Modeling in Materials Processing - Hardcover

Dantzig, Jonathan A.; Tucker III, Charles L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521770637 ISBN 13: 9780521770637

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2001

Synopsis

While courses in materials processing cover modeling, they usually treat one particular class of materials, that is, polymers, metals, or ceramics. This text offers a new approach, presenting an integrated treatment of metallic and nonmetallic materials. The authors show that a common base of knowledge--specifically, the fundamentals of heat transfer and fluid mechanics--provides a unifying theme for these seemingly disparate areas. They emphasize understanding basic physical phenomena and knowing how to include them in a model. Students will learn how to use scaling analysis as a general tool for simplifying models and for obtaining rapid estimates of results. The book also includes selected numerical methods, a wealth of practical, realistic examples, and homework exercises.

About this title

Book Description:

Mathematical modeling and computer simulation are useful tools for improving materials processing. While courses in materials processing have covered modeling, they have been devoted to one particular class of materials--polymers, metals, or ceramics. This text offers a new approach, presenting an integrated treatment of metallic and non-metallic materials. The authors show that a common base of knowledge--specifically, the fundamentals of heat transfer and fluid mechanics--unifies these seemingly disparate areas. They emphasize understanding basic physical phenomena and knowing how to include them in a model. The book also includes selected numerical methods, a wealth of practical, realistic examples, and homework exercises.

Review:

"Highly recommended." B. Platzer, Zeitschrift fÜr Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik

"Dantzig and Tucker's much-needed book fills a gap in the engineering library....A must-have for professional engineers, graduate students, and research workers in the area of materials processing." Choice

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0521770637
• ISBN 13: 9780521770637
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 378