Turbulent Flows: Fundamental Experiments and Modelling
Editor(s): G. Biswas, V. Eswaran
ISBN: 978-81-7319-307-1
E-ISBN: Publication Year: 2002
Pages: 462
Binding: Paper Back Dimension: 160mm x 240mm Weight: 700
Textbook
About the book
Main Aspects covered are:
Fundamentals
l Istropic turbulence, anistropic turbulence, vorticity dynamics, free shear layers and turbulent boundary layers and plumes Modelling
l Measurement of turbulent fluctuations, experiments open channel flows and experiments in isothermal and stratified turbulent flows Experimental
l Eddy vicosicity, standard and RNG k-e models, Direct Numerical Simulation, Large Eddy Simulation and their applications, near wall and compressible turbulent flows and structure vortex dominated flows
Table of Contents
Preface / Introduction to Turbulence / Isotropic and Anistropic Turbulence / The Dynamics of Turbulence / Classical Idealizations of Turbulent Flows / Structure of Vortex Dominated Flows / Introduction to Experimental Techniques / Measurements of Turbulent Fluctuations / Experiments in Isothermal and Stratified Turbulent Flows / Analysis of Large Scale Structures in Separated Shear Layers / Turbulence Modeling / The k- e Model, RNG k-e Model and the Phase-Averaged Model / Modeling of Near Wall Turbulent Flows / Direct Numerical Simulation / Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulence / Turbulence Modeling for Compressible Flows
Audience
Graduates, Postgraduate, Doctoral students and Professionals