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Turbulence : an introduction for scientists and engineers / / P.A. Davidson
| Turbulence : an introduction for scientists and engineers / / P.A. Davidson |
| Autore | Davidson P. A (Peter Alan), <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, United Kingdom ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (678 p.) |
| Disciplina |
532
532.0527 532/.0527 |
| Soggetto topico | Turbulence |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-19-158985-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Part I: The classical picture of turbulence; 1 The ubiquitous nature of turbulence; 1.1 The experiments of Taylor and Bénard; 1.2 Flow over a cylinder; 1.3 Reynolds'' experiment; 1.4 Common themes; 1.5 The ubiquitous nature of turbulence; 1.6 Different scales in a turbulent flow: a glimpse at the energy cascade of Kolmogorov and Richardson; 1.7 The closure problem of turbulence; 1.8 Is there a ''theory of turbulence''?; 1.9 The interaction of theory, computation, and experiment; 2 The equations of fluid mechanics; 2.1 The Navier-Stokes equation
2.2 Relating pressure to velocity2.3 Vorticity dynamics; 2.4 A definition of turbulence; 3 The origins and nature of turbulence; 3.1 The nature of chaos; 3.2 Some elementary properties of freely evolving turbulence; 4 Turbulent shear flows and simple closure models; 4.1 The exchange of energy between the mean flow and the turbulence; 4.2 Wall-bounded shear flows and the log-law of the wall; 4.3 Free shear flows; 4.4 Homogeneous shear flow; 4.5 Heat transfer in wall-bounded shear flows-the log-law revisited; 4.6 More on one-point closure models 5 The phenomenology of Taylor, Richardson, and Kolmogorov5.1 Richardson revisited; 5.2 Kolmogorov revisited; 5.3 The intensification of vorticity and the stretching of material lines; 5.4 Turbulent diffusion by continuous movements; 5.5 Why turbulence is never Gaussian; 5.6 Closure; Appendix: The statistical equations for a passive scalar in isotropic turbulence: Yaglom''s four-thirds Law and Corrsin''s integral; Part II: Freely decaying, homogeneous turbulence; 6 Isotropic turbulence (In real space); 6.1 Introduction: exploring isotropic turbulence in real space 6.2 The governing equations of isotropic turbulence6.3 The dynamics of the large scales; 6.4 The characteristic signature of eddies of different shape; 6.5 Intermittency in the inertial-range eddies; 6.6 The distribution of energy and vorticity across the different eddy sizes; Appendix: Turbulence composed of Townsend''s model eddy; 7 The role of numerical simulations; 7.1 What is DNS or LES?; 7.2 On the dangers of periodicity; 7.3 Structure in chaos; 7.4 Postscript; 8 Isotropic turbulence (in spectral space); 8.1 Kinematics in spectral space; 8.2 Dynamics in spectral space Part III: Special topics9 The influence of rotation, stratification, and magnetic fields on turbulence; 9.1 The importance of body forces in geophysics and astrophysics; 9.2 The influence of rapid rotation and stable stratification; 9.3 The influence of magnetic fields I-the MHD equations; 9.4 The influence of magnetic fields II-MHD turbulence; 9.5 The combined effects of Coriolis and Lorentz forces; 10 Two-dimensional turbulence; 10.1 The classical picture of two-dimensional turbulence: Batchelor''s self-similar spectrum; 10.2 Coherent vortices: a problem for the classical theory 10.3 The governing equations in statistical form |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460084103321 |
Davidson P. A (Peter Alan), <1957->
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| Oxford, United Kingdom ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Turbulence : an introduction for scientists and engineers / / P.A. Davidson
| Turbulence : an introduction for scientists and engineers / / P.A. Davidson |
| Autore | Davidson P. A (Peter Alan), <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, United Kingdom ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (678 p.) |
| Disciplina |
532
532.0527 532/.0527 |
| Soggetto topico | Turbulence |
