Rotating Fluids in Engineering and Science

• Autore: Vanyo James P
• Pubblicazione: Newburyport, : Dover Publications, 2014
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (751 p.)
• Disciplina: 620.106
• Soggetto topico: Rotating masses of fluid; Fluid dynamics
• 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 Ştudy 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>
• Titolo autorizzato: Rotating Fluids in Engineering and Science
• ISBN: 9781523109616; 1523109610; 9780486161983; 0486161986
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911006642903321
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