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Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control: Proceedings of the 5th Symposium on Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)

This book contains a thorough and unique record of recent advances in the important scientific fields fluid–structure interaction, acoustics and control of priority interest in the academic community and also in an industrial context regarding new engineering designs. It updates advances in these fields by presenting state-of-the-art developments and achievements since the previous Book published by Springer in 2018 after the 4th FSSIC Symposium. This book is unique within the related literature investigating advances in these fields because it addresses them in a complementary way and thereby enhances cross-fertilization between them, whereas other books treat these fields separately.

Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control: Proceedings of the 6th Symposium on Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control (FSSIC 2023) (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)

This proceedings book focuses on advances in theory, experiments and numerical simulations of fluid-structure-sound interactions related to turbulence, flow-induced vibration, noise and their control. This includes important practical areas of interaction such as vehicle aerodynamics, marine and civil engineering, nuclear reactors and biomedicine. One of the special features of this book is that it integrates new emerging fields with the study of fluid-structure-sound interactions, which is not common practice but scientifically very helpful in understanding, simulating and controlling fluid-structure-sound interaction systems. This provides a broader view of the discipline from which readers will benefit greatly.

Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control: Proceedings of the 4th Symposium on Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)

This book presents the proceedings of the Symposium on Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control (FSSIC), (held in Tokyo on Aug. 21-24, 2017), which largely focused on advances in the theory, experiments on, and numerical simulation of turbulence in the contexts of flow-induced vibration, noise and their control. This includes several practical areas of application, such as the aerodynamics of road and space vehicles, marine and civil engineering, nuclear reactors and biomedical science, etc. Uniquely, these proceedings integrate acoustics with the study of flow-induced vibration, which is not a common practice but can be extremely beneficial to understanding, simulating and controlling vibration. The symposium provides a vital forum where academics, scientists and engineers working in all related branches can exchange and share their latest findings, ideas and innovations – bringing together researchers from both east and west to chart the frontiers of FSSIC.

Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control: Proceedings of the 2nd Symposium on Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)

With rapid economic and industrial development in China, India and elsewhere, fluid-related structural vibration and noise problems are widely encountered in many fields, just as they are in the more developed parts of the world, causing increasingly grievous concerns. Turbulence clearly has a significant impact on many such problems. On the other hand, new opportunities are emerging with the advent of various new technologies, such as signal processing, flow visualization and diagnostics, new functional materials, sensors and actuators, etc. These have revitalized interdisciplinary research activities, and it is in this context that the 2nd symposium on fluid-structure-sound interactions and control (FSSIC) was organized. Held in Hong Kong (May 20-21, 2013) and Macau (May 22-23, 2013), the meeting brought together scientists and engineers working in all related branches from both East and West and provided them with a forum to exchange and share the latest progress, ideas and advances and to chart the frontiers of FSSIC.The Proceedings of the 2nd Symposium on Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control largely focuses on advances in the theory, experimental research and numerical simulations of turbulence in the contexts of flow-induced vibration, noise and their control. This includes several practical areas for interaction, such as the aerodynamics of road and space vehicles, marine and civil engineering, nuclear reactors and biomedical science etc. One of the particular features of these proceedings is that it integrates acoustics with the study of flow-induced vibration, which is not a common practice but is scientifically very helpful in understanding, simulating and controlling vibration. This offers a broader view of the discipline from which readers will benefit greatly.These proceedings are intended for academics, research scientists, design engineers and graduate students in engineering fluid dynamics, acoustics, fluid and aerodynamics, vibration, dynamical systems and control etc.Yu Zhou is a professor in Institute for Turbulence-Noise-Vibration Interaction and Control at Harbin Institute of Technology. Yang Liu is an associate professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Lixi Huang, associate professor, works at the University of Hong Kong. Professor Dewey H. Hodges works at the School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology.

Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control: Proceedings of the 3rd Symposium on Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)

These proceedings primarily focus on advances in the theory, experiments, and numerical simulations of turbulence in the contexts of flow-induced vibration and noise, as well as their control. Fluid-related structural vibration and noise problems are often encountered in many engineering fields, increasingly making them a cause for concern. The FSSIC conference, held on 5-9 July 2015 in Perth, featured prominent keynote speakers such as John Kim, Nigel Peake, Song Fu and Colin Hansen, as well as talks on a broad range of topics: turbulence, fluid-structure interaction, fluid-related noise and the control/management aspects of these research areas, many of which are clearly interdisciplinary in nature. It provided a forum for academics, scientists and engineers working in all branches of Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control (FSSIC) to exchange and share the latest developments, ideas and advances, bringing them together researchers from East and West to push forward the frontiers of FSSIC, ensuring that the proceedings will be of interest to a broad engineering community.