| ISBN | 0-19-158985-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Part I: The classical picture of turbulence; 1 The ubiquitous nature of turbulence; 1.1 The experiments of Taylor and Bénard; 1.2 Flow over a cylinder; 1.3 Reynolds'' experiment; 1.4 Common themes; 1.5 The ubiquitous nature of turbulence; 1.6 Different scales in a turbulent flow: a glimpse at the energy cascade of Kolmogorov and Richardson; 1.7 The closure problem of turbulence; 1.8 Is there a ''theory of turbulence''?; 1.9 The interaction of theory, computation, and experiment; 2 The equations of fluid mechanics; 2.1 The Navier-Stokes equation
2.2 Relating pressure to velocity2.3 Vorticity dynamics; 2.4 A definition of turbulence; 3 The origins and nature of turbulence; 3.1 The nature of chaos; 3.2 Some elementary properties of freely evolving turbulence; 4 Turbulent shear flows and simple closure models; 4.1 The exchange of energy between the mean flow and the turbulence; 4.2 Wall-bounded shear flows and the log-law of the wall; 4.3 Free shear flows; 4.4 Homogeneous shear flow; 4.5 Heat transfer in wall-bounded shear flows-the log-law revisited; 4.6 More on one-point closure models 5 The phenomenology of Taylor, Richardson, and Kolmogorov5.1 Richardson revisited; 5.2 Kolmogorov revisited; 5.3 The intensification of vorticity and the stretching of material lines; 5.4 Turbulent diffusion by continuous movements; 5.5 Why turbulence is never Gaussian; 5.6 Closure; Appendix: The statistical equations for a passive scalar in isotropic turbulence: Yaglom''s four-thirds Law and Corrsin''s integral; Part II: Freely decaying, homogeneous turbulence; 6 Isotropic turbulence (In real space); 6.1 Introduction: exploring isotropic turbulence in real space 6.2 The governing equations of isotropic turbulence6.3 The dynamics of the large scales; 6.4 The characteristic signature of eddies of different shape; 6.5 Intermittency in the inertial-range eddies; 6.6 The distribution of energy and vorticity across the different eddy sizes; Appendix: Turbulence composed of Townsend''s model eddy; 7 The role of numerical simulations; 7.1 What is DNS or LES?; 7.2 On the dangers of periodicity; 7.3 Structure in chaos; 7.4 Postscript; 8 Isotropic turbulence (in spectral space); 8.1 Kinematics in spectral space; 8.2 Dynamics in spectral space Part III: Special topics9 The influence of rotation, stratification, and magnetic fields on turbulence; 9.1 The importance of body forces in geophysics and astrophysics; 9.2 The influence of rapid rotation and stable stratification; 9.3 The influence of magnetic fields I-the MHD equations; 9.4 The influence of magnetic fields II-MHD turbulence; 9.5 The combined effects of Coriolis and Lorentz forces; 10 Two-dimensional turbulence; 10.1 The classical picture of two-dimensional turbulence: Batchelor''s self-similar spectrum; 10.2 Coherent vortices: a problem for the classical theory 10.3 The governing equations in statistical form |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787195403321 |
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Davidson P. A (Peter Alan), <1957->
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| Oxford, United Kingdom ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Turbulence : an introduction for scientists and engineers / / P.A. Davidson
| Turbulence : an introduction for scientists and engineers / / P.A. Davidson |
| Autore | Davidson P. A (Peter Alan), <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, United Kingdom ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (678 p.) |
| Disciplina |
532
532.0527 532/.0527 |
| Soggetto topico | Turbulence |
| ISBN | 0-19-158985-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Part I: The classical picture of turbulence; 1 The ubiquitous nature of turbulence; 1.1 The experiments of Taylor and Bénard; 1.2 Flow over a cylinder; 1.3 Reynolds'' experiment; 1.4 Common themes; 1.5 The ubiquitous nature of turbulence; 1.6 Different scales in a turbulent flow: a glimpse at the energy cascade of Kolmogorov and Richardson; 1.7 The closure problem of turbulence; 1.8 Is there a ''theory of turbulence''?; 1.9 The interaction of theory, computation, and experiment; 2 The equations of fluid mechanics; 2.1 The Navier-Stokes equation
