Flow Control
Flow Control
The ability to actively or passively manipulate a flow field to bring about a desired change is of immense technological and economical importance. This volume provides a thorough, up-to-date treatment of the basics of flow control and control practices that can be used to produce desired effects. The author explores the frontiers of flow control strategies, especially as applied to turbulent flows. Intended for engineering and physics students, researchers, and practitioners, Flow Control brings together in a single source a wealth of state-of-the-art information on this very active field.
- A single-authored, cohesive book on the subject
- Includes coverage of state-of-the-art flow control systems
- Author is widely known researcher and developer of flow control techniques
Reviews & endorsements
"...very well written with an enjoyable style...certainly one of the best books this reviewer has read in recent years. It will remain on my closest shelf to be consulted at any moment on any topic it covers." Applied Mechanics Reviews
"I would certainly recommend the book, at the very least as a useful source of information. but also as a thought provoking read for all those interested in the field." The Aeronautical Journal Mar 2001
"This is a very interesting book, and a charming one...it is a pleasure to recommend this book to anyone seriously interested in these clever techniques." SIAM Reviews
Product details
March 2007Paperback
9780521036719
444 pages
254 × 178 × 24 mm
0.769kg
103 b/w illus. 8 colour illus.
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- Nomenclature
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Governing equations
- 3. Unifying principles
- 4. Coherent structures
- 5. Reynolds number effects
- 6. Transition control
- 7. Compliant coatings
- 8. Separation control
- 9. Low-Reynolds-number aerodynamics
- 10. Drag reduction
- 11. Mixing enhancement
- 12. Noise reduction
- 13. Microelectromechanical systems
- 14. Frontiers of flow control
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index.
