Applied Dimensional Analysis and Modeling

by P.E. Szirtes Ph.D

Overview

Applied Dimensional Analysis and Modeling provides the full mathematical background and step-by-step procedures for employing dimensional analyses, along with a wide range of applications to problems in engineering and applied science, such as fluid dynamics, heat flow, electromagnetics, astronomy and economics. This new edition offers additional worked-out examples in mechanics, physics, geometry, hydrodynamics, and biometry. - Covers 4 essential aspects and applications: principal characteristics of dimensional systems, applications of dimensional techniques in engineering, mathematics and geometry, applications in biosciences, biometry and economics, applications in astronomy and physics - Offers more than 250 worked-out examples and problems with solutions - Provides detailed descriptions of techniques of both dimensional analysis and dimensional modeling

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780080555454
Publisher:	Butterworth-Heinemann
Publication date:	04/27/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	856
File size:	22 MB
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Table of Contents

1. Mathematical Preliminaries by Pál Rózsa 2. Formats and Classification3. Dimensional Systems 4. Transformation of Dimensions 5. Arithmetic of Dimensions 6. Dimensional Homogeneity 7. Structure of Physical Relations 8. Systematic Determination of Complete Set of Products of Variables 9. Transformations 10. Number of Sets of Dimensionless Products of Variables 11. Relevancy of Variables 12. Economy of Graphical Presentation 13. Forms of Dimensionless Relations 14. Sequence of Variables in the Dimensional Set 15. Alternate Dimensions 16. Methods of Reducing the Number of Dimensionless Variables 17. Dimensional Modeling 18. Forty-three Additional Applications

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A truly unique reference work that offers Engineers and Scientist the tools necessary to tackle extremely comlex problems

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Offers a practical, results-oriented approach to methods of dimensional analysis and modeling, emphasizing the interests and problems of engineers and applied scientists. Explains both dimensional analysis and scale modeling, describes the structure and principal characteristics of dimensional systems, and gives a newly developed method of generating dimensionless variables which form the bases of all dimensional modeling. Some 250 worked examples are drawn from engineering, applied physics, biomechanics, astronomy, geometry, and economics. Contains chapter problems and solutions, and reference appendices. For students, researchers, and those engaged in design, testing, and evaluation of engineering and physical systems. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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