Engineering: Mechanics of fluids Books

Book SynopsisDieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen für die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfügung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden müssen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.

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Book SynopsisThis key text is a major reference work – a totally authoritative handbook on a major current topic. It consolidates state-of-the-art information from the large number of disciplines used in Experimental Fluid Mechanics into a readable desk reference book. It comprises four parts: Experiments in Fluid Mechanics, Measurement of Primary Quantities, Specific Experimental Approaches, and Analyses and Post-Processing of Data. The book has been prepared for physicists and engineers in research and development in universities, in industry and in other research institutions. Both experimental methodology and techniques are covered fundamentally and for a wide range of application fields. A generous use of citations directs the reader to additional material on each subject.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "Handbooks are reference works for daily use by two main groups of people: on the one hand by experienced scientists, and by engineers or physicists … . And, on the other hand, by students … . due to the breadth and depth, this book serves both groups excellently. … In summary, the community of fluid mechanics today has in their hands a highly valuable and important new book, which is a major reference in our science and will soon become a standard reference." (Günter Brenn, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 51, 2008) "The stated purpose of this 1500 page handbook is to provide comprehensive information to the experimental fluid mechanics community for planning, executing, and interpreting experiments. … A DVD-ROM PDF version of the handbook accompanies the hardback book. … The book is excellent for a user who wants to obtain some information on a given topic without reading and digesting many papers. … production quality is excellent too. … The high-quality drawings, photos, and figures are clearly labeled and captioned." (Roger L. Simpson, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal, Vol. 46 (10), 2008)Table of ContentsIntroductionThe expression: "analytical work", often connotes an effort in which basic expressions are combined to analyze a given problem and to derive new information and insight from the resulting mathematical steps of the analysis. Specifically, having started with the appropriate relationships and bringing appropriate mathematical manipulations to the task, the analyst is able to create new information to address the motivating question(s).A central organizing theme of this handbook is that ‘experimental fluid mechanics" can be understood as a parallel activity to that described above. The motivating questions will set the context for the experiment. The experiment will be established as a boundary value problem in which the experimentalist will address all aspects of the boundary conditions that will influence the "solution." If a transient or an evolving solution is sought, the appropriate initial conditions will similarly be addressed.Having established these conditions, the solution to the boundary value problem will be revealed in the experimental data that will – ideally – not be contaminated by unintended or unknown perturbing effects and that will be fully converged if statistical average values are sought. Part A Experiments in Fluid Mechanics The objective of Part A is to establish the fundamental concepts and equations that undergird experimental fluid mechanics. The first chapter: addresses both the governing equations and the constitutive equations for Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids. Chapter 2 provides the systematic bases for model testing and the scaling of experimental results. Sections 2.1 through 2.7 derive similitude parameters (Reynolds number, Froude number, etc.) from the governing equations and the boundary conditions. Dimensional analysis (Sect. 2.2) provides a rational approach for the organization and interpretation of experimental data; Sect. 2.3, self-similarity, documents known flow fields that exhibit this condition and it provides guidance on what other flows may exhibit this behavior. The encyclopedic presentation of examples will allow the reader to comprehend the universal features of both complete and incomplete self-similarity. Chap. 1 The Experiment as a Boundary-Value ProblemChap. 2 Nondimensional Representation of the Boundary-Value ProblemPart B Measurement of Primary QuantitiesThe objective of Part B is to provide specific information to the reader on the following primary quantities: material properties (Chap. 3), flow field properties (Chap. 4 – pressure, Chap. 5 – velocity, vorticity, Mach number, Chap. 6 – spatial density variations and Chap. 7 – temperature and heat flux) and forces and moments (Chap. 8). Chapter 3 is focused on providing quantitative information for the material properties, the sources of this information and the associated confidence levels for the given data. Chapters 4 through 8 provide comprehensive guidance to the reader on: i) the objectives, ii) the available equipment, iii) the utilization techniques, and iv) the post-processing of the primitive information for the stated quantities. Chap. 3 Material Properties: Measurement and DataChap. 4 Pressure Measurement SystemsChap. 5 Velocity, Vorticity and Mach NumberChap. 6 Spatial Density VariationsChap. 7 Temperature, Concentration and Heat FluxChap. 8 Forces and Moments Part C Specific Experimental ApproachesBuilding on the previous two parts of this Springer Handbook, which have dealt with the fundamental concepts and equations that undergrid experimental fluid mechanics and the measurement of primary quantities, respectively, Part C addresses experimental fluid mechanics from an application point of view. According to application, often unique and specific forms of equipment, experimental procedure, or analysis and interpretation of results have been developed. It is the purpose of Part C to elucidate a selection of such application areas, in particular measurements of non-Newtonian flows, turbulence, flow visualization, wall-bounded flows, surface topology, turbomachines, hydraulics, aerodynamics, atmospheric and oceanographic measurements, combustion diagnostics and electrohydrodynamic systems.Chap. 9 Non-Newtonian FlowsChap. 10 Measurement of Turbulent FlowsChap. 11 Flow VisualizationChap. 12 Wall-Bounded FlowsChap. 13 Surface TopologyChap. 14 TurbomachinesChap. 15 HydraulicsChap. 16 AerodynamicsChap. 17 Atmospheric MeasurementsChap. 18 Oceanographic MeasurementsChap. 19 The No-Slip Boundary ConditionChap. 20 Combustion DiagnosticsChap. 21 Electrohydrodynamic SystemsPart D Analyses and Post-Processing of Data This final part of the Springer Handbook is actually meant to be a reference source about single and data processing techniques commonly encountered in fluid mechanics. These topics have been complemented by a section discussing data acquisition by imaging detectors, a topic becoming increasingly important for optical measurement techniques. These are all subjects, which in their development are not naturally associated with fluid mechanics; hence Part D attempts to collect information from many diverse sources and present them conveniently to the fluid mechanic researcher. Topics covered in this part include fundamental topics of signal and data processing transforms (Fourier, Hilbert, wavelet), proper orthogonal decomposition and stochastic estimation. This is followed by a discussion of estimator expectation and variance and the influence of noise on these quantities. The Cramèr-Rao Lower Bound (CRLB) is introduced and developed for several common signal processing examples from fluid mechanics. Imaging detectors and measures of their performance are then discussed in detail before closing with a chapter on image processing and motion analysis, two topics especially relevant for the Particle Image Velocity (PIV) measurement technique. Chap. 22 Review of Some FundamentalsChap. 23 Fundamentals of Data ProcessingChap. 24 Data AcquisitionChap. 25 Data Analyses About the Authors Subject Index

