr
R1,189 Discovery Miles 11 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This distinctive text presents the basic principles of fluid mechanics by means of one-dimensional flow examples - differing significantly in style and content from other books. A Primer in Fluid Mechanics contains: oan overview of fluid properties and the kinetic theory of gases oinformation on the fundamental equations of fluid mechanics, including historical references and background information ointroductory discussions on fluid properties and fluid statics oa comprehensive chapter on compressible flow oa variety of applications on non-steady flow, including non-steady gas dynamics oa brief introduction to acoustics Novel provisos in the text include oan analysis of the static stability of a floating two-dimensional parabolic section oviscous flow through an elastic duct oseveral geometries in non-steady tank draining, including a singular perturbation problem Chapters also discuss physical properties, atmospheric stability, thermodynamics, energy and momentum equations, dimensional analysis, and historical perspectives of flows in pipes and conduits. A Primer in Fluid Mechanics offers a rigorous text for the curious student and for the research engineer seeking a readily available guide to the more refined treatments in the literature - supporting classical and current discussions as well as theoretical and practical concepts.

Flow-Induced Pulsation and Vibration in Hydroelectric Machinery - Engineer's Guidebook for Planning, Design and... Flow-Induced Pulsation and Vibration in Hydroelectric Machinery - Engineer's Guidebook for Planning, Design and Troubleshooting (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Peter Doerfler, Mirjam Sick, Andre Coutu
R4,712 Discovery Miles 47 120 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Since the 1970's, an increasing amount of specialized research has focused on the problems created by instability of internal flow in hydroelectric power plants. However, progress in this field is hampered by the inter disciplinary nature of the subject, between fluid mechanics, structural mechanics and hydraulic transients. Flow-induced Pulsation and Vibration in Hydroelectric Machinery provides a compact guidebook explaining the many different underlying physical mechanisms and their possible effects. Typical phenomena are described to assist in the proper diagnosis of problems and various key strategies for solution are compared and considered with support from practical experience and real-life examples. The link between state-of the-art CFD computation and notorious practical problems is discussed and quantitative data is provided on normal levels of vibration and pulsation so realistic limits can be set for future projects. Current projects are also addressed as the possibilities and limitations of reduced-scale model tests for prediction of prototype performance are explained. Engineers and project planners struggling with the practical problems will find Flow-induced Pulsation and Vibration in Hydroelectric Machinery to be a comprehensive and convenient reference covering key topics and ideas across a range of relevant disciplines.

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