the Nest of Students

A. Osman Akan ... 
384 pages - Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1st edition (March, 2006) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0750668571 - ISBN-13: 978-0750668576 ...

Open Channel Hydraulics is written for undergraduate and graduate civil engineering students, and practicing engineers. Written in clear and simple language, it introduces and explains all the main topics required for courses on open channel flows, using numerous worked examples to illustrate the key points.

With coverage of both introduction to flows, practical guidance to the design of open channels, and more advanced topics such as bridge hydraulics and the problem of scour, Professor Akan's book offers an unparalleled user-friendly study of this important subject: Clear and simple style suited for undergraduates and graduates alike. + Many solved problems and worked examples. + Practical and accessible guide to key aspects of open channel flow.

M. Brocchini, F. Trivellato ...
304 pages
Publisher: WIT Press; (May 15, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1845640527
ISBN-13: 978-1845640521

This book contains a collection of 11 research and review papers devoted to the topic of fluid-structure interaction. The subject matter is divided into chapters covering a wide spectrum of recognized areas of research, such as: wall bounded turbulence; quasi 2-D turbulence; canopy turbulence; large eddy simulation; lake hydrodynamics; hydraulic hysteresis; liquid impacts; flow induced vibrations; sloshing flows; transient pipe flow and air entrainment in dropshaft. The purpose of each chapter is to summarize the main results obtained by the individual research unit through a year-long activity on a specific issue of the above list. The main feature of the book is to bring state of the art research on fluid structure interaction to the attention of the broad international community. This book is primarily aimed at fluid mechanics scientists, but it will also be of value to postgraduate students and practitioners in the field of fluid structure interaction.

Nazih K. Shammas, Lawrence K. Wang ... 
832 pages - Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (May, 2015) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0470390980 - ISBN-13: 978-0470390986 ...

Details the design and process of water supply systems, tracing the progression from source to sink * Organized and logical flow, tracing the connections in the water-supply system from the water's source to its eventual use * Emphasized coverage of water supply infrastructure and the design of water treatment processes * Inclusion of fundamentals and practical examples so as to connect theory with the realities of design * Provision of useful reference for practicing engineers who require a more in-depth coverage, higher level students studying drinking water systems as well as students in preparation for the FE/PE examinations * Inclusion of examples and homework questions in both SI and US units

Serge A. Shapiro ... 289 pages - Publisher: Cambridge Univ. Press; 1st edition (June, 2015) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0521884578 - ISBN-13: 978-0521884570 ...

The characterisation of fluid transport properties of rocks is one of the most important, yet difficult, challenges of reservoir geophysics, but is essential for optimal development of hydrocarbon and geothermal reservoirs. This book provides a quantitative introduction to the underlying physics, application, interpretation, and hazard aspects of fluid-induced seismicity with a particular focus on its spatio-temporal dynamics. It presents many real data examples of microseismic monitoring of hydraulic fracturing at hydrocarbon fields and of stimulations of enhanced geothermal systems. The author also covers introductory aspects of linear elasticity and poroelasticity theory, as well as elements of seismic rock physics and mechanics of earthquakes, enabling readers to develop a comprehensive understanding of the field. Fluid-Induced Seismicity is a valuable reference for researchers and graduate students working in the fields of geophysics, geology, geomechanics and petrophysics, and a practical guide for petroleum geoscientists and engineers working in the energy industry.

Sergey P. Kiselev, Evgenii Vorozhtsov, Vasily M. Fomin ... 575 pages - Publisher: Birkhäuser; (December, 1999) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0817639950 - ISBN-13: 978-0817639952 ...

Fluid mechanics (FM) is a branch of science dealing with the investi­ gation of flows of continua under the action of external forces. The fundamentals of FM were laid in the works of the famous scientists, such as L. Euler, M. V. Lomonosov, D. Bernoulli, J. L. Lagrange, A. Cauchy, L. Navier, S. D. Poisson, and other classics of science. Fluid mechanics underwent a rapid development during the past two centuries, and it now includes, along with the above branches, aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, rarefied gas dynamics, mechanics of multi phase and reactive media, etc. The FM application domains were expanded, and new investigation methods were developed. Certain concepts introduced by the classics of science, however, are still of primary importance and will apparently be of importance in the future. The Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions of a continuum, tensors of strains and stresses, conservation laws for mass, momentum, moment of momentum, and energy are the examples of such concepts and results. This list should be augmented by the first and second laws of thermodynamics, which determine the character and direction of processes at a given point of a continuum. The availability of the conservation laws is conditioned by the homogeneity and isotrop­ icity properties of the Euclidean space, and the form of these laws is related to the Newton's laws. The laws of thermodynamics have their foundation in the statistical physics.

Pijush K. Kundu, Ira M. Cohen, David R. Dowling ... 