Fluid Transport in Nanoporous Materials: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, held in La Colle sur Loup, France, 16-28 June 2003 (NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry #219)

The last several years have seen a dramatic increase in the synthesis of new nanoporous materials. The most promising include molecular sieves which are being developed as inorganic or polymeric systems with 0. 3-30nm in pore dimensions. These nanoporous solids have a broad spectrum of applications in chemical and biochemical processes. The unique applications of molecular sieves are based on their sorption and transport selectivity. Yet, the transport processes in nanoporous systems are not understood well. At the same time, the theoretical capabilities have increased exponentially catalyzed by increases in computational capabilities. The interactions between a diffusing species and the host solid are being studied with increasing details and realism. Further, in situ experimental techniques have been developed which give an understanding of the interactions between diffusing species and nanoporous solids that was not available even a few years ago. The time was ripe to bring together these areas of common interest and study to understand what is known and what has yet to be determined concerning transport in nanoporous solids. Molecular sieves are playing an increasing role in a broad range of industrial petrochemical and biological processes. These include shape-selective separations and catalysis as well as sensors and drug delivery. Molecular sieves are made from inorganic as well as organic solids, e. g. , polymers. They can be employed in packed beds, as membranes and as barrier materials. Initially, the applications of molecular sieves were dominated by the use of zeolites.

Fluid- und Thermodynamik: Eine Einführung

Fluid- und Thermodynamik: Eine Einführung

Auf der Grundlage eines beiden Gebieten gemeinsamen Konzepts wird für Studenten der Physik und der Ingenieurwissenschaften eine Einführung in die Fluid- und Thermodynamik gegeben. Die Hydrodynamik umfaßt Hydrostatik, Hydrodynamik der idealen und viskosen Fluide sowie laminare und turbulente Rohrströmungen, in der Thermodynamik werden der erste und zweite Hauptsatz behandelt. In der Gasdynamik werden Akustik, stationäre isentrope Stromfadentheorie und Stoßtheorie behandelt und so Fluid- und Thermodynamik miteinander verwoben. Angeschlossen ist - als Besonderheit - ein Kapitel über Dimensionsanalyse und Modelltheorie, das die Erarbeitung technischer Fragestellungen und den Blick für umweltrelevante Probleme eröffnet.

Fluid- und Wärmetransport Wärmeübertragung

Das Buch entstand auf der Grundlage einer einsemestrigen Vorlesung zur Wärmeübertragung. Es gibt eine Einführung in die grundlegenden Mechanismen der Wärmeleitung, Konvektion und Temperaturstrahlung sowie weiterführende Betrachtungen zu stationären und instationären, laminaren und turbulenten Wärmeübertragungsverhältnissen mit einem Überblick über technische Wärmeübertragungsapparate. Einzelne Kapitel werden durch Aufgaben ergänzt. Im Anhang befindet sich eine Formelsammlung mit den wichtigsten Gebrauchsformeln der Wärmeübertragung.

Fluid Vortices (Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications #30)

Fluid Vortices is a comprehensive, up-to-date, research-level overview covering all salient flows in which fluid vortices play a significant role. The various chapters have been written by specialists from North America, Europe and Asia, making for unsurpassed depth and breadth of coverage. Topics addressed include fundamental vortex flows (mixing layer vortices, vortex rings, wake vortices, vortex stability, etc.), industrial and environmental vortex flows (aero-propulsion system vortices, vortex-structure interaction, atmospheric vortices, computational methods with vortices, etc.), and multiphase vortex flows (free-surface effects, vortex cavitation, and bubble and particle interactions with vortices). The book can also be recommended as an advanced graduate-level supplementary textbook. The first nine chapters of the book are suitable for a one-term course; chapters 10--19 form the basis for a second one-term course.

