This textbook explains turbulent flows using an introductory but fundamental approach to teaching the core principles, striking a balance between theoretical and practical aspects of the topic without overwhelming the reader with mathematical detail. It is aimed at students in various engineering disciplines-mechanical, civil, environmental-and the geosciences. It is divided in five parts. Part 1 provides the fundamentals of turbulence, main hypotheses, and analysis tools; Part 2 illustrates various measurement techniques used to study turbulent flows; Part 3 explains the modelling and simulation frameworks to study turbulent flows; Part 4 describes brief applications of turbulence in engineering and sciences; and Part 5 presents basic statistical, mathematical, and numerical tools.

Elucidates the theory behind turbulence in a concise yet rigorous manner;

Combines theoretical, computational, experimental, and applied aspects of the topic;

Reinforces concepts with practice problems at the end of each chapter.

Autorentext

Dr. Amir A. Aliabadi is an Associate Professor in Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Guelph, CANADA.

Inhalt

Introduction .- Equations of Fluid Motion .- Statistical Description of Turbulent Flows .- Mean Flow Equations .- Wall Flows .- Free Shear Flows .- Scales of Turbulent Motion .- Time and Frequency Domains .- Fundamentals of Measurements .- In-situ Techniques .- Sonic and Ultrasonic Techniques .- Electro-magnetic Techniques .- Introduction to Modeling and Simulation .- Turbulent Viscosity Models .- Large-eddy Simulation Models .- Direct Numerical Simulation .- Wall Models .- Model Evaluation .- Engineering .- Sciences .- Statistics .- Mathematics .- Numerical Methods .- Index.