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of the near-legendary textbook by Schlichting and revised by Gersten presents a comprehensive overview of boundary-layer theory and its application to all areas of fluid mechanics, with particular emphasis on the flow past bodies (e.g. aircraft aerodynamics). The new edition features an updated reference list and over 100 additional changes throughout the book, reflecting the latest advances on the subject.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "We find here a book where the theory is developed with rigours in parallel with a strong physical intuition. Comparison with experiments and simulations are always proposed and carefully analysed. The book contains at the end a very rich and complete bibliography ... I warmly encourage everyone interested in boundary-layer theory to have this book in his bookcase." Physicalia "... I do recommend the book highly, especially for its long historical perspective, including all the diagrams comparing theory and experiment that remind us that engineering is practical ..." SIAM ReviewsTable of ContentsPart I. Fundamentals of Viscous Flows.- 1. Some Features of Viscous Flows.- 2. Fundamentals of Boundary–Layer Theory.- 3. Field Equations for Flows of Newtonian Fluids.- 4. General Properties of the Equations of Motion.- 5. Exact Solutions of the Navier–Stokes Equations.- Part II. Laminar Boundary Layers.- 6 Boundary–Layer Equations in Plane Flow; Plate Boundary Layer.- 7 General Properties and Exact Solutions of the Boundary–Layer Equations for Plane Flows.- 8 Approximate Methods for Solving the Boundary–Layer Equations for Steady Plane Flows.- 9 Thermal Boundary Layers Without Coupling of the Velocity Field to the Temperature Field.- 10 Thermal Boundary Layers with Coupling of the Velocity Field to the Temperature Field.- 11. Boundary–Layer Control (Suction/Blowing).- 12. Axisymmetric and Three–Dimensional Boundary Layers.- 13. Unsteady Boundary Layers.- 14. Extensions to the Prandtl Boundary–Layer Theory.- Part III. Laminar–Turbulent Transition.- 15. Onset of Turbulence (Stability Theory).- Part IV. Turbulent Boundary Layers.- 16. Fundamentals of Turbulent Flows.- 17. Internal Flows.- 18. Turbulent Boundary Layers Without Coupling of the Velocity Field to the Temperature Field.- 19. Turbulent Boundary Layers with Coupling of the Velocity Field to the Temperature Field.- 20. Axisymmetric and Three–Dimensional Turbulent Boundary Layers.- 21. Unsteady Turbulent Boundary Layers.- 22. Turbulent Free Shear Flows.- Part V. Numerical Methods in Boundary–Layer Theory.- 23. Numerical Integration of the Boundary–Layer Equations.

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Book SynopsisDie aerodynamische Gestaltung von Fahrzeugen wie Automobile und Eisenbahnen, von Bauwerken wie weit gespannte Brücken, Türme oder Hochhäuser, ist eine äußerst vielschichtige Aufgabe. Ihre Auslegung basiert auf ingenieurmäßigen Verfahren, aber ihre Optimierung vorwiegend auf dem Prinzip von Trial & Error. Dabei erweist es sich als nützlich, das anstehende Problem auf möglichst einfache Modellfälle zurückzuführen. Das vorliegende Buch stellt die dazu erforderlichen Grundlagen bereit und beschreibt, wie sie anzuwenden sind. Gegenüber der ersten Auflage wurde das Buch vollkommen überarbeitet und erweitert: um die neuen Windlastnormen, die Seitenwindstabilität von schnellen Zügen, sowie die Wechselwirkung von Aerodynamik und Statik biegeweicher Konstruktionen. Das Kapitel über die numerischen Verfahren (CFD) wurde auf den allerneuesten Stand gebracht. Trade Review"Wenn hier die Besprechung eines bereits 2002 erschienenen Buches erfolgt, so hat das zwei Gründe. Zum einen ist dies ein Grundlagenbuch, das ebenso einmalig ist wie zeitbeständig. Denn an den Grundlagen ändert sich nichts. Zum anderen muss man den Designern das Buch immer wieder ans Herz legen, weil sie zu schnell den wichtigen Einfluss der Aerodynamik aufs Auto vergessen. Steht das Vehikel erst im Schaufenster, ist der Ärger groß, wenn die Konkurrenz schneller ist und weniger verbraucht. [...] Der Autor Wolf-Heinrich Hucho ist der herausragende Aerodynamiker unserer Zeit". Automobil Revue, 02.02.2005Table of ContentsSchlanke und stumpfe Körper - Strömungsphänomene - Geometrisch einfache Körper - Modelle von Totwasser, Scherschicht und Nachlauf - Wind und Windschutz - Automobile - Eisenbahnen - Bauwerke - Versuchswesen - Numerische Verfahren

