Xiii, 393 Pp. + Catalog At End. First Printing. Near Fine. Ownership Signature Of Contributor Anatol Roshko (1923-2017), A Canadian-Born Physicist And Engineer. He Was The Theodore Von K�rm�n Professor Of Aeronautics, Emeritus, At The California Institute Of Technology, Pasadena, Ca. Roshko Is Known For His Contributions To Gas Dynamics. He Along With H. W. Liepmann Is The Co-Author Of The Widely Used Textbook "Elements Of Gas Dynamics". He Has Made Research Contributions To Problems Of Separated Flow; Bluff-Body Aerodynamics; Structure Of Turbulent Shear Flow. He Completed His Undergraduate Education At The University Of Alberta With A B.Sc. Degree In Engineering Physics, In 1945, Received The M.Sc. Degree From Caltech In 1947 And The Ph.D. In 1952. Most Of His Academic Career Has Been At Caltech, Where He Was The Theodore Von Karman Professor Of Aeronautics, Emeritus At The Time Of His Death. He Was Also A Member Of The National Academy Of Engineering; A Fellow Of The American Institute Of Aeronautics And Astronautics, The American Physical Society, The American Academy Of Arts And Sciences And An Honorary Fellow Of The Indian Academy Of Sciences. Roshko Received Fluid Dynamics Prize By The American Physical Society (Aps) In 1987. He Was Also Awarded The Timoshenko Medal In 1999. In Fluid Mechanics, The Roshko Number (Ro) Is A Dimensionless Number Describing Oscillating Flow Mechanisms.

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Title

The Role of coherent structures in modelling turbulence and mixing: Proceedings of the international conference, Madrid, Spain, June 25-27, 1980 (Lecture notes in physics)

Publisher

Springer-Verlag, New York

Publication Date

1981

Language

English

ISBN 10

0387102892

ISBN 13

9780387102894

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Near Fine

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Signed by Author(s)

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