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Informationen zum Autor Steven Vogel Klappentext Both a landmark text and reference book, Steven Vogel's Life in Moving Fluids has also played a catalytic role in research involving the applications of fluid mechanics to biology. In this revised edition, Vogel continues to combine humor and clear explanations as he addresses biologists and general readers interested in biological fluid mechanics, offering updates on the field over the last dozen years and expanding the coverage of the biological literature. His discussion of the relationship between fluid flow and biological design now includes sections on jet propulsion, biological pumps, swimming, blood flow, and surface waves, and on acceleration reaction and Murray’s law. This edition contains an extensive bibliography for readers interested in designing their own experiments. Zusammenfassung Addresses biologists and general readers interested in biological fluid mechanics. This title discusses the relationship between fluid flow and biological design and includes sections on jet propulsion, biological pumps, swimming, blood flow, and surface waves, and on acceleration reaction and Murray's law. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the New Edition Ch. 2What Is a Fluid and How Much So Ch. 3Neither Hiding nor Crossing Streamlines Ch. 4Pressure and Momentum Ch. 5Drag! Scale! and the Reynolds Number Ch. 6The Drag of Simple Shapes and Sessile Systems Ch. 7Shape and Drag: Motile Animals Ch. 8Velocity Gradients and Boundary Layers Ch. 9Life in Velocity Gradients Ch. 10Making and Using Vortices Ch. 11Lift! Airfoils! Gliding! and Soaring Ch. 12The Thrust of Flying and Swimming Ch. 13Flows within Pipes and Other Structures Ch. 14Internal Flows in Organisms Ch. 15Flow at Very Low Reynolds Numbers Ch. 16Unsteady Flows Ch. 17Flow at Fluid-Fluid Interfaces Ch. 18Do It Yourself List of Symbols Bibliography and Index of Citations Subject Index