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive book on industrial hydraulic systems for engineers, technicians, and students. Emphasizes practical knowledge over theoretical concepts, with numerous illustrations, circuit diagrams, and solved problems. Covers system design and component selection for various tasks.

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Book SynopsisQuesto eserciziario si propone di indirizzare gli Allievi verso la comprensione della materia con esercizi completamente svolti, a partire dallo schema concettuale fino a giungere all’introduzione, nelle formule risolutive, dei valori numerici. Le figure, numerose e dettagliate, permettono di semplificare la descrizione della procedura per la soluzione. Frutto di alcuni anni di insegnamento dei due autori, la raccolta contiene numerosi esercizi raggruppati in nove Capitoli, che ricalcano l’impostazione delle lezioni teoriche negli insegnamenti erogati alla Laurea Triennale e alla Laurea Specialistica. In Appendice sono riportati alcuni dati e formule di uso frequente. I procedimenti risolutivi non sono unici ma sono stati selezionati tra i più semplici e intuitivi, in modo da allenare alla semplificazione. I dati numerici sono parametrizzati con riferimento alle due ultime cifre del numero di matricola per facilitarne l’utilizzo in sede di esercitazione.Table of ContentsSpinta su superfici piane.- Spinta su superfici curve.- Galleggianti.- Bilanci di quantità di moto.- Sistemi di condotte.- Circuiti idraulici industriali.- Circuiti con macchine idrauliche: pompe e turbine.- Transitori idraulici.- Correnti a pelo libero.

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Book SynopsisThis book is developed to serve as a concise text for a course on helicopter aerodynamics at the introductory level. It introduces to the rotary-wing aerodynamics, with applications to helicopters, and application of the relevant principles to the aerodynamic design of a helicopter rotor and its blades. The basic aim of this book is to make a complete text covering both the basic and applied aspects of theory of rotary wing flying machine for students, engineers, and applied physicists.The philosophy followed in this book is that the subject of helicopter aerodynamics is covered combining the theoretical analysis, physical features and the application aspects. Considerable number of solved examples and exercise problems with answers are coined for this book. This book will cater to the requirement of numerical problems on helicopter flight performance, which is required for the students of aeronautical/aerospace engineering.SALIENT FEATURES: To provide an introductory treatment of the aerodynamic theory of rotary-wing aircraft To study the fundamentals of rotor aerodynamics for rotorcraft in hovering flight, axial flight, and forward flight modes To perform blade element analysis, investigate rotating blade motion, and quantify basic helicopter performance

