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Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 31
  • December 2, 2012
  • G. Böhme
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 9 7 5 7 - 1
This volume is for use in technical universities, and for practising engineers who are involved with flow problems of non-Newtonian fluids. The treatment of the subject is based throughout on continuum mechanics model concepts and methods. Because in Non-Newtonian fluids the material properties operating depend critically on the kinematics of the flow, special attention is paid to the derivation and explanation of the adequate constitutive equations used. The book can be read without reference to other sources. It begins by considering some general principles of continuum mechanics, studies simple motions (steady and unsteady shear flows) and proceeds by degrees to kinematically more complex motions. Problems of various degrees of difficulty at the end of each chapter invite active participation by the reader. Numerous stimulating topics from the literature are considered in the book.

Heat Pumps for Energy Efficiency and Environmental Progress

  • 1st Edition
  • December 2, 2012
  • J. Bosma
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 9 6 5 5 - 0
The 70 papers collected in this volume present an up to date review of the trends in heat pump technology. The heat pump is reviewed both as being part of a more comprehensive system, and as a refined device providing energy and greenhouse gas emission reductions. Its implementation in a system or process must be carefully considered at an early stage of design or development, and process integration is discussed in detail as a valuable tool for industry.The heat pump is proving to be a highly effective energy conserving tool, particularly when designed and used as an integral part of a system. Environmental benefits are gained when energy is conserved, and heat pumps can make a major contribution in this area. However, some heat pumps use working fluids which are environmentally unfriendly, and the progress that has been made in the field of alternative refrigerants is reported on. The volume will prove an indispensable reference source on the wide-ranging applications that have been developed since the last international conference, on such topics as heat pump field trials, pilot plants and development programmes.

Multiphase Flow 1995

  • 1st Edition
  • December 2, 2012
  • A. Serizawa + 2 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 6 0 0 1 2 - 7
There is increasing world-wide interest in obtaining an understanding of various multiphase flow phenomena and problems in terms of a common language of multiphase flow. This volume contains state-of-the-art papers which have been contributed from all over the world by experts working on all aspects of multiphase flows. The volume also highlights international technology-sharing in the fields of energy, environment and public health, in order to create a brighter and sustainable future for man and for all life in the next century. It is intended that this volume will serve as a major source of literature for the advancement of multiphase flow and allied fields.

Transonic Aerodynamics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 30
  • December 2, 2012
  • J.D. Cole + 1 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 9 9 0 6 - 3
This self-contained book begins with fundamental principles and proceeds to the latest developments in the field. Using a systematic mathematical approach, it covers linearized and transonic theories, simple flows, general theories of lift and drag, subsonic flows, sonic flows, shock waves, airfoils and three-dimensional wings. Also discussed are far fields and the transonic law of stabilization.Significant mathematical areas which enter the discussion are: Partial Differential Equations of Mixed Type, Weak Solutions (Shock Waves), Hodograph Transformations, Similarity Solutions and New Numerical Methods for Equations of Mixed Type.

Transport Phenomena in Heat and Mass Transfer

  • 1st Edition
  • December 2, 2012
  • J.A. Reizes
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 9 9 7 9 - 7
Theoretical, numerical and experimental studies of transport phenomena in heat and mass transfer are reported in depth in this volume. Papers are presented which review and discuss the most recent developments in areas such as: Mass transfer; Cooling of electronic components; Phase change processes; Instrumentation techniques; Numerical methods; Heat transfer in rotating machinery; Hypersonic flows; and Industrial applications. Bringing together the experience of specialists in these fields, the volume will be of interest to researchers and practising engineers who wish to enhance their knowledge in these rapidly developing areas.

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics 1992

  • 1st Edition
  • November 21, 2012
  • S.R. Bodner + 3 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 6 0 0 2 3 - 3
Contained in this volume are the full texts of the invited general and sectional lectures presented at this conference concerning mechanics and its development. The entire field of mechanics is covered, including analytical, solid and fluid mechanics and their applications. A brilliant survey of work in the fields of fluid and solid mechanics is also given. The papers are written by leading experts which is reflected in the quality and diversity of the lectures and posters presented, they will provide a valuable key to the latest and most important developments in the various sub-fields of mechanics.

