The essence of turbulence as a physical phenomenon with emphasis on issues of paradigmatic nature Arkady Tsinober

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tsinober, A. (Arkady), 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turbulence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht Springer [2013], ©2014

Summary:

This book critically reexamines what turbulence really is, from a fundamental point of view and based on observations from nature, laboratories, and direct numerical simulations. It includes critical assessments and a comparative analysis of the key developments, their evolution and failures, along with key misconceptions and outdated paradigms. The main emphasis is on conceptual and problematic aspects, physical phenomena, observations, misconceptions and unresolved issues rather than on conventional formalistic aspects, models, etc. Apart from the obvious fundamental importance of turbulent flows, this emphasis stems from the basic premise that without corresponding progress in fundamental aspects there is little chance for progress in applications such as drag reduction, mixing, control and modeling of turbulence. More generally, there is also a desperate need to grasp the physical fundamentals of the technological processes in which turbulence plays a central role

Contents:

Part I. The phenomenon and the problem of turbulence

Part II. Issues of Paradigmatic Nature I: Origins and nature of turbulence

Part III. Issues of Paradigmatic Nature II: Specific features

Part IV. Epilogue

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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Print version Tsinober, Arkady. Essence of Turbulence as a Physical Phenomenon : With Emphasis on Issues of Paradigmatic Nature

ISBN:

9789400771802

9400771800

9400771797

9789400771796

130620240X

9781306202404

OCLC:

858764694

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