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Book SynopsisKnowledge 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. Modern aviation has been made possible as a result of much scienti c - search. However, the very rst useful results of this research became ava- able a considerable length of time after the aviation pioneers had made their rst ights. Apparently, researchers were not able to nd an adequate exp- nation for the occurrence of lift until the beginning of the 21st century. Also, for the fundamentals of stability and control, there was no theory available that the pioneers could rely on. Only after the rst motorized ights had been successfully made did researchers become more interested in the science of aviation, which from then on began to take shape. In modern day life, many millions of passengers are transported every year by air. People in the western societies take to the skies, on average, several times a year. Especially in areas surrounding busy airports, travel by plane has been on the rise since the end of the Second World War. Despite becoming familiar with the sight of a jumbo jet commencing its ight once or twice a day, many nd it astonishing that such a colossus with a mass of several hundred thousands of kilograms can actually lift off from the ground.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: “This book was translated from the Dutch textbook Aeronautiek (2002) and then edited by the translators, one of whom is the senior author of the current work. It is an expansion of lecture material used by both Torenbeek and Wittenberg to instruct freshmen aerospace engineers at the Technical University of Delft from 1970 to 2000. … The work is useful to aeronautical engineering students as a good reference and as an adjunct to their course textbooks. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and graduate students.” (A. M. Strauss, Choice, Vol. 47 (5), January, 2010)Table of ContentsPreface; 1 History of Aviation; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Early history and the invention of ballooning; 1.3 The period between 1799 and 1870; 1.4 The decades between 1870 and 1890; 1.5 From 1890 until the Wright Flyer III; 1.6 European aviation between 1906 and 1918; 1.7 Aviation between the world wars; 1.8 Development after 1940; Bibliography; 2 Introduction to Atmospheric Flight; 2.1 Flying – How is that possible?; 2.2 Static and dynamic aviation; 2.3 Forces on the aeroplane; 2.4 Lift, drag and thrust; 2.5 Properties of air; 2.6 The earth’s atmosphere; 2.7 The standard atmosphere; 2.8 Atmospheric flight; Bibliography ; 3 Low-Speed Aerodynamics ; 3.1 Speed domains and compressibility; 3.2 Basic concepts; 3.3 Equations for steady flow; 3.4 Viscous flows; 3.5 The boundary layer; 3.6 Flow separation and drag; 3.7 Shape and scale effects on drag ; Bibliography; 4 Lift and Drag at Low Speeds; 4.1 Function and shape of aeroplane wings; 4.2 Aerofoil sections; 4.3 Circulation and lift; 4.4 Aerofoil section properties; 4.5 Wing geometry; 4.6 High-aspect ratio straight wings; 4.7 Low-aspect ratio wings ; 4.8 The whole aircraft; Bibliography; 5 Aircraft Engines and Propulsion; 5.1 History of engine development; 5.2 Fundamentals of reaction propulsion; 5.3 Engine efficiency and fuel consumption; 5.4 Piston engines in aviation; 5.5 Gas turbine engine components ; 5.6 Non-reheated turbojet and turbofan engines ; 5.7 Turboprop and turboshaft engines; 5.8 Gas turbine engine operation ; 5.9 Propeller performance; Bibliography; 6 Aeroplane Performance; 6.1 Introduction ; 6.2 Airspeed and altitude; 6.3 Equations of motion for symmetric flight; 6.4 Steady straight and level flight; 6.5 Climb and descent ; 6.6 Gliding flight; 6.7 Cruising flight; 6.8 Take-off and landing; 6.9 Horizontal steady turn; 6.10 Manoeuvre and gust loads; Bibliography; 7 Stability and Control; 7.1 Flying qualities; 7.2 Elementary concepts and definitions; 7.3 Tail surfaces and flight control; 7.4 Pitchingmoment of aerofoils; 7.5 Static longitudinal stability; 7.6 Dynamic longitudinal stability; 7.7 Longitudinal control; 7.8 Static lateral stability; 7.9 Dynamic lateral stability; 7.10 Lateral control; 7.11 Stalling and spinning ; Bibliography ; 8 Helicopter Flight Mechanics; 8.1 Helicopter general arrangements; 8.2 Hovering flight ; 8.3 The rotor in level flight; 8.4 Flight performance; 8.5 Stability and control; Bibliography; 9 High-Speed Flight; 9.1 Complications due to the compressibility of air; 9.2 Compressible flow relationships; 9.3 Speed of sound and Mach number; 9.4 Flow in a channel; 9.5 Shock waves and expansion flows; 9.6 High-subsonic speed; 9.7 Transonic speed; 9.8 Supersonic speed; 9.9 Supersonic propulsion; 9.10 Performance and operation; Bibliography; A Units and Dimensions; B Principles of Aerostatics; Index

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Book SynopsisNow in its fully updated fourth edition, this leading text in its field is an exhaustive monograph on turbulence in fluids in its theoretical and applied aspects. The authors examine a number of advanced developments using mathematical spectral methods, direct-numerical simulations, and large-eddy simulations. The book remains a hugely important contribution to the literature on a topic of great importance for engineering and environmental applications, and presents a very detailed presentation of the field.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews of the fourth edition: "Turbulence in Fluids contains a wealth of information, and its author is a top-tier scientist. … The book is logically ordered and contains a comprehensive list of 738 references. … Lesieur’s monograph is recommended for those who already know quite a bit about turbulence, for the theoretically inclined, and in particular for those interested in homogeneous turbulence and geophysical flows and their numerical simulation." (Mohamed Gad-El-Hak, Siam Review, Vol. 51 (1), 2009)Table of Contentsto Turbulence in Fluid Mechanics.- Basic Fluid Dynamics.- Transition to Turbulence.- Shear Flow Turbulence.- Fourier Analysis of Homogeneous Turbulence.- Isotropic Turbulence: Phenomenology and Simulations.- Analytical Theories and Stochastic Models.- Two-Dimensional Turbulence.- Beyond Two-Dimensional Turbulence in GFD.- Statistical Thermodynamics of Turbulence.- Statistical Predictability Theory.- Large-Eddy Simulations.- Towards “Real World Turbulence”.