2.2 Relating pressure to velocity2.3 Vorticity dynamics; 2.4 A definition of turbulence; 3 The origins and nature of turbulence; 3.1 The nature of chaos; 3.2 Some elementary properties of freely evolving turbulence; 4 Turbulent shear flows and simple closure models; 4.1 The exchange of energy between the mean flow and the turbulence; 4.2 Wall-bounded shear flows and the log-law of the wall; 4.3 Free shear flows; 4.4 Homogeneous shear flow; 4.5 Heat transfer in wall-bounded shear flows-the log-law revisited; 4.6 More on one-point closure models 5 The phenomenology of Taylor, Richardson, and Kolmogorov5.1 Richardson revisited; 5.2 Kolmogorov revisited; 5.3 The intensification of vorticity and the stretching of material lines; 5.4 Turbulent diffusion by continuous movements; 5.5 Why turbulence is never Gaussian; 5.6 Closure; Appendix: The statistical equations for a passive scalar in isotropic turbulence: Yaglom''s four-thirds Law and Corrsin''s integral; Part II: Freely decaying, homogeneous turbulence; 6 Isotropic turbulence (In real space); 6.1 Introduction: exploring isotropic turbulence in real space 6.2 The governing equations of isotropic turbulence6.3 The dynamics of the large scales; 6.4 The characteristic signature of eddies of different shape; 6.5 Intermittency in the inertial-range eddies; 6.6 The distribution of energy and vorticity across the different eddy sizes; Appendix: Turbulence composed of Townsend''s model eddy; 7 The role of numerical simulations; 7.1 What is DNS or LES?; 7.2 On the dangers of periodicity; 7.3 Structure in chaos; 7.4 Postscript; 8 Isotropic turbulence (in spectral space); 8.1 Kinematics in spectral space; 8.2 Dynamics in spectral space Part III: Special topics9 The influence of rotation, stratification, and magnetic fields on turbulence; 9.1 The importance of body forces in geophysics and astrophysics; 9.2 The influence of rapid rotation and stable stratification; 9.3 The influence of magnetic fields I-the MHD equations; 9.4 The influence of magnetic fields II-MHD turbulence; 9.5 The combined effects of Coriolis and Lorentz forces; 10 Two-dimensional turbulence; 10.1 The classical picture of two-dimensional turbulence: Batchelor''s self-similar spectrum; 10.2 Coherent vortices: a problem for the classical theory 10.3 The governing equations in statistical form |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821195203321 |
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Davidson P. A (Peter Alan), <1957->
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| Oxford, United Kingdom ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Turbulence in rotating, stratified and electrically conducting fluids / / P.A. Davidson, University of Cambridge [[electronic resource]]
| Turbulence in rotating, stratified and electrically conducting fluids / / P.A. Davidson, University of Cambridge [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Davidson P. A (Peter Alan), <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 681 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 532.0527 |
| Soggetto topico |
Turbulence
Magnetohydrodynamics Rotating masses of fluid Stratified flow |
| ISBN |
1-139-89214-2
1-107-42424-0 1-107-42196-9 1-107-41927-1 1-107-41661-2 1-107-42048-2 1-139-20867-5 1-107-41796-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. The interplay of waves and turbulence: a preview -- 2. Elementary fluid dynamics -- 3. Motion in a rotating fluid -- 4. Motion in a stratified fluid -- 5. The equations of electrodynamics -- 6. Motion in a conducting fluid: magnetohydrodynamics -- 7. Instabilities and transition to turbulence -- 8. Elementary properties of turbulence -- 9. The language of turbulence: kinematics and statistics -- 10. Hydrodynamic turbulence I: classical theories -- 11. Hydrodynamic turbulence II: steps towards rotating, stratified and MHD turbulence -- 12. Rapidly rotating turbulence -- 13. Towards geophysics: shallow-water, rapidly rotating turbulence -- 14. Homogeneous stratified turbulence -- 15. Stratified shear flows and the atmoshperic boundary layer -- 16. MHD turbulence at low magnetic Reynolds number -- 17. Turbulence in the core of the Earth: the geodynamo -- 18. MHD turbulence at high magnetic Reynolds number -- 19. Turbulent astrophysical flows. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Turbulence in Rotating, Stratified & Electrically Conducting Fluids |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453375103321 |
