Turbulence: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers / Edition 2

by Peter Davidson

Overview

This is an advanced textbook on the subject of turbulence, and is suitable for engineers, physical scientists and applied mathematicians. The aim of the book is to bridge the gap between the elementary accounts of turbulence found in undergraduate texts, and the more rigorous monographs on the subject.

Throughout, the book combines the maximum of physical insight with the minimum of mathematical detail. Chapters 1 to 5 may be appropriate as background material for an advanced undergraduate or introductory postgraduate course on turbulence, while chapters 6 to 10 may be suitable as background material for an advanced postgraduate course on turbulence, or act as a reference source for professional researchers.

This second edition covers a decade of advancement in the field, streamlining the original content while updating the sections where the subject has moved on. The expanded content includes large-scale dynamics, stratified & rotating turbulence, the increased power of direct numerical simulation, two-dimensional turbulence, Magnetohydrodynamics, and turbulence in the core of the Earth

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198722595
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/11/2015
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	656
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.60(h) x 4.10(d)

About the Author

Peter Davidson, Professor of Fluid Mechanics, University of Cambridge

Peter Davidson is currently Professor of Fluid Mechanics in the University of Cambridge, and has worked as a research engineer in industry both in the UK and the USA. He was awarded the Institute of Materials prize in 1996 for best paper in non-ferrous metallurgy, and is the author of over 100 publications.

Table of Contents

The classical picture of turbulence1. The ubiquitous nature of turbulence2. The equations of fluid mechanics3. The origins and nature of turbulence4. Turbulent shear flows and simple closure models5. The phenomenology of Taylor, Richardson and KolmogorovFreely-decaying, homogeneous turbulence6. Freely-decaying, homogeneous turbulence7. The role of numerical simulations8. Isotropic turbulence (in spectral space)Special topics9. The influence of rotation, stratification and magnetic fields on turbulence10. Two-dimensional turbulence

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