Fundamentals of Gas Particle Flow

  • 1st Edition
  • November 14, 2012
  • G Rudinger
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 6 0 1 8 2 - 7
Fundamentals of Gas-Particle Flow is an edited, updated, and expanded version of a number of lectures presented on the “Gas-Solid Suspensions” course organized by the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics. Materials presented in this book are mostly analytical in nature, but some experimental techniques are included. The book focuses on relaxation processes, including the viscous drag of single particles, drag in gas-particles flow, gas-particle heat transfer, equilibrium, and frozen flow. It also discusses the dynamics of single particles, such as particles in an arbitrary flow, in a rotating gas, in a Prandtl-Meyer expansion, and in an oscillating flow. The remaining chapters of the book deal with the thermodynamics of gas-particle mixtures, steady flow through ducts, pressure waves, gas-particle jets, boundary layer, and momentum transfer. The experimental techniques included in this book present the powder feeders, the instrumentation on particle flow rate, velocity, concentration and temperature, and the measurement of the particle drag coefficient in a shock tube.

Managed Pressure Drilling

  • 1st Edition
  • January 17, 2012
  • Wilson C Chin
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 8 5 1 2 5 - 3
Managed Pressure Drilling Operations is a significant technology worldwide and beginning to make an impact all over the world. Often reservoir and drilling engineers are faced with the decision on how best to construct a well to exploit zones of interest while seeking to avoid drilling problems that contribute to reservoir damage or cause loss of hole. The decision to pursue a MPD operation is based on the intent of applying the most appropriate technology for the candidate and entails either an acceptance of influx to the surface or avoidance of influx into the wellbore.In today's exploration and production environment, drillers must now drill deeper, faster and into increasingly harsher environments where using conventional methods could be counter-productive at best and impossible at worst. Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) is rapidly gaining popularity as a way to mitigate risks and costs associated with drilling in harsh environments. If done properly, MPD can improve economics for any well being drilled by reducing a rig’s nonproductive time. Written for engineers, drilling managers, design departments, and operations personnel, Managed Pressure Drilling Modeling is based on the author’s on experience and offers instruction on planning, designing and executing MPD projects. Compact and readable, the book provides a step by step methods for understanding and solve problems involving variables such as backpressure, variable fluid density, fluid rheology, circulating friction, hole geometry and drillstring diameter. All MPD variations are covered, including Constant Bottomhole Pressure, Pressurized MudCap Drilling and Dual Gradient Drilling. Case histories from actual projects are designed and analyzed using proprietary simulation software online.With this book in hand drilling professionals gain knowledge of the various variations involved in managed pressure drilling operations; understand the safety and operational aspects of a managed pressure drilling project; and be able to make an informed selection of all equipment required to carry out a managed pressure drilling operation.

Fluid Mechanics

  • 5th Edition
  • July 18, 2011
  • Pijush K. Kundu + 2 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 8 2 1 0 1 - 0
Fluid mechanics, the study of how fluids behave and interact under various forces and in various applied situations—whether in the liquid or gaseous state or both—is introduced and comprehensively covered in this widely adopted text. Revised and updated by Dr. David Dowling, Fluid Mechanics, 5e is suitable for both a first or second course in fluid mechanics at the graduate or advanced undergraduate level.

Numerical Methods for Non-Newtonian Fluids

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 16
  • December 20, 2010
  • Philippe G. Ciarlet + 2 more
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 3 0 4 7 - 9
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 9 3 2 0 2 - 6
Non-Newtonian flows and their numerical simulations have generated an abundant literature, as well as many publications and references to which can be found in this volume’s articles. This abundance of publications can be explained by the fact that non-Newtonian fluids occur in many real life situations: the food industry, oil & gas industry, chemical, civil and mechanical engineering, the bio-Sciences, to name just a few. Mathematical and numerical analysis of non-Newtonian fluid flow models provide challenging problems to partial differential equations specialists and applied computational mathematicians alike. This volume offers investigations. Results and conclusions that will no doubt be useful to engineers and computational and applied mathematicians who are focused on various aspects of non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics.