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The "Engineering Thermofluids" is a unique textbook, which brings the three pillars of thermal sciences; thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer under one umbrella. These three distinct, yet intertwined subjects are treated in an integrated manner. The primary audiences for this book are senior undergraduate, graduate, and practicing engineers in the fields of aeronautical, chemical industrial, mechanical, and nuclear engineering. Topics are discussed in detail while still using a simple and easy to follow approach. Numerous walk-through examples are solved and illustrations are provided to guide the reader through more subtle topics. Each chapter starts with a section for the introduction of various terminologies used. The chapter on thermodynamics covers the first law, the second law, the power cycles, and the mixture of gases. The chapter on fluid mechanics covers both steady-state and transient single phase-flow as well as two-phase flow. The chapter on heat transfer covers conduction, convection, radiation, boiling, and condensation. These chapters are followed by the chapter on applications of the engineering thermofluid, which covers the design and operations of various heat exchangers, turbomachines, and flowmeters. Many practical design problems are either solved or provided as homework. Practicing engineers will find this book a useful text to have around for the many practical problems and solutions, illustrations, definitions, methods, tables, and figures provided. The preference throughout the text is on obtaining analytical solutions of a closed form. Numerical solutions as well as experimental results are presented when analytical solutions cannot be found.

Thermodynamics. --- Fluid dynamics. --- Heat --- Transmission. --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Dynamics --- Mechanics --- Physics --- Heat-engines --- Quantum theory --- Heat transfer --- Thermal transfer --- Transmission of heat --- Energy transfer --- Fluid mechanics --- Engineering. --- Chemical engineering. --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer. --- Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering. --- Engineering Fluid Dynamics. --- Energy Systems. --- Energy, general. --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Engineering --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Chemistry, Industrial --- Engineering, Chemical --- Industrial chemistry --- Chemistry, Technical --- Metallurgy --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Heat engineering. --- Heat transfer. --- Mass transfer. --- Fluid mechanics. --- Energy systems. --- Energy. --- Mechanical engineering --- Thermodynamics --- Hydromechanics --- Continuum mechanics --- Mass transport (Physics) --- Transport theory

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Free Convective Heat Transfer is a thorough survey of various kinds of free-convective flows and heat transfer. Reference data are accompanied by a large number of photographs originating from different optical visualization methods illustrating the different types of flow. The formulas derived from numerical and analytical investigations are valuable tools for engineering calculations. They are written in their most compact and general form in order to allow for an extensive range of different variants of boundary and initial conditions, which, in turn, leads to a wide applicability to different flow types. Some specific engineering problems are solved in the book as exemplary applications of these formulas.

Heat --- Convection, Natural. --- Convection --- Mathematical models. --- Electromagnetic waves --- Physics --- Cold --- Combustion --- Fire --- Temperature --- Thermochemistry --- Thermodynamics --- Convection, Free --- Convection, Natural --- Free convection --- Natural convection --- Fluid dynamics --- Engineering. --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Chemical engineering. --- Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer. --- Engineering Fluid Dynamics. --- Classical and Continuum Physics. --- Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering. --- Chemistry, Industrial --- Engineering, Chemical --- Industrial chemistry --- Engineering --- Chemistry, Technical --- Metallurgy --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Thermodynamics. --- Heat engineering. --- Heat transfer. --- Mass transfer. --- Fluid mechanics. --- Continuum physics. --- Classical field theory --- Continuum physics --- Continuum mechanics --- Hydromechanics --- Mass transport (Physics) --- Transport theory --- Heat transfer --- Thermal transfer --- Transmission of heat --- Energy transfer --- Mechanical engineering --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Dynamics --- Mechanics --- Heat-engines --- Quantum theory

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Automobiles are responsible for a substantial part of the world's consumption of primary energy, mostly fossil liquid hydrocarbons. The reduction of the fuel consumption of these vehicles has become a top priority. Many ideas to reach that objective have been presented. In most cases these systems are more complex than the traditional approaches. For such complex systems a heuristic design approach fails. The only way to deal with this situation is to employ model-based methods. This text provides an introduction to the mathematical modeling and subsequent optimization of vehicle propulsion systems and their supervisory control algorithms.

Automobiles --- Propulsion systems --- Motors --- Mathematical models. --- Autos (Automobiles) --- Cars (Automobiles) --- Gasoline automobiles --- Motorcars (Automobiles) --- Motor vehicles --- Transportation, Automotive --- Systems, Propulsion --- Engineering systems --- Engineering. --- Automotive Engineering. --- Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer. --- Control, Robotics, Mechatronics. --- Energy Systems. --