Turbulence

This book covers the major problems of turbulence and turbulent processes, including physical phenomena, their modeling and their simulation.
After a general introduction in Chapter 1 illustrating many aspects dealing with turbulent flows, averaged equations and kinetic energy budgets are provided in Chapter 2. The concept of turbulent viscosity as a closure of the Reynolds stress is also introduced. Wall-bounded flows are presented in Chapter 3 and aspects specific to boundary layers and channel or pipe flows are also pointed out. Free shear flows, namely free jets and wakes, are considered in Chapter 4. Chapter 5 deals with vortex dynamics. Homogeneous turbulence, isotropy and dynamics of isotropic turbulence are presented in Chapters 6 and 7. Turbulence is then described both in the physical space and in the wave number space. Time dependent numerical simulations are presented in Chapter 8, where an introduction to large eddy simulation is offered. The last three chaptersof the book summarize remarkable digital techniques current and experimental. Many results are presented in a practical way, based on both experiments and numerical simulations.
The book is written for a advanced engineering students as well as postgraduate engineers and researchers. For students, it contains the essential results as well as details and demonstrations whose oral transmission is often tedious. At a more advanced level, the text provides numerous references which allow readers to find quickly further study regarding their work and to acquire a deeper knowledge on topics of interest.

List of contents

Introduction to turbulence.- Statistical description of turbulent flows.- Wall-bounded turbulent flows.- Free turbulent flows: jets and wakes.- Vortex dynamics.- Homogeneous and isotropic turbulence.- The dynamics of isotropic turbulence.- Direct and large eddy simulation of turbulent flows.- Turbulence models.- Experimental methods.

Product details

• Authors: Christophe Bailly, Geneviève Comte-Bellot
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.10.2016
• EAN: 9783319367521
• ISBN: 978-3-31-936752-1
• No. of pages: 360
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 237 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 594 g
• Illustrations: XX, 360 p. 147 illus., 3 illus. in color.
• Series: Experimental Fluid Mechanics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; B, Mathematische Physik, engineering, Complex systems, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics, Fluid mechanics, Fluid- and Aerodynamics, Fluids, Engineering Fluid Dynamics, Dynamical systems, Computer simulation, Computer modelling & simulation, Simulation and Modeling, Dynamics & statics, Statistical physics, Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems, Continuum Mechanics, Computer Modelling