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Thermofluids: From Nature to Engineering presents the fundamentals of thermofluids in an accessible and student-friendly way. Author David Ting applies his 23 years of teaching to this practical reference which works to clarify phenomena, concepts and processes via nature-inspired examples, giving the readers a well-rounded understanding of the topic. It introduces the fundamentals of thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics which underpin most engineering systems, providing the reader with a solid basis to transfer and apply to other engineering disciplines.
With a strong focus on ecology and sustainability, this book will benefit students in various engineering disciplines including thermal energy, mechanical and chemical, and will also appeal to those coming to the topic from another discipline.
List of contents
Part 1 Introduction
1. Thermofluids
2. Energy and Thermodynamics
3. Moving Fluids
4. The Transfer of Thermal Energy
Part 2 An Ecological View on Engineering Thermodynamics
5. The Four Laws of Ecology
6. The First Law of Thermodynamics
7. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Part 3 Environmental and Engineering Fluid Mechanics
8. Fluid Statics
9. Bernoulli Flow
10. Newton's Second Law Analysis
11. Internal Flows
12. External Flows
Part 4 Ecophysiology-flavored Engineering Heat Transfer
13. Steady Conduction of Thermal Energy
14. Transient Conduction of Thermal Energy
15. Natural Convection
16. Forced Convection
17. Thermal Radiation
18. Heat Exchangers
About the author
Dr. Ting has tangled with engineering flow turbulence for 25 years, starting with turbulent flame propagation in his graduate years, followed by grid turbulence, turbulent heat convection, turbulent flow induced vibrations, and turbulence and wind energy. He has taught a graduate course on turbulent flow seven times. He has also co-authored over 55 papers on turbulence and since 2012 has been on the editorial board for the Elsevier journal, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments.
