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Record Nr.

UNINA9911006642903321

Autore

Vanyo James P

Titolo

Rotating Fluids in Engineering and Science

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newburyport, : Dover Publications, 2014

ISBN

9781523109616

1523109610

9780486161983

0486161986

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (751 p.)

Disciplina

620.106

Soggetti

Rotating masses of fluid

Fluid dynamics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Part I Fluid Mechanics Review; 1 Rotating Fluid Phenomena; 2 Mass and Momentum Conservation; 2.1 Eulerian Mechanics; 2.2 Mass Conservation; 2.3 Force and Momentum; 2.4 Navier-Stokes Equations; 2.5 Dimensionless Equations and Ratios; 3 Potential (Inviscid) Flow; 3.1 Bernoulli Equation; 3.2 Stream Functions and Velocity Potentials; 3.3 Flow Past a Circular Cylinder; 3.4 Pressure Components; 4 Boundary Layers and Turbulence; 4.1 Introduction and Two Solutions by Stokes; 4.2 Prandtl Boundary Layer Equations

4.3 Flat Plate and Cylinder Solutions4.4 Momentum Integral Equation; 4.5 Turbulence and Stability; 5 Wave Theory; 5.1 Introduction and Definitions; 5.2 Longitudinal Waves; 5.3 Transverse Waves; 5.4 Mach Cones; Part II Rotating Fluid Theory; 6 Rotating Coordinate Systems; 6.1 Intermediate Reference Frames; 6.2 Fluids in a Rotating Frame; 6.3 Ekman and Rossby Numbers; 6.4 Application Examples; 7 Coriolis Phenomena; 7.1 Coriolis Forces vs. Accelerations; 7.2 Coriolis and Angular Momentum; 7.3 Coriolis Force-Acceleration Criteria; 7.4 Application Examples; 8 Rotation, Vorticity, and Circulation

8.1 Rotation8.2 Vorticity; 8.3 Circulation and Stokes Theorem; 8.4 Application Examples; 9 Vorticity as the Variable; 9.1 Vorticity in



Navier-Stokes Equations; 9.2 Viscous Production of Vorticity; 9.3 Relative Vorticity; 9.4 Application Examples; 10 Vortex Dynamics; 10.1 Vortex Interactions in Two Dimensions; 10.2 Conservation of Vorticity and Circulation; 10.3 The Formula of Biot and Savart; 10.4 Rankine's Combined Vortex; 10.5 Vortex Intensification by Stretching; 10.6 Application Examples; 11 Secondary Flows; 11.1 Boundary Layer Review; 11.2 A Rotating Disk in a Stationary Fluid

11.3 A Rotating Fluid above a Stationary Surface11.4 Enclosed Secondary Flows; 11.5 Application Examples; 12 Circular Pathline Flows; 12.1 Theoretical Criteria; 12.2 Some Important Flows; 12.3 Application Examples; 13 Rotation and Inertial Waves; 13.1 Rayleigh Instability; 13.2 Stability of Circular Pathline Flows; 13.3 Rossby Waves and Inertial Waves; 13.4 Atmospheric Rossby Waves I; 13.5 Instability and Turbulence; 13.6 Application Examples; Part III Rotating Fluid Applications; 14 Pipes, Channels, and Rivers; 14.1 Swirl in Straight Sections; 14.2 Secondary Flow in Curved Sections

14.3 River Meandering14.4 Abutment Undercutting; 14.5 S˧tudy and Research Projects; 15 Rotors and Centrifuges; 15.1 Thin Disk in a Housing; 15.2 Flow in a Cylindrical Annulus; 15.3 Centrifuges; 15.4 Cyclone Separators; 15.5 Study and Research Projects; 16 Wings, Lift, and Drag; 16.1 Circulation and Lift (Inviscid); 16.2 Circulation and Lift (Viscous); 16.3 Kutta-Zhukowskii Theory; 16.4 Finite Wings and Vortices; 16.5 Vertical Momentum and Induced Drag; 16.6 Study and Research Projects; 17 Turbomachinery; 17.1 Definitions and Classifications; 17.2 Internal Flow Characteristics

17.3 Torque and Power Output

Sommario/riassunto

<DIV>Invaluable for engineers and scientists whose projects require a knowledge of the theory. Part I reviews basic fluid mechanics. Part II introduces concepts, theories, and equations specific to rotating fluids, and Part III presents numerous practical applications of the theory, in fields ranging from centrifuges to aerodynamics. ""Highly recommended."" - <I>Choice.</I><BR></DIV>