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Book SynopsisIn the context of urbanization and compact urban living, conventional experience-based planning and design often cannot adequately address the serious environmental issues, such as thermal comfort and air quality. The ultimate goal of this book is to facilitate a paradigm shift from the conventional experience-based ways to a more scientific, evidence-based process of decision making in both urban planning and architectural design stage. This book introduces novel yet practical modelling and mapping methods, and provides scientific understandings of the urban typologies and wind environment from the urban to building scale through real examples and case studies. The tools provided in this book aid a systematic implementation of environmental information from urban planning to building design by making wind information more accessible to both urban planners and architects, and significantly increasing the impact of urban climate information on the practical urban planning and design. This book is a useful reference book to architectural postgraduates, design practitioners and planners, urban climate researchers, as well as policy makers for developing future livable and sustainable cities.Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1INTRODUCTION 1.1 NECESSARY COMPACT URBAN PLANNING1.2 NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF COMPACT URBAN PLANNING 1.3 CLIMATE SENSITIVE PLANNING AND DESIGNCHAPTER 2METHODOLOGY 2.1 METHOD OUTLINE 2.2 TARGET CITIES AND EXISTING PLANNING SYSTEM 2.3 MORPHOLOGICAL METHOD 2.4 COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) SIMULATIONCHAPTER 3WIND ENVIRONMENT IN URBAN PLANNING 3.1 FRONTAL AREA DENSITY 3.2 MODELLING TEST 3.3 A CASE STUDY IN HONG KONG3.4 A CASE STUDY IN WUHAN 3.5 SUMMARY CHAPTER 4WIND ENVIRONMENT IN MASTER PLANNING4.1 MODELLING DEVELOPMENT 4.2 MODELLING TEST 4.3 A CASE STUDY IN HONG KONG4.4 SUMMARY CHAPTER 5WIND ENVIRONMENT IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 5.1 OPTIONAL TURBULENCE MODEL 5.2 COMPUTATIONAL PARAMETRIC STUDY 5.3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 5.4 A CASE STUDY IN HONG KONG5.5 SUMMARY CHAPTER 6AIR QUALITY IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND URBAN PLANNING6.1 OPTIONAL TURBULENCE MODELS6.2 COMPUTATIONAL PARAMETRIC STUDY 6.3 AIR QUALITY IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 6.4 AIR QUALITY IN URBAN PLANNING 6.5 A CASE STUDY IN HONG KONG6.6 SUMMARY CHAPTER 7INTEGRATED IMPLEMENTATION IN PLANNING AND DESIGN 7.1 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IDENTIFICATION 7.2 LAND USE DENSITY GUIDELINES 7.3 BUILDING DESIGN GUIDELINES7.4 A CASE STUDY IN SINGAPORE7.5 SUMMARY BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Book SynopsisComputational fluid dynamics (CFD) has been widely applied in a wide variety of industrial applications, including aeronautics, astronautics, energy, chemical, pharmaceuticals, power and petroleum.This unique compendium documents the recent developments in CFD based on kinetic theories, introducing flux reconstruction strategies of kinetic methods for the simulation of complex incompressible and compressible flows, namely the lattice Boltzmann and the gas kinetic flux solvers (LBFS or GKFS). LBFS and GKFS combine advantages of both Navier-Stokes (N-S) solvers and kinetic solvers.Detailed derivations, evaluations and applications of LBFS and GKFS, and their advantages over conventional flux reconstruction strategies are analyzed and discussed in the volume.The must-have reference text is useful for scholars, researchers, professionals and students who are keen in CFD methods and numerical simulations.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents the select proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Sustainable Technologies (ICAST 2020), organized by Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India. It gives an overview of recent developments in the field of fluid dynamics and thermal engineering. Some of the topics covered in this book include HVAC systems, alternative fuels, renewable energy, nano fluids, industrial advancements in energy systems, energy storage, multiphase transport and phase change, conventional and non-conventional energy theoretical and experimental fluid dynamics, numerical methods in heat transfer and fluid mechanics, different modes of heat transfer, fluid machinery, turbo machinery, and fluid power. The book will be useful for researchers and professionals working in the field of fluid dynamics and thermal engineering. Table of ContentsExperimental Study on Rice Straw Based Thermal Insulation.- Experimental Exploration of Effect of Hydrogen Enrichment on the Performance and Emissions of CRDI Diesel Engine by Varying Injection Duration.- Numerical and Analytical Investigation of Automotive Exhaust Gas Waste-Heat Recovery module using Thermoelectric Generator.- Experimental Investigation on the Performance of VCRs based Liquid Desiccant De-Humidification System Integrated with Cellulose Pads of Variable Flute Heights.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents select proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computational and Experimental Methods in Mechanical Engineering (ICCEMME 2021). It gives an overview of recent developments in the field of fluid dynamics and thermal engineering. Topics covered include case studies in thermal engineering, combustion engines, computational fluid dynamics (cfd), cooling systems, energy conservation, energy conversion, renewable energy, bio fuels, gas turbines, heat exchangers and heat transfer systems, heat pipes and pumps, heat transfer augmentation, refrigeration and HVAC systems, fluids engineering, energy and process, and thermal power plants. The book will be useful for researchers and professionals working in the area of thermal engineering and allied fields.Table of ContentsTransport Phenomena in a PWR Sub channel Replete with Al2O3-TiO2/Water Hybrid Nano fluid: A CFD Approach.- Performance Analysis and Optimization of Ammonia-CO2 and Ammonia-propylene refrigerant pairs for Cascade Refrigeration.- A comprehensive review of performance, combustion, and emission Characteristics of biodiesel fuelled diesel engines.- Analysis of Different Techniques of Superconductivity.- Prediction of the dynamic viscosity of MXene/palm oil nanofluid using support vector regression.- Experimental and Computational investigation of Coefficient of discharge of Venturimeter.- A comprehensive review of performance, combustion, and emissionCharacteristics of biodiesel blend with nanoparticles in diesel engines.