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Davidson P. A (Peter Alan), <1957->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Turbulence in rotating, stratified and electrically conducting fluids / / P.A. Davidson, University of Cambridge [[electronic resource]]
| Turbulence in rotating, stratified and electrically conducting fluids / / P.A. Davidson, University of Cambridge [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Davidson P. A (Peter Alan), <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 681 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 532.0527 |
| Soggetto topico |
Turbulence
Magnetohydrodynamics Rotating masses of fluid Stratified flow |
| ISBN |
1-139-89214-2
1-107-42424-0 1-107-42196-9 1-107-41927-1 1-107-41661-2 1-107-42048-2 1-139-20867-5 1-107-41796-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. The interplay of waves and turbulence: a preview -- 2. Elementary fluid dynamics -- 3. Motion in a rotating fluid -- 4. Motion in a stratified fluid -- 5. The equations of electrodynamics -- 6. Motion in a conducting fluid: magnetohydrodynamics -- 7. Instabilities and transition to turbulence -- 8. Elementary properties of turbulence -- 9. The language of turbulence: kinematics and statistics -- 10. Hydrodynamic turbulence I: classical theories -- 11. Hydrodynamic turbulence II: steps towards rotating, stratified and MHD turbulence -- 12. Rapidly rotating turbulence -- 13. Towards geophysics: shallow-water, rapidly rotating turbulence -- 14. Homogeneous stratified turbulence -- 15. Stratified shear flows and the atmoshperic boundary layer -- 16. MHD turbulence at low magnetic Reynolds number -- 17. Turbulence in the core of the Earth: the geodynamo -- 18. MHD turbulence at high magnetic Reynolds number -- 19. Turbulent astrophysical flows. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Turbulence in Rotating, Stratified & Electrically Conducting Fluids |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790615903321 |
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Davidson P. A (Peter Alan), <1957->
|
||
| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Turbulence in rotating, stratified and electrically conducting fluids / / P.A. Davidson, University of Cambridge [[electronic resource]]
| Turbulence in rotating, stratified and electrically conducting fluids / / P.A. Davidson, University of Cambridge [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Davidson P. A (Peter Alan), <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 681 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 532.0527 |
| Soggetto topico |
Turbulence
Magnetohydrodynamics Rotating masses of fluid Stratified flow |
| ISBN |
1-139-89214-2
1-107-42424-0 1-107-42196-9 1-107-41927-1 1-107-41661-2 1-107-42048-2 1-139-20867-5 1-107-41796-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. The interplay of waves and turbulence: a preview -- 2. Elementary fluid dynamics -- 3. Motion in a rotating fluid -- 4. Motion in a stratified fluid -- 5. The equations of electrodynamics -- 6. Motion in a conducting fluid: magnetohydrodynamics -- 7. Instabilities and transition to turbulence -- 8. Elementary properties of turbulence -- 9. The language of turbulence: kinematics and statistics -- 10. Hydrodynamic turbulence I: classical theories -- 11. Hydrodynamic turbulence II: steps towards rotating, stratified and MHD turbulence -- 12. Rapidly rotating turbulence -- 13. Towards geophysics: shallow-water, rapidly rotating turbulence -- 14. Homogeneous stratified turbulence -- 15. Stratified shear flows and the atmoshperic boundary layer -- 16. MHD turbulence at low magnetic Reynolds number -- 17. Turbulence in the core of the Earth: the geodynamo -- 18. MHD turbulence at high magnetic Reynolds number -- 19. Turbulent astrophysical flows. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Turbulence in Rotating, Stratified & Electrically Conducting Fluids |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815026103321 |
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Davidson P. A (Peter Alan), <1957->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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