Turbulent Flow: Analysis, Measurement, and Prediction - Hardcover

Bernard, Peter S.; Wallace, James M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471332194 ISBN 13: 9780471332190

Verlag: Wiley, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

Provides unique coverage of the prediction and experimentation necessary for making predictions.
* Covers computational fluid dynamics and its relationship to direct numerical simulation used throughout the industry.
* Covers vortex methods developed to calculate and evaluate turbulent flows.
* Includes chapters on the state-of-the-art applications of research such as control of turbulence.

Über diesen Titel

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Peter S. Bernard, PhD, is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and serves as Chief Technology Officer of VorCat, Inc., a start-up company developing computer software for turbulent flow prediction based on his research in gridfree vortex methods.
James M. Wallace, PhD, is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and an inductee in the Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni of the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Von der hinteren Coverseite

Comprehensive, unique coverage of turbulent flow including modern prediction and measurement
Turbulent Flow presents the essential physical and analytical background that enables readers to make informed decisions when choosing the best method for the study and prediction of turbulent flows. Critical focus is given to experimental and numerical methods as well as what these methods have revealed about turbulent motion.
Coverage includes an introduction to turbulence theory, the fundamental equations of turbulent flow and their meaning, the techniques used in physical experiments and computer simulations, a review of the progress made in understanding the properties of turbulence, turbulence closures and their applications, and large eddy simulation methods.
Cutting-edge material includes:
* State-of-the-art turbulence closure and simulation techniques
* Up-to-date presentations of major theoretical and experimental advances
* Vortex analysis of turbulence structure, transport, and modeling
Turbulent Flow is an essential book for students and an invaluable reference for mechanical and aerospace engineers, physicists and mathematicians in related disciplines, and engineers and scientists in such fields as chemical, biological, and ocean engineering.

Aus dem Klappentext

Comprehensive, unique coverage of turbulent flow including modern prediction and measurement

Turbulent Flow presents the essential physical and analytical background that enables readers to make informed decisions when choosing the best method for the study and prediction of turbulent flows. Critical focus is given to experimental and numerical methods as well as what these methods have revealed about turbulent motion.

Coverage includes an introduction to turbulence theory, the fundamental equations of turbulent flow and their meaning, the techniques used in physical experiments and computer simulations, a review of the progress made in understanding the properties of turbulence, turbulence closures and their applications, and large eddy simulation methods.

Cutting-edge material includes: * State-of-the-art turbulence closure and simulation techniques * Up-to-date presentations of major theoretical and experimental advances * Vortex analysis of turbulence structure, transport, and modeling

Turbulent Flow is an essential book for students and an invaluable reference for mechanical and aerospace engineers, physicists and mathematicians in related disciplines, and engineers and scientists in such fields as chemical, biological, and ocean engineering.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wiley
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0471332194
• ISBN 13: 9780471332190
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 512
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Wiley-VCH GmbH; product_safety@wiley.com; ; Boschstrasse 12; Weinheim; 69469; Deutschland