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Book SynopsisThis book (Vol. - I) presents select proceedings of the first Online International Conference on Recent Advances in Computational and Experimental Mechanics (ICRACEM 2020) and focuses on theoretical, computational and experimental aspects of solid and fluid mechanics. Various topics covered are computational modelling of extreme events; mechanical modelling of robots; mechanics and design of cellular materials; mechanics of soft materials; mechanics of thin-film and multi-layer structures; meshfree and particle based formulations in continuum mechanics; multi-scale computations in solid mechanics, and materials; multiscale mechanics of brittle and ductile materials; topology and shape optimization techniques; acoustics including aero-acoustics and wave propagation; aerodynamics; dynamics and control in micro/nano engineering; dynamic instability and buckling; flow-induced noise and vibration; inverse problems in mechanics and system identification; measurement and analysis techniques in nonlinear dynamic systems; multibody dynamical systems and applications; nonlinear dynamics and control; stochastic mechanics; structural dynamics and earthquake engineering; structural health monitoring and damage assessment; turbomachinery noise; vibrations of continuous systems, characterization of advanced materials; damage identification and non-destructive evaluation; experimental fire mechanics and damage; experimental fluid mechanics; experimental solid mechanics; measurement in extreme environments; modal testing and dynamics; experimental hydraulics; mechanism of scour under steady and unsteady flows; vibration measurement and control; bio-inspired materials; constitutive modelling of materials; fracture mechanics; mechanics of adhesion, tribology and wear; mechanics of composite materials; mechanics of multifunctional materials; multiscale modelling of materials; phase transformations in materials; plasticity and creep in materials; fluid mechanics, computational fluid dynamics; fluid-structure interaction; free surface, moving boundary and pipe flow; hydrodynamics; multiphase flows; propulsion; internal flow physics; turbulence modelling; wave mechanics; flow through porous media; shock-boundary layer interactions; sediment transport; wave-structure interaction; reduced-order models; turbo-machinery; experimental hydraulics; mechanism of scour under steady and unsteady flows; applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence in mechanics; transport phenomena and soft computing tools in fluid mechanics. The contents of these two volumes (Volumes I and II) discusses various attributes of modern-age mechanics in various disciplines, such as aerospace, civil, mechanical, ocean engineering and naval architecture. The book will be a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in solid and fluid mechanics and allied fields. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Harmonic analysis on axial turbine blades.- Chapter 2: Multistability of Connected Variable Stiffness Laminates.- Chapter 3: A Parametric study of deflection behaviour of damaged composite conoidal shell roofs.- Chapter 4: First Ply Failure Behaviour of Corner Point Supported Laminated Composite Skew Plate.

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Book SynopsisSupercritical pressure fluids have been exploited in many engineering fields, where binary mixtures are frequently encountered. This book focuses on the coupled heat and mass transfer in them, where the coupling comes from cross-diffusion effects (i.e., Soret and Dufour effects) and temperature-dependent boundary reactions. Under this configuration, three main topics are discussed: relaxation and diffusion problems, hydrodynamic stability, and convective heat and mass transfer. This book reports a series of new phenomena, novel mechanisms, and an innovative engineering design in hydrodynamics and transport phenomena of binary mixtures at supercritical pressures. This book covers not only current research progress but also basic knowledge and background. It is very friendly to readers new to this field, especially graduate students without a deep theoretical background.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Mass Piston Effect: Theory on the Acoustic Timescale.- Mass Piston Effect: Dynamic Relaxation on the Diffusion Timescale.- Binary Rayleigh-Bénard Instability: Model and Linear Theory.- Binary Rayleigh-Bénard Instability: Nonlinear Theory.- A Novel Application: Coupled Extraction and Crystal Growth.- Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook for courses in gas dynamics will be of interest to students and teachers in aerospace and mechanical engineering disciplines. It provides an in-depth explanation of compressible flows and ties together various concepts to build an understanding of the fundamentals of gas dynamics. The book is written in an easy to understand manner, with pedagogical aids such as chapter overviews, summaries, and descriptive and objective questions to help students evaluate their progress. The book contains example problems as well as end-of-chapter exercises. Detailed bibliographies are included at the end of each chapter to provide students with further resources. The book can be used as a core text in engineering coursework and also in professional development courses. Table of ContentsKinetic Theory of Gases and Fluid Properties.- Conservation Laws for Inviscid Flows.- Thermodynamics of Compressible Flows.- Propagation of Acoustic Wave.- Steady One-Dimensional Compressible Flows.- Normal Shock Waves.- Flow in Constant-Area Ducts with Friction.- Flow in Constant-Area Ducts with Heat Transfer.- Quasi-One-Dimensional Compressible Flows.- Oblique Shock and Expansion Waves.- Velocity Potential Equation for Compressible Flows.- Small Perturbation Theory.- Similarity Rules of Compressible Flows.- Method of Characteristics.

