Mechanics of fluids

Abstract

The contents of this book are: Characteristic scales and nondimensional parameters; Basic equations; Statistical tools for description of turbulence; Examples of homogeneous turbulent flows; Waves; Instability and transition to turbulence; Shear flow turbulence structure; Turbulence modeling and closure schemes; Aerodynamic noise; and Convective transport. The emphasis is on ''the dynamics of processes that participate in creating and maintaining turbulent flows and topics covered include stability, wave motions and coherent structures.