Physics: Fluid mechanics

Describes the fundamental effects of buoyancy, a key force in driving air and transporting heat and pollutants around a building''s interior.

This textbook begins with the finite element method (FEM) before focusing on FEM in heat transfer and fluid mechanics.

This textbook begins with the finite element method (FEM) before focusing on FEM in heat transfer and fluid mechanics.

Introducing multibody dynamics with an emphasis on flexible body dynamics, this edition features an additional chapter with explanations for the fundamental issues addressed.

Starting from first principles, this graduate-level monograph discusses turbulent flow in a wide range of geophysical and astrophysical settings.

This 2006 book combines modern and traditional solid mechanics topics in a coherent theoretical framework.

This 2000 textbook covers mass transport in solids and fluids, for materials science and engineering students.

Ideal for those involved in designing sheet metal forming processes, where the understanding of advances in plasticity theory is essential.

This comprehensive book presents, in depth, what engineers need to know about modelling rotorcraft aeromechanics.

This book presents an integrated approach to kinematic and dynamic analysis.

Ideal for those involved in designing sheet metal forming processes, where the understanding of advances in plasticity theory is essential.

This comprehensive book presents, in depth, what engineers need to know about modelling rotorcraft aeromechanics.

This book presents an integrated approach to kinematic and dynamic analysis.

All-inclusive introduction to polydisperse multiphase flows linking theory to practice through numerous real-world examples and MATLAB® scripts for key algorithms.

All-inclusive introduction to polydisperse multiphase flows linking theory to practice through numerous real-world examples and MATLAB® scripts for key algorithms.

This 2000 textbook covers mass transport in solids and fluids, for materials science and engineering students.

This best-selling textbook presents the concepts of continuum mechanics, and the second edition includes additional explanations, examples and exercises.

This best-selling textbook presents the concepts of continuum mechanics, and the second edition includes additional explanations, examples and exercises.

This book compiles the key scientific and technological knowledge associated with gas turbine emissions into a single authoritative source.

This book compiles the key scientific and technological knowledge associated with gas turbine emissions into a single authoritative source.

This self-contained volume introduces modern methods of statistical mechanics in turbulence, with three harmonised lecture courses by world class experts.

Describes physical and statistical aspects of waves for graduates, researchers and engineers.

Graduate book on atmospheric and oceanic fluid dynamics for meteorology, atmospheric science and oceanography courses.

For anyone interested in the aerodynamics, structural dynamics and flight dynamics of small birds, bats, insects and air vehicles (MAVs).

This book presents topics in a single source format using unified spectral theory of computing.

For anyone interested in the aerodynamics, structural dynamics and flight dynamics of small birds, bats, insects and air vehicles (MAVs).

A rigorously comprehensive and interdisciplinary text on wave turbulence, for graduate students and researchers in physics-related fields.

Now reissued by Cambridge University Press, this sixth edition covers fundamental aerodynamics using examples, applications and exercises.

Now reissued by Cambridge University Press, this sixth edition covers fundamental aerodynamics using examples, applications and exercises.

An exploration of nanoscale fluid phenomena and how to model them through hydrodynamics.

This textbook gives a comprehensive, accessible introduction to the mathematics of incompressible fluid mechanics and its many applications.

The definitive textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying a biologically-grounded course in fluid mechanics.

Aerodynamic design of aircraft presented with applications, using CFD software and featuring tutorials, exercises, and mini-projects.

Aerodynamic design of aircraft presented with applications, using CFD software and featuring tutorials, exercises, and mini-projects.

Presents advanced reservoir simulation methods used in the widely-used MRST open-source software for researchers, professionals, students.

Introducing key concepts in turbulent transport with an overview of analytical and statistical tools to advanced graduates and researchers.

Presents advanced reservoir simulation methods used in the widely-used MRST open-source software for researchers, professionals, students.

This book was developed using material from teaching courses on fluid mechanics, high-speed flows, aerodynamics, high-enthalpy flows, experimental methods, aircraft design, heat transfer, introduction to engineering, and wind engineering.

This book was developed using material from teaching courses on fluid mechanics, high-speed flows, aerodynamics, high-enthalpy flows, experimental methods, aircraft design, heat transfer, introduction to engineering, and wind engineering.

Conventional Flowmeters covers origin, principle of operation, development, advantages and disadvantages, applications, and frontiers of research for conventional technology flowmeters, which include differential pressure and primary elements, positive displacement, turbine, open channel, and variable area.

Conventional Flowmeters covers origin, principle of operation, development, advantages and disadvantages, applications, and frontiers of research for conventional technology flowmeters, which include differential pressure and primary elements, positive displacement, turbine, open channel, and variable area.

This book provides detailed information related to nanofluids, synthesis and preparation, morphologies of nanoparticles, selection of base fluids and thermophysical properties of nanofluids.

This book provides detailed information related to nanofluids, synthesis and preparation, morphologies of nanoparticles, selection of base fluids and thermophysical properties of nanofluids.

Fluid Mechanics: A Problem-Solving Approach provides a clear distinction between integral formulation and the different formulation of conservation law.

Fluid Mechanics: A Problem-Solving Approach provides a clear distinction between integral formulation and the different formulation of conservation law.

Mass Transfer-Driven Evaporation from Capillary Porous Media offers a comprehensive review of mass transfer-driven drying processes in capillary porous media, including pore-scale and macro-scale experiments and models.

Mass Transfer-Driven Evaporation from Capillary Porous Media offers a comprehensive review of mass transfer-driven drying processes in capillary porous media, including pore-scale and macro-scale experiments and models.

Most dam accidents with hydroelectric plants are due to under-dimensioning of the maximum floods of spillway design, causing extravasation and dam breaks (this occurs in 23% of the accidents).