Meinhard T. Schobeiri ... 
504 pages
Publisher: Springer; (October 8, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3642115934
ISBN-13: 978-3642115936

The contents of this book covers the material required in the Fluid Mechanics Graduate Core Course (MEEN-621) and in Advanced Fluid Mechanics, a Ph. D-level elective course (MEEN-622), both of which I have been teaching at Texas A&M University for the past two decades. While there are numerous undergraduate fluid mechanics texts on the market for engineering students and instructors to choose from, there are only limited texts that comprehensively address the particular needs of graduate engineering fluid mechanics courses. To complement the lecture materials, the instructors more often recommend several texts, each of which treats special topics of fluid mechanics. This circumstance and the need to have a textbook that covers the materials needed in the above courses gave the impetus to provide the graduate engineering community with a coherent textbook that comprehensively addresses their needs for an advanced fluid mechanics text. Although this text book is primarily aimed at mechanical engineering students, it is equally suitable for aerospace engineering, civil engineering, other engineering disciplines, and especially those practicing professionals who perform CFD-simulation on a routine basis and would like to know more about the underlying physics of the commercial codes they use. Furthermore, it is suitable for self study, provided that the reader has a sufficient knowledge of calculus and differential equations. In the past, because of the lack of advanced computational capability, the subject of fluid mechanics was artificially subdivided into inviscid, viscous (laminar, turbulent), incompressible, compressible, subsonic, supersonic and hypersonic flows.

Steven A. Jones ...
242 pages
Publisher: Intech; (March, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9535102419
ISBN-13: 978-9535102410

Whereas the field of Fluid Mechanics can be described as complicated, mathematically challenging, and esoteric, it is also imminently practical. It is central to a wide variety of issues that are important not only technologically, but also sociologically. This book highlights a cross-section of methods in Fluid Mechanics, each of which illustrates novel ideas of the researchers and relates to one or more issues of high interest during the early 21st century. The challenges include multiphase flows, compressibility, nonlinear dynamics, flow instability, changing solid-fluid boundaries, and fluids with solid-like properties. The applications relate problems such as weather and climate prediction, air quality, fuel efficiency, wind or wave energy harvesting, landslides, erosion, noise abatement, and health care.

Kaplan S. Basniev, Nikolay M. Dmitriev, George V. Chilingar ... 576 pages - Publisher: Wiley-Scrivener; 1st edition (October, 2012) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1118385063 - ISBN-13: 978-1118385067 ...

The mechanics of fluid flow is one of the most important fundamental engineering disciplines explaining both natural phenomena and human-induced processes. A group of some of the best-known petroleum engineers in the world give a thorough understanding of this important field, central to the operations of the oil and gas industry. The mechanics of fluid flow, specifically gas, oil, and water, is a fundamental engineering discipline explaining various natural phenomena and human-induced processes. It is of utmost importance in aviation, shipbuilding, petroleum industries, thermodynamics, meteorology, and chemical engineering. This basic applied scientific discipline enables one to understand and describe mathematically the movement of fluids (gas, oil, water) in various media: channels, subsurface formations, pipelines, etc. To describe various phenomena and applications associated with fluid dynamics, the writers used the unified systematic approach based on the continuity and conservation laws of continuum mechanics. There have been many books written on the basics of fluid flow or fluid mechanics, but this volume, written by some of the most well-respected engineers and scientists in the oil and gas industry, is the first of its kind to apply these fundamental concepts to problems encountered in the petroleum industry at this level of detail. Mathematical description of specific applied problems and their solutions are presented in the book, as well as the concepts behind them, both traditional and newly conceived ideas that will be of use to scientists and students alike. This book can be used as a textbook by the university student, or as a handbook for the engineer or scientist in the field. This groundbreaking new volume includes: More efficient oil & gas production for the petroleum engineer and petroleum geologist. * More accurate forecasting for the environmental engineer. * Real-world examples for the engineering student. * Valuable new information not available anywhere else.

Michael P. Païdoussis, Stuart J. Price, Emmanuel de Langre ... 414 pages - Publisher: Cambridge Univ. Press; 1st edition (January, 2014) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1107652952 - ISBN-13: 978-1107652958 ...

Structures in contact with fluid flow, whether natural or man-made, are inevitably subject to flow-induced forces and flow-induced vibration: from plant leaves to traffic signs and to more substantial structures, such as bridge decks and heat exchanger tubes. Under certain conditions the vibration may be self-excited, and it is usually referred to as an instability. These instabilities and, more specifically, the conditions under which they arise are of great importance to designers and operators of the systems concerned because of the significant potential to cause damage in the short term. Such flow-induced instabilities are the subject of this book. In particular, the flow-induced instabilities treated in this book are associated with cross-flow, that is, flow normal to the long axis of the structure. The book treats a specific set of problems that are fundamentally and technologically important: galloping, vortex-shedding oscillations under lock-in conditions, and rain-and-wind-induced vibrations, among others. The emphasis throughout is on providing a physical description of the phenomena that is as clear and up-to-date as possible.

Joseph H. Spurk, T. Schobeiri ... 
601 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1997 edition (August 8, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3540616527
ISBN-13: 978-3540616528

Glenn E. Moglen ... 
270 pages - Publisher: CRC Press (April 17, 2015)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1466580062 - ISBN-13: 978-1466580060

Subhash C. Jain ... 344 pages - Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (October 24, 2000) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0471356417 - ISBN-13: 978-0471356417 ...

