Computational Modeling for Fluid Flow and Interfacial Transport (Dover Civil and Mechanical Engineering) - Softcover

Wei Shyy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486453030 ISBN 13: 9780486453033

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2006

Synopsis

Practical applications and examples highlight this treatment of computational modeling for handling complex flowfields. A reference for researchers and graduate students of many different backgrounds, it also functions as a text for learning essential computation elements.
Drawing upon his own research, the author addresses both macroscopic and microscopic features. He begins his three-part treatment with a survey of the basic concepts of finite difference schemes for solving parabolic, elliptic, and hyperbolic partial differential equations. The second part concerns issues related to computational modeling for fluid flow and transport phenomena. In addition to a focus on pressure-based methods, this section also discusses practical engineering applications. The third and final part explores the transport processes involving interfacial dynamics, particularly those influenced by phase change, gravity, and capillarity. Case studies, employing previously discussed methods, demonstrate the interplay between the fluid and thermal transport at macroscopic scales and their interaction with the interfacial transport.

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About the Author

Dr Wei Shyy is the Provost of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and formerly Clarence L. 'Kelly' Johnson Collegiate Professor and Department Chair of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan. Shyy is the author or a co-author of four books and numerous journal and conference articles dealing with a broad range of topics related to aerial and space flight vehicles. He is General Editor of the Cambridge Aerospace Book Series (Cambridge University Press) and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the nine-volume Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering (2010). He has received the 2003 AIAA Pendray Aerospace Literature Award and the ASME 2005 Heat Transfer Memorial Award. He has led multi-university centers under the sponsorship of NASA, the US Air Force Research Laboratory and industry. His professional views have been quoted in various news media, including the New York Times and USA Today.

Review

...is highly suitable for research students in applied mathematics and mechanical and chemical engineering who will either be implementing finite differencing schemes or studying interfacial transport. The experienced researcher will also benefit from the lucid reviews in these fields.
The Chemical Engineering Journal
...gives an overview of the state-of-the-art which is very instructive and illuminating. Numerous results are presented in clear, graphical form. The reference list is very extensive - over 300 entries. It is a very high quality book, certainly a must for engineering libraries.
Drying Technology

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486453030
• ISBN 13: 9780486453033
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528