Rotating flow is critically important across a wide range of
scientific, engineering and product applications, providing design and
modeling capability for diverse products such as jet engines, pumps
and vacuum cleaners, as well as geophysical flows. Developed over the
course of 20 years’ research into rotating fluids and associated
heat transfer at the University of Sussex Thermo-Fluid Mechanics
Research Centre (TFMRC), Rotating Flow is an indispensable reference
and resource for all those working within the gas turbine and rotating
machinery industries. Traditional fluid and flow dynamics titles offer
the essential background but generally include very sparse coverage of
rotating flows—which is where this book comes in. Beginning with an
accessible introduction to rotating flow, recognized expert Peter
Childs takes you through fundamental equations, vorticity and
vortices, rotating disc flow, flow around rotating cylinders and flow
in rotating cavities, with an introduction to atmospheric and oceanic
circulations included to help deepen understanding. Whilst competing
resources are weighed down with complex mathematics, this book focuses
on the essential equations and provides full workings to take readers
step-by-step through the theory so they can concentrate on the
practical applications.
* A detailed yet accessible introduction to rotating flows,
illustrating the differences between flows where rotation is
significant and highlighting the non-intuitive nature of rotating flow
fields
* Written by world-leading authority on rotating flow, Peter Childs,
making this a unique and authoritative work
* Covers the essential theory behind engineering applications such as
rotating discs, cylinders, and cavities, with natural phenomena such
as atmospheric and oceanic flows used to explain underlying principles
* Provides a rigorous, fully worked mathematical account of rotating
flows whilst also including numerous practical examples in daily life
to highlight the relevance and prevalence of different flow types
* Concise summaries of the results of important research and lists of
references included to direct readers to significant further resources
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ISBN
9780123820990
Publisert
2013
Utgiver
Vendor
Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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