A clear, up-to-date presentation of the principles of flow in open channels: A fundamental knowledge of flow in open channels is essential for the planning and design of systems to manage water resources. Open-Channel Flow conveys this knowledge through the use of practical problems that can be solved either analytically or by simple numerical methods that do not require the use of computer software. This completely up-to-date text includes several features not found in any other book on the subject. It derives one- dimensional equations of motion using both a simplified approach and a rigorous approach, and it explains the distinction between the momentum and mechanical energy equations. The author places great emphasis on identifying the types and locations of the control sections that are essential in analyzing flow profiles, and he includes a section on recently recognized nonunique flow profiles. Offering numerous worked examples that are helpful in understanding the basic principles and their practical applications, this book: Presents the latest computational methods for profiling spatially varied and unsteady flow * Includes end-of-section exercises that measure and build understanding * Fully explains governing equations in algebraic and differential form * Brings sluice-gate analysis completely up to date * Covers artificial channel controls such as weirs, spillways, and gates, and special topics such as transitions in supercritical flow and flow through culverts. Written in metric units throughout, this excellent learning tool for senior- and graduate-level students in civil and environmental engineering programs is also a useful reference for practicing civil and environmental engineers.

Sergey Nazarenko ... 
248 pages
Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (December 1, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1439888825
ISBN-13: 978-1439888827

Clayton T. Crowe, Donald F. Elger, Barbara C. Williams, John A. Roberson ... 
592 pages - Publisher: Wiley; 9th edition (September 30, 2008)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0470259779 - ISBN-13: 978-0470259771

Connecting the math and theory of fluid mechanics to practical applications can be a difficult process. Engineering Fluid Mechanics builds on the success of previous editions to help engineers learn how to apply concepts by keeping them engaged and active throughout the book. Simple and effective examples show how key equations are utilized in practice, and step-by-step descriptions provide details into the processes that engineers follow. Each chapter also outlines the three most important things they will be able to accomplish once the concepts are learned. With its physical/visual approach, engineers will quickly gain an intuitive understanding of the principles.

I. G. Currie ... 603 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 4th edition (August 1, 2012) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1439874603 - ISBN-13: 978-1439874608 ...

H. Versteeg, W. Malalasekera ... 
520 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2nd edition (February 26, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0131274988
ISBN-13: 978-0131274983

The use of Computational Fluid Dynamics to simulate and predict fluid flows, heat transfer and associated phenomena continues to grow throughout many engineering disciplines. On the back of ever more powerful computers and graphical user interfaces CFD provides engineers with a reliable tool to assist in the design of industrial equipment often reducing or eliminating the need for performing trial-and-error experimentation.

An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics is the ideal text for the newcomer to the area whether they be undergraduates, graduates, or professionals. It provides thorough yet accessible coverage of commercial finite volume based CFD codes within the context of the underlying theory, giving the reader a full appreciation of CFD and its numerous engineering applications.

Key features: Offers essential support for novice users of commercial CFD codes such as ANSYS CFX, FLUENT, STAR-CD and PHOENICS. + Covers fluids and turbulence physics together with computational modelling techniques + Uses a step-by-step approach to introduce the methodology + Chapter summaries and worked examples throughout to reinforce understanding of the key concepts.

New to this edition: A new chapter describing unstructured meshing techniques + A new chapter on CFD uncertainty + New coverage of the fundamentals of Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) and Direct Numerical + Simulation (DNS) techniques + Summaries of TVD techniques and multi-grid solution techniques + Added examples of the SIMPLE algorithm for pressure-velocity coupling  + Two new chapters with advanced material covering combustion and radiative heat transfer modelling.

Edward J. Shaughnessy, Ira M. Katz, James P. Schaffer ... 1056 pages - Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1st edition (December 9, 2004)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0195154517 - ISBN-13: 978-0195154511

Introduction to Fluid Mechanics provides a balanced and uniquely visual treatment of the tools used in solving modern fluid mechanics problems. Presenting an image-intensive approach to fluid dynamics through classic kinematic concepts, the book demonstrates the importance of flow visualization in a framework of modern experimental techniques and flow simulation.

Detailed photographs and diagrams of fluid motions and phenomena throughout the text help students to see and understand why equations change drastically for different types of flows. Output illustrations from CFD (computational fluid dynamics) programs illustrate the possibilities of flow behavior, enabling students to concentrate on ideas instead of mathematics. The book also provides the means to solve interesting problems early in the course by presenting case studies at the beginning of the text. These cases are revisited later to reinforce empirical rules and help explain advanced methods of analyzing a flow.

Creating a foundation for further study in this important and exciting field, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics is ideal for a first course in fluid mechanics. The book is designed to accommodate students concentrating in mechanical engineering as well as those in the civil, aerospace, and chemical engineering fields.

Features: A highly organized 2-color interior and icons throughout the text aid in navigation and review. +CFD icons indicate subject matter that directly or indirectly relates to computational methods to familiarize students with this powerful tool. +FE icons note material that is covered in the Fundamentals of Engineering exam to help students prepare. +Chapters on differential analysis of flow and on applications of fluid mechanics are self-contained so that instructors can pick and choose which topics to cover.