Fluid Waves

The book derives the mathematical basis for the most encountered waves in science and engineering. It gives the basis to undertake calculations required for important occupations such as maritime engineering, climate science, urban noise control, and medical diagnostics. The book initiates with fluid dynamics basis with subsequent chapters covering surface gravity waves, sound waves, internal gravity waves and waves in rotating fluids, and details basic phenomena such as refraction. Thereafter, specialized application chapters include description of specific contemporary problems. All concepts are supported by narrative examples, illustrations, and case studies. Features:- Explains the basis of wave mechanics in fluid systems. Provides tools for the analysis of water waves, sound waves, internal gravity, and rotating fluid waves through different examples. Includes comprehensible mathematical derivations at the expense of fewer theoretical topics. Reviews cases describable by linear theory and cases requiring nonlinear and wave-interaction theories. Supports concepts with narrative examples, illustrations, and case studies. This book aims at Senior Undergraduates/Graduate students and Researchers in Fluid Mechanics, Applied Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Physical Oceanography.

Fluid Waves

The book derives the mathematical basis for the most encountered waves in science and engineering. It gives the basis to undertake calculations required for important occupations such as maritime engineering, climate science, urban noise control, and medical diagnostics. The book initiates with fluid dynamics basis with subsequent chapters covering surface gravity waves, sound waves, internal gravity waves and waves in rotating fluids, and details basic phenomena such as refraction. Thereafter, specialized application chapters include description of specific contemporary problems. All concepts are supported by narrative examples, illustrations, and case studies. Features:- Explains the basis of wave mechanics in fluid systems. Provides tools for the analysis of water waves, sound waves, internal gravity, and rotating fluid waves through different examples. Includes comprehensible mathematical derivations at the expense of fewer theoretical topics. Reviews cases describable by linear theory and cases requiring nonlinear and wave-interaction theories. Supports concepts with narrative examples, illustrations, and case studies. This book aims at Senior Undergraduates/Graduate students and Researchers in Fluid Mechanics, Applied Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Physical Oceanography.

Fluiddynamik von Füllkörpern und Packungen: Grundlagen der Kolonnenauslegung (VDI-Buch)

Fluide Mischungen bei hohen Drücken. Direktbeobachtung und Analyse von Kristallwachstumsvorgängen im hochauflösenden Transmissions-Elektronenmikroskop: 266. Sitzung am 10. Januar 1979 in Düsseldorf (Rheinisch-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften #301)

Fluidization of Fine Powders: Cohesive versus Dynamical Aggregation (Particle Technology Series #18)

This book covers the rich phenomenology exhibited by fine powders when they are fluidized by a gas flow. Fine powder cohesiveness leads to poor flowability, clumping, difficulty in fluidizing, irregular avalanching behavior, etc. Despite all the inconveniences, fine powder processes pervade the chemical, pharmaceutical, agricultural and mining industries among others. The author in this book analyzes the mechanism by which interparticle adhesive forces are reduced by means of surface additives. Different techniques have been developed in the last years to assist fluidization by helping the gas flow to mobilize and break cohesive aggregates, which help to homogenize fluidization. As reviewed in this book, the use of these techniques may have a relevant impact on novel processes based on fluidized beds of fine powder and with relevant applications on leading edge technologies such as Atomic Layer Deposition on nanoparticles and CO2 capture by gas-fluidized beds of adsorbent powders. The study of fluidized beds has a marked interdisciplinary character. This book is thus intended for academic and industrial researchers in applied physics, mechanical, chemical, and environmental engineering, who are interested in the special characteristics of fine powders.

Fluidized-Bed Reactors: Processes and Operating Conditions (Particle Technology Series #26)

The fluidized-bed reactor is the centerpiece of industrial fluidization processes. This book focuses on the design and operation of fluidized beds in many different industrial processes, emphasizing the rationale for choosing fluidized beds for each particular process. The book starts with a brief history of fluidization from its inception in the 1940’s. The authors present both the fluid dynamics of gas-solid fluidized beds and the extensive experimental studies of operating systems and they set them in the context of operating processes that use fluid-bed reactors. Chemical engineering students and postdocs as well as practicing engineers will find great interest in this book.

