E-Book, Englisch, 544 Seiten, E-Book
Lappa Rotating Thermal Flows in Natural and Industrial Processes
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-34238-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
E-Book, Englisch, 544 Seiten, E-Book
ISBN: 978-1-118-34238-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Rotating Thermal Flows in Natural and Industrial Processesprovides the reader with a systematic description of the differenttypes of thermal convection and flow instabilities in rotatingsystems, as present in materials, crystal growth, thermalengineering, meteorology, oceanography, geophysics andastrophysics. It expressly shows how the isomorphism between smalland large scale phenomena becomes beneficial to the definition andensuing development of an integrated comprehensive framework. This allows the reader to understand and assimilate the underlying,quintessential mechanisms without requiring familiarity withspecific literature on the subject.
Topics treated in the first part of the book include:
* Thermogravitational convection in rotating fluids (from laminar toturbulent states);
* Stably stratified and unstratified shear flows;
* Barotropic and baroclinic instabilities;
* Rossby waves and Centrifugally-driven convection;
* Potential Vorticity, Quasi-Geostrophic Theory and relatedtheorems;
* The dynamics of interacting vortices, interacting waves and mixed(hybrid) vortex-wave states;
* Geostrophic Turbulence and planetary patterns.
The second part is entirely devoted to phenomena of practicalinterest, i.e. subjects relevant to the realms of industry andtechnology, among them:
* Surface-tension-driven convection in rotating fluids;
* Differential-rotation-driven (forced) flows;
* Crystal Growth from the melt of oxide or semiconductormaterials;
* Directional solidification;
* Rotating Machinery;
* Flow control by Rotating magnetic fields;
* Angular Vibrations and Rocking motions;
Covering a truly prodigious range of scales, from atmosphericand oceanic processes and fluid motion in "other solar-systembodies", to convection in its myriad manifestations in avariety of applications of technological relevance, this unifyingtext is an ideal reference for physicists and engineers, as well asan important resource for advanced students taking courses on thephysics of fluids, fluid mechanics, thermal, mechanical andmaterials engineering, environmental phenomena, meteorology andgeophysics.