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Book SynopsisThis book highlights the application of microfluidics in cell biology research, chemical biology, and drug discovery. It covers the recent breakthroughs and prospects of organ-on-a-chip, human-on-a-chip, multi-organ-on-a-chip for personalized medicine. The book presents the preclinical studies of organs-on-a-chip, concepts of multiple vascularized organ-on-chips, application of organ-on-a-chip in blood-brain barrier model, culture and co-culture of cells on multi-organ-on-chip and parameter measurements in microfluidic devices. It underscores the advantage of microfluidic devices for developing efficient drug carrier particles, cell-free protein synthesis systems, and rapid techniques for direct drug screening. Further, it entails human-on-a-chip for measuring the systemic response as well as immediate effects of an organ reaction on other organs. In summary, this book reviews the development of a microfluidic-based organ-on-a-chip device for the preclinical evaluation, ADME studies of drugs, chemicals, and medical devices. This book is a valuable source for pharma companies, product developers, students, researchers, academicians, and practitioners.Table of ContentsChapter 1. A Historical and Technological Background to Organs-on-a-Chip.- Chapter 2. Applications of microfluidics.- Chapter 3. Microfluidics based Organ-on-a-chip for cell biology studies.- Chapter 4. Microfluidics in Chemical biology.- Chapter 5. Role of microfluidics in drug delivery.- Chapter 6. Microfluidics in drug discovery.- Chapter 7. Microfludic based sensors.- Chapter 8. Background and Organs-on-a-Chip.- Chapter 9. Culture and co-culture of cells for multi organ on chip.- Chapter 10.Cells and organs on a chip in biomedical sciences.- Chapter 11. Futuristic aspects of organ on a chip.- Chapter 12. Development of Human on a chip.- Chapter 13. Multi-organ on a chip for personalized medicine.- Chapter 14. Development and application of Microfluids in organoid formation.- Chapter 15. Liver on a chip.- Chapter 16. Placenta on Chip: A Modern approach to probe feto-maternal interface.- Chapter 17. Microfluidic retina-on-chip.- Chapter 18. Heart on a chip.- Chapter 19. Kidney on a chip.- Chapter 20. Lungs on a chip.- Chapter 21. Brain on a chip.- Chapter 22. Skin on a chip.- Chapter 23. Organs-on-a-chip in preclinical studies.- Chapter 24. Application of organ on chip in blood brain barrier model.- Chapter 25. Multi organs on a chip in disease modeling.- Chapter 26. Prospects of Medical device on a chip.- Chapter 27. Lab on a chip for precision Medicine.- Chapter 28. Tumour-on-a-chip : Perfusion systems to model the extracellular breast tumour microenvironment:from tumour progression to metastasis formation.- Chapter 29. Building Human In Vitro 3D Models to Replace Animal Studies: During Drug Discovery Reearch: Scientific, Ethical and Regulatory Considerations.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook highlights the fundamentals of aerodynamics and the applications in aeronautics. The textbook is divided into two parts: basic aerodynamics and applied aerodynamics. The first part focuses on the basic principles and methods of aerodynamics. The second part covers the aerodynamic characteristics of aircraft in low speed, subsonic, transonic and supersonic flows. The combination of the two parts aims to cultivate students' aerospace awareness, build the ability to raise and solve problems and the ability to make comprehensive use of the knowledge to carry out innovative practice. This book is intended for undergraduates majoring in aircraft design and engineering, engineering mechanics, flight mechanics, missile design, etc. It can also be used as a reference for postgraduates, researchers and engineers of aerospace related majors.Table of ContentsPart 1 Fundamentals of Aerodynamics Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Basic Properties of Fluid and Hydrostatics Chapter 3. Fundamentals of Fluid Kinematics and Dynamics Chapter 4 .Plane Potential Flow of Ideal Incompressible Fluid Chapter 5. Fundamentals of Viscous Fluid Dynamics Chapter 6. Boundary Layer Theory and its Approximation Chapter 7. Fundamentals of Compressible Aerodynamics Part 2 Applied Aerodynamics Chapter 8. Flow and Aerodynamic Characteristics of Low Speed Airfoil Chapter 9. Aerodynamic Characteristics of Low Speed Wing Flow Chapter 10. Aerodynamic Characteristics of Low Speed Fuselage Wing Body Combination Chapter 11. Aerodynamic Characteristics of Subsonic Thin Airfoils and Wings Chapter 12. Aerodynamic Characteristics of Supersonic Thin Airfoils and Wings Chapter 13. Aerodynamic Characteristics of Transonic Thin Airfoils and Wings Chapter 14. High Lift Device and Its Aerodynamic Performance

