Engineering: Mechanics of fluids

This is the first single-volume handbook with the information a researcher needs to select the best rheology modifiers for his/her project.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

This book presents select proceedings of Conference on Recent Trends in Fluid Dynamics Research (RTFDR-21).

This book offers a guide to understanding models of vortex rings, starting from classical ones (circular vortex filament, Hill and Norbury-Fraenkel inviscid models) to very recent models incorporating viscous effects and realistic shapes of the vortex core.

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.

Drag Reduction of Turbulent Flows by Additives is the first treatment of the subject in book form.

The field of Large Eddy Simulation (LES) and hybrids is a vibrant research area.

The safe operation of plants is of paramount importance in the chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Integral Transforms in Computational Heat and Fluid Flow is a comprehensive volume that emphasizes the generalized integral transform technique (G.

The book reports on the latest theoretical and experimental findings in the field of active flow and combustion control, in the context of energy conversion for power and propulsion systems.

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

Interdisciplinary and Advanced Topics in Science and Engineering, Volume 3: Separation of Flow presents the problem of the separation of fluid flow.

The author's research on energy storage systems generally was confronted with five characteristics, i.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the freezing of colloidal suspensions and explores cutting-edge research in the field.

In this concise yet comprehensive book, the author discusses the principles of mass, momentum, and energy transport, and derives balance equations for single-component fluids and multicomponent mixtures based on the direct application of natural laws and principles of thermodynamics.

The book contains 12 chapters written by well-known shock wave researchers from seven different countries.

This book is a thoroughly revised and enlarged version of "e;Shock-capturing methods for free-surface shallow flows"e;, first published by Wiley and Sons, 2001.

This book explores effective environmental impact mitigation for petroleum-based lubricants to reduce their negative persistence during usage and upon end-of-life disposal.

In this book, a new approach to the theory and practice of two-phase systems based on a global invariant - entropy, - and other invariants is formulated and experimentally confirmed.

The fifth ERCOFfAC workshop 'Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation-5' (DLES-5) was held at the Munich University of Technology, August 27-29, 2003.

The first self-contained and comprehensive volume on atmospheric fronts, for students and instructors in atmospheric sciences and meteorology.

This book concentrates on high-fidelity numerical methods for predicting internal flows within aeroengines' compressors.

Hermann Schlichting is one of the internationally leading scientists in the field of th fluid mechanics during the 20 century.

The book gives a clear idea about the concept of gas turbines, thermodynamic basics of the turbine theory.

A treatment of low-speed aerodynamics, covering both theory and computational techniques, first published in 2001.

Each year, universities and research centres - most particularly the major space agencies such as NASA, ESA, and NASDA - devote a vast amount of time and money into the research of materials behaviour and production in microgravity.

This book gathers the latest advances and innovations in the field of flow-induced vibration and noise, as presented by leading international researchers at the 4th International Symposium on Flow-Induced Noise and Vibration Issues and Aspects (FLINOVIA), which was held in Sydney, Australia, in May 2023.

This book presents the importance of the mechanism of hairpin vortex formation to understanding flow transition, turbulence, and flow control.

Drag Reduction of Complex Mixtures discusses the concept of drag reduction phenomena in complex mixtures in internal and external flows that are shown experimentally by dividing flow patterns into three categories.

This book focuses on the application of classical combustion theory to ignition and flame propagation in solid-solid and gas-solid systems.

This book gives a brief but thorough introduction to the fascinating subject of non-Newtonian fluids, their behavior and mechanical properties.

This work presents an investigation of the influence of different modeling approaches on the quality of fuel economy simulations of hybrid electric powertrains.

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

Knowledge is not merely everything we have come to know, but also ideas we have pondered long enough to know in which way they are related, and 1 how these ideas can be put to practical use.

Nearly all industrial processes require objects to be moved, manipulated or subjected to some sort of force.

Shale Gas and Fracking: The Science Behind the Controversy explains the relevant geological principles before examining the peer-reviewed evidence and presenting it through a simple and compelling illustrated narrative.

High resolution upwind and centered methods are today a mature generation of computational techniques applicable to a wide range of engineering and scientific disciplines, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) being the most prominent up to now.

This book disseminates information on paper-based diagnostics devices and describes novel paper materials, fabrication techniques, and Basic Paper-based microfluidics/electronics theory.

This book includes select papers presented during the 16th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, held in JNCASR, Bangalore, and presents the latest developments in computational, experimental and theoretical research as well as industrial and technological advances.

A second edition of this popular introduction to numerical geodynamic modelling theory and applications for graduate students.

Linked Data (LD) is a well-established standard for publishing and managing structured information on the Web, gathering and bridging together knowledge from different scientific and commercial domains.

The physical properties of fluids are perhaps among the most extensively investigated physical constants of any single group of materials.

This book offers a practical, application-oriented introduction to computational fluid dynamics (CFD), with a focus on the concepts and principles encountered when using CFD in industry.

This book is based on results obtained over a decade of study and research.

Most of the solid materials we use in everyday life, from plastics to cosmetic gels exist under a non-crystalline, amorphous form: they are glasses.

This book provides a well-focused and comprehensive overview of novel technologies involved in advanced microfluidics based diagnosis via various types of prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers.