Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Our Environment

Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Our Environment
Author: S Eskinazi
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2012-12-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0323150241

Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Our Environment provides an introduction to the mechanical and thermodynamic properties of the environment. The book begins with a discussion of the nature of the physical environment, namely the earth, the atmosphere, and the oceans. It then reviews the origin, definitions, and physical characteristics and relations of concepts affecting the state of the geofluid system. Separate chapters cover the principles of heat transfer; factors affecting the mechanical and thermal equilibrium of the environment; the phenomenon of surface tension; kinematics and dynamics of the environment; inviscid motion of the atmospheric and oceanic free layers; and the physical and mathematical behavior of the planetary boundary layer. The final chapter discusses some applied problems pertaining to the environment. These include problems involving the thermal plume, hurricanes, and the dynamic response of a balloon in a vortical atmospheric column. This book was developed for engineering classes interested in the motion of the environment which is a main carrier of pollutants. The selection of topics and the emphasis make the material primarily suited for engineering work.

Fluid and Thermodynamics

Fluid and Thermodynamics
Author: Kolumban Hutter
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 652
Release: 2016-06-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319336339

This first volume discusses fluid mechanical concepts and their applications to ideal and viscous processes. It describes the fundamental hydrostatics and hydrodynamics, and includes an almanac of flow problems for ideal fluids. The book presents numerous exact solutions of flows in simple configurations, each of which is constructed and graphically supported. It addresses ideal, potential, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids. Simple, yet precise solutions to special flows are also constructed, namely Blasius boundary layer flows, matched asymptotics of the Navier-Stokes equations, global laws of steady and unsteady boundary layer flows and laminar and turbulent pipe flows. Moreover, the well-established logarithmic velocity profile is criticised.

An Introduction to Thermal-Fluid Engineering

An Introduction to Thermal-Fluid Engineering
Author: Zellman Warhaft
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1997
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521589277

This book is an introduction to thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and combustion for beginning engineering students.

Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics

Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics
Author: Geoffrey K. Vallis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 772
Release: 2006-11-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1139459961

Fluid dynamics is fundamental to our understanding of the atmosphere and oceans. Although many of the same principles of fluid dynamics apply to both the atmosphere and oceans, textbooks tend to concentrate on the atmosphere, the ocean, or the theory of geophysical fluid dynamics (GFD). This textbook provides a comprehensive unified treatment of atmospheric and oceanic fluid dynamics. The book introduces the fundamentals of geophysical fluid dynamics, including rotation and stratification, vorticity and potential vorticity, and scaling and approximations. It discusses baroclinic and barotropic instabilities, wave-mean flow interactions and turbulence, and the general circulation of the atmosphere and ocean. Student problems and exercises are included at the end of each chapter. Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics: Fundamentals and Large-Scale Circulation will be an invaluable graduate textbook on advanced courses in GFD, meteorology, atmospheric science and oceanography, and an excellent review volume for researchers. Additional resources are available at www.cambridge.org/9780521849692.

Fluid and Thermodynamics

Fluid and Thermodynamics
Author: Kolumban Hutter
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-07-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9783319336350

In this book fluid mechanics and thermodynamics (F&T) are approached as interwoven, not disjoint fields. The book starts by analyzing the creeping motion around spheres at rest: Stokes flows, the Oseen correction and the Lagerstrom-Kaplun expansion theories are presented, as is the homotopy analysis. 3D creeping flows and rapid granular avalanches are treated in the context of the shallow flow approximation, and it is demonstrated that uniqueness and stability deliver a natural transition to turbulence modeling at the zero, first order closure level. The difference-quotient turbulence model (DQTM) closure scheme reveals the importance of the turbulent closure schemes’ non-locality effects. Thermodynamics is presented in the form of the first and second laws, and irreversibility is expressed in terms of an entropy balance. Explicit expressions for constitutive postulates are in conformity with the dissipation inequality. Gas dynamics offer a first application of combined F&T. The book is rounded out by a chapter on dimensional analysis, similitude, and physical experiments.

Thermal Physics of the Atmosphere

Thermal Physics of the Atmosphere
Author: Maarten H. P. Ambaum
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2010-05-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0470745150

Thermal Physics of the Atmosphere offers a concise and thorough introduction on how basic thermodynamics naturally leads on to advanced topics in atmospheric physics. The book starts by covering the basics of thermodynamics and its applications in atmospheric science. The later chapters describe major applications, specific to more specialized areas of atmospheric physics, including vertical structure and stability, cloud formation, and radiative processes. The book concludes with a discussion of non-equilibrium thermodynamics as applied to the atmosphere. This book provides a thorough introduction and invaluable grounding for specialised literature on the subject. Introduces a wide range of areas associated with atmospheric physics Starts from basic level thermal physics Ideally suited for readers with a general physics background Self-assessment questions included for each chapter Supplementary website to accompany the book

Free-Surface Flow

Free-Surface Flow
Author: Nikolaos D. Katopodes
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 1022
Release: 2018-08-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128162511

Free Surface Flow: Environmental Fluid Mechanics introduces a wide range of environmental fluid flows, such as water waves, land runoff, channel flow, and effluent discharge. The book provides systematic analysis tools and basic skills for study fluid mechanics in natural and constructed environmental flows. As the prediction of changes in free surfaces in rivers, lakes, estuaries and in the ocean directly affects the design of structures that control surface waters, and because planning for the allocation of fresh-water resources in a sustainable manner is an essential goal, this book provides the necessary background and research. - Helps users determine the transfer of solute mass through the air-water interface - Presents tactics on the impact of free shear flow in the environment and how to quantify mixing mechanisms in turbulent jets and wakes - Gives users tactics to predict the fate and transport of contaminants in stratified lakes and estuaries

Principles of Environmental Physics

Principles of Environmental Physics
Author: John Monteith
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1990-02-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780713129311

Thoroughly revised and up-dated edition of a highly successful textbook.

Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, Second Edition

Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, Second Edition
Author: Richard H. Pletcher
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 828
Release: 1997-04-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781560320463

This comprehensive text provides basic fundamentals of computational theory and computational methods. The book is divided into two parts. The first part covers material fundamental to the understanding and application of finite-difference methods. The second part illustrates the use of such methods in solving different types of complex problems encountered in fluid mechanics and heat transfer. The book is replete with worked examples and problems provided at the end of each chapter.

Introduction to Thermal and Fluid Engineering

Introduction to Thermal and Fluid Engineering
Author: Allan D. Kraus
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 972
Release: 2011-09-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1466503211

Introduction to Thermal and Fluid Engineering combines coverage of basic thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer for a one- or two-term course for a variety of engineering majors. The book covers fundamental concepts, definitions, and models in the context of engineering examples and case studies. It carefully explains the methods used t