Justin W. Garvin (University of Iowa)

A Student's Guide to the Navier-Stokes Equations

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Produktbeschreibung

This Student's Guide provides a clear and focused explanation of the Navier-Stokes equations of fluid motion. Designed as a supplementary resource for undergraduate and graduate students, each chapter includes a selection of exercises. Video podcasts demonstrating the solutions are provided online, along with written solutions and other resources.

Produktdetails

• Student's Guides
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 225mm x 148mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 398g
• ISBN-13: 9781009236164
• ISBN-10: 1009236164
• Artikelnr.: 65495657

Autorenporträt

Justin W. Garvin is Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Iowa. He has previously worked as a Research Engineer at Iowa's IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering research lab and at the US Air Force Research Laboratory. His primary areas of interest are heat, fluid mechanics, and thermal physics.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Mass conservation and the continuity equation
2. The material derivative: The first step to the Navier-Stokes equations
3. Force balance, the stress tensor, and the Navier-Stokes equations
4. The Navier-Stokes equations: Another approach
5. The energy equation and a discussion on diffusion and advection
6. Non-dimensionalalization and scaling
Further reading
Index.