Fluidmechanik: Einführendes Lehrbuch (Springer-Lehrbuch)

Fluidmechanik: Einführendes Lehrbuch

Dieses Lehrbuch liegt jetzt in der 3. Auflage vor. Es behandelt u.a.- die wichtige Berechnung des Druckverlustes bei der Strömung von Flüssigkeits-/Gasgemischen in Rohren- die kritische Strömung von Gasen und Flüssigkeits-/Gasgemischen- die Strömung kompressibler Fluide mit hoher Geschwindigkeit (Fanno-Linie)- Reibungsdruckverluste in quer angeströmten Rohrbündeln- Grundlagen der numerischen Lösungsmethoden- Strömungsmesstechnik und Fehlerrechnung- in Mathcad erstellte Beispiele, die im Internet abgerufen werden können.Die Studierenden lernen, mit Hilfe des Buches anspruchsvolle Apparate, wie z.B. Raketenbrennkammer, Verdampfer oder Kondensatoren für Wärmepumpen, selbständig auszulegen.Der Aufbau des Buches zeichnet sich durch eine praxisnahe, klar strukturierte und systematische Darstellung aus. Zahlreiche durchgerechnete Beispiele erleichtern das Verständnis.Die Zielgruppen Studierende des Maschinenbaus und der Verfahrenstechnik an Universitäten und Fachhochschulen

Fluidmechanik: Band 2: Elementare Strömungsvorgänge dichteveränderlicher Fluide sowie Potential- und Grenzschichtströmungen

Fluidmechanik: Band 1: Grundlagen und elementare Strömungsvorgänge dichtebeständiger Fluide

Fluidmechanik: Band 2: Elementare Strömungsvorgänge dichteveränderlicher Fluide sowie Potential- und Grenzschichtströmungen

Fluidmechanik: Band 1: Grundlagen und elementare Strömungsvorgänge dichtebeständiger Fluide (Klassiker der Technik)

Der Lehrbuch-Klassiker stellt die physikalischen und theoretischen Gesetzmäßigkeiten der Fluidmechanik dar. Anwendungsbeispiele, die weitgehend auf dem Impulssatz aufbauen, vermitteln ein vertieftes Verständnis, Lösungswege sind ausführlich aufgezeigt. Wegen der großen Nachfrage wurde das Werk in der Reihe „Klassiker der Technik" neu aufgelegt. Der Band ist ein einzigartiges, bewährtes Lehrbuch zum Thema und zugleich nützliches Nachschlagewerk für den Praktiker.

Fluidmechanik: Band 2: Elementare Strömungsvorgänge dichteveränderlicher Fluide sowie Potential- und Grenzschichtströmungen (Klassiker der Technik)

Der Lehrbuch-Klassiker stellt die physikalischen und theoretischen Gesetzmäßigkeiten der Fluidmechanik dar. Anwendungsbeispiele, die weitgehend auf dem Impulssatz aufbauen, vermitteln ein vertieftes Verständnis, Lösungswege sind ausführlich aufgezeigt. Wegen der großen Nachfrage wurde das Werk in der Reihe „Klassiker der Technik" neu aufgelegt. Der Band ist ein einzigartiges, bewährtes Lehrbuch zum Thema und zugleich nützliches Nachschlagewerk für den Praktiker.

Fluidmechanik I: Eigenschaften und Statik der Gase und Flüssigkeiten

Fluid—Rock Interactions during Metamorphism (Advances in Physical Geochemistry #5)

The fifth volume in this series is focused on the chemical and physical interactions between rocks undergoing metamorphism and the fluids that they generate and that pass through them. The recognition that such pro­ cesses can profoundly affect the course of metamorphism has resulted in a number of recent papers and we consider that it is time for a review by some of the interested parties. We hope our selection of contributors provides an adequate cross section and demonstrates some of the flavor of this rapidly developing field. A cursory examination of the volume will reveal that there are widely divergent opinions on the compositions of metamorphic fluids and on the ways in which they interact physically and chemically with the rocks through which they pass. Since our own views are extensively discussed in Chapters 4 and 8, we leave the reader to determine his own brand of the "truth. " We wish to thank D. Bird, S. Bohlen, D. Carmichael, G. Flowers, C. Foster, C. Graham, E. Perry, J. Selverstone, R. Tracy, J. Valley, and R. Wollast for their chapter reviews. Thanks are also due C. Cheverton for her editorial assistance, and the helpful staff at Springer-Verlag New York.