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Turbulence : introduction to theory and applications of turbulent flows / Frans T. M. Nieuwstadt, Bendiks J. Boersma and Jerry Westerweel.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Switzerland : Springer, 2016.Description: x, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9783319315973
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 532.0527 23 N682
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Equations of Motion -- 3. Stability and Transition -- 4. The Characteristics of Turbulence -- 5. Statistical Description of Turbulence -- 6. Turbulent Flows -- 7. Kinetic Energy -- 8. Vorticity -- 9. Correlation Function and Spectrum -- 10. Turbulent Diffusion -- Appendices.
Summary: This book provides a general introduction to the topic of turbulent flows. Apart from classical topics in turbulence, attention is also paid to modern topics. After studying this work, the reader will have the basic knowledge to follow current topics on turbulence in scientific literature. The theory is illustrated with a number of examples of applications, such as closure models, numerical simulations and turbulent diffusion, and experimental findings. The work also contains a number of illustrative exercises.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction --
2. Equations of Motion --
3. Stability and Transition --
4. The Characteristics of Turbulence --
5. Statistical Description of Turbulence --
6. Turbulent Flows --
7. Kinetic Energy --
8. Vorticity --
9. Correlation Function and Spectrum --
10. Turbulent Diffusion --
Appendices.

This book provides a general introduction to the topic of turbulent flows. Apart from classical topics in turbulence, attention is also paid to modern topics. After studying this work, the reader will have the basic knowledge to follow current topics on turbulence in scientific literature. The theory is illustrated with a number of examples of applications, such as closure models, numerical simulations and turbulent diffusion, and experimental findings. The work also contains a number of illustrative exercises.

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