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Book SynopsisThis book presents the select proceedings of the 48th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP 2021) held at BITS Pilani in December 2021. It covers the topics such as fluid mechanics, measurement techniques in fluid flows, computational fluid dynamics, instability, transition and turbulence, fluid‐structure interaction, multiphase flows, micro- and nanoscale transport, bio-fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, turbomachinery, propulsion and power. The book will be useful for researchers and professionals interested in the broad field of mechanics.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Fundamental studies in Fluid Mechanics.- Chapter 2. Measurement Techniques in Fluid Flows.- Chapter 3. Computational Fluid Dynamics.- Chapter 4. Instability, Transition and Turbulence.- Chapter 5. Fluid-structure Interaction.- Chapter 6. Multiphase Flows.- Chapter 7. Micro-Nano Scale Transport.- Chapter 8. Bio-Fluid Mechanics.- Chapter 9. Aerodynamics.- Chapter 10. Turbomachinery.- Chapter 11. Propulsion and Power.- Chapter 12. Experimental and Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow.- Chapter 13. Miscellaneous Topics.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a newly designed dynamic fluidic sprinkler (DFS) to improve hydraulic performance of the existing complete fluidic sprinkler (CFS) under low-pressure conditions. Sprinkler irrigation has high prospects for improving water management in crop production. In recent years, low-pressure water-saving has become an important research content in the field of sprinkler irrigation. It introduces the effect of riser height on rotation uniformity and application rate of the dynamic fluidic sprinkler. It also discusses the intelligent sprinkler irrigation technologies for autonomous and remote sensing system. This book will be a useful reference for researchers and professionals in the field of agriculture and irrigation.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Optimization of the Fluidic Component of Complete Fluidic Sprinkler and Testing of the New Design Sprinkler.- Chapter 3 Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study on Internal Flow Characteristic in the Dynamic Fluidic Sprinkler.- Chapter 4 Effect of riser height on rotation uniformity and application rate of the dynamic fluidic sprinkler.- Chapter 5 Comparative Evaluation of Hydraulic Performance of a Newly Design Dynamic Fluidic, Complete Fluidic, and D3000 Rotating Spray Sprinklers.- Chapter 6 Modelling of Water Drop Movement and Distribution in No Wind and Windy Conditions for Different Nozzle Sizes.- Chapter 7 Review of intelligent sprinkler irrigation technologies for autonomous and remote sensing system.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a general introduction to fluid mechanics in the form of biographies and popular science. Based on the author’s extensive teaching experience, it combines natural science and human history, knowledge inheritance and cognition law to replace abstract concepts of fluid mechanics with intuitive and understandable physical concepts. In seven chapters, it describes the development of fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, computational fluid dynamics, experimental fluid dynamics, wind tunnel and water tunnel equipment, the mystery of flight and aerodynamic principles, and leading figures in fluid mechanics in order to spark beginners’ interest and allow them to gain a comprehensive understanding of the field’s development. It also provides a list of references for further study.Table of ContentsFoundation of Fluid Mechanics.- Aerodynamics.- Hydrodynamics.- Computational Fluid Dynamics.- Experimental Fluid Mechanics.- Wind tunnel and water tunnel equipment.- Flight Mystery and Aerodynamic Principles.- Introduction to Celebrities in Fluid Mechanics.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction and basic principle.- Biomechanics and hydrodynamics of the rowing motion.- The coupling mechanism of rowing.- Computational fluid dynamic of rowing.- Computational fluid dynamic of rowing using fluid-structure interaction.- Computational fluid dynamic of rowing for quasitatic and dynamic due to rower force profile.- Design and set up of water tank for data collection.

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Book SynopsisEfficient Water Splitting Based Green Hydrogen Synthesis: A Numerical Approach.- Performance Assessment of Zeotropic Mixture for Different Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Configurations for Medium Source Temperature.- Numerical investigations on noise reduction in heat pump using a muffler with simple expansion chamber, radial baffles and perforated pipe configurations.- Mixed Convection Heat Transfer around a Sphere in a Rotating Fluid.- Performance analysis of Ranque Hilsch vortex tube varying L/D ratio and number of nozzles: -A computational Approach.- Rheotactic motion of a microswimmer near a slippery wall.- Design Evolution Of Coolant Passage For Cooling A Substrate By A Single Stream.- Computational Fluid Dynamics of Digestion inside the Stomach.- Effect of phase difference on the propulsion of a combined heaving and trailing-edge morphing foil.- Gravitational orientation of airways affect particle deposition in lungs.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book introduces the fundamentals of the space–time conservation element and solution element (CESE) method, which is a novel numerical approach for solving equations of physical conservation laws. It highlights the recent progress to establish various improved CESE schemes and its engineering applications. With attractive accuracy, efficiency, and robustness, the CESE method is particularly suitable for solving time-dependent nonlinear hyperbolic systems involving dynamical evolutions of waves and discontinuities. Therefore, it has been applied to a wide spectrum of problems, e.g., aerodynamics, aeroacoustics, magnetohydrodynamics, multi-material flows, and detonations. This book contains algorithm analysis, numerical examples, as well as demonstration codes. This book is intended for graduate students and researchers who are interested in the fields such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD), mechanical engineering, and numerical computation.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Non-dissipative Core Scheme of CESE Method.- CESE Schemes with Numerical Dissipation.- Multi-Dimensional CESE Schemes on Cartesian Meshes.- CESE Schemes on Unstructured Meshes.- High-Order CESE Schemes.- Numerical Features of CESE Schemes.- Application: Hypersonic Aerodynamics.- Application: Compressible Multi-Fluid.- Other Applications.- Summary.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book introduces the fundamentals of the space–time conservation element and solution element (CESE) method, which is a novel numerical approach for solving equations of physical conservation laws. It highlights the recent progress to establish various improved CESE schemes and its engineering applications. With attractive accuracy, efficiency, and robustness, the CESE method is particularly suitable for solving time-dependent nonlinear hyperbolic systems involving dynamical evolutions of waves and discontinuities. Therefore, it has been applied to a wide spectrum of problems, e.g., aerodynamics, aeroacoustics, magnetohydrodynamics, multi-material flows, and detonations. This book contains algorithm analysis, numerical examples, as well as demonstration codes. This book is intended for graduate students and researchers who are interested in the fields such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD), mechanical engineering, and numerical computation.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Non-dissipative Core Scheme of CESE Method.- CESE Schemes with Numerical Dissipation.- Multi-Dimensional CESE Schemes on Cartesian Meshes.- CESE Schemes on Unstructured Meshes.- High-Order CESE Schemes.- Numerical Features of CESE Schemes.- Application: Hypersonic Aerodynamics.- Application: Compressible Multi-Fluid.- Other Applications.- Summary.

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