Compressible flow propulsion and digital approaches in fluid mechanics / Michel Ledoux, Abdelkhalak El Hami.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ledoux, Michel, author.

El Hami, Abdelkhalak, author.

Series:

Mathematical and Mechanical Engineering Set ; Volume 4.

Mathematical and Mechanical Engineering Set ; Volume 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fluid mechanics.

Irreversible processes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] : ISTE, 2017.

Summary:

This book aims to provide an efficient methodology of solving a fluid mechanics problem, based on an awareness of the physical. It meets different objectives of the student, the future engineer or scientist: Simple sizing calculations are required to master today's numerical approach for solving complex practical problems.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Preface

1. The Flow of Viscous Fluids. Flow in the Vicinity of a Wall: Boundary Layers and Films

1.1. Introduction

1.2. Characteristics and classification of boundary layers

1.2.1. Boundary layers - various approaches

1.3. The outer boundary layers: an analytical approach

1.3.1. The laminar boundary layer developed by a flat plate in a uniform flow

1.3.2. The turbulent boundary layer

1.4. Examples of analytical approach: outer flows

1.5. Examples of analytical approach: inner flows

1.6. Outer boundary layers: integral methods

1.6.1. Principle of the integral method

1.6.2. Applications of integral methods

1.7. Channels and films

2. One-dimensional Compressible Flows: Fully Reversible Flows

2.1. Introduction

2.2. One-dimensional adiabatic and reversible flows

2.2.1. Hypotheses adopted

2.2.2. Writing the laws

2.2.3. Other useful relations

2.2.4. Fundamental relations

2.2.5. Calculation of flow rate in a piping system

2.2.6. De Laval nozzle

2.3. Applications. Reversible adiabatic flows

3. One-dimensional Compressible Flows: Irreversible Flows

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Irreversible flow: straight shock wave

3.2.1. Establishing the fundamental relations

3.2.2. Applications

3.3. Partially irreversible flows: shock wave in a nozzle

3.3.1. Change of the generating state by the shock wave

3.3.2. Applications

3.4. Conclusion

4. Modeling and Numerical Simulations

4.1. Introduction

4.2. Methodology description and simulation approach

4.3. Modeling and simulation of coupled systems

4.3.1. Mathematical formulation. Behavior equations

4.3.2. Fluid-structure coupling conditions

4.4. Variational formulation

4.5. Finite element approximation

4.5.1. Approximation of physical unknowns.

4.5.2. Integration of variational forms

4.6. The vibro-acoustic problem

4.7. The hydro-elastic problem

4.8. Applications

4.9. Conclusion

5. Numerical Simulation of a Vertical-axis Wind Turbine

5.1. Introduction

5.2. Construction of the rotor geometry and definition of the computational domain

5.2.1. Mesh

5.2.2. Discretization scheme

5.2.3. System resolution and convergence

5.3. Analysis of the results

5.3.1. Validation of the CFD model

5.3.2. Influence of the characteristic parameters

5.4. Conclusion

Appendix: General Equations of Fluid Mechanics

A.1. Review

A.1.1. Elements of kinematics

A.2. Writing the laws

A.2.1. Law no. 1: the law of continuity

A.2.2. Law no. 2: the fundamental law of dynamics

A.3. The equations: expanded form and simplifications

A.3.1. The complete equations of fluid mechanics, also called "local equations", can be written in Cartesian coordinates

A.3.2. Application of simplifying hypotheses

A.4. Table of adiabatic flows

A.5. Straight shock table

Bibliography

Index

Other titles from iSTE in Mechanical Engineering and Solid Mechanics

EULA.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 3, 2017).

ISBN:

9781119368786

1119368782

9781119368779

1119368774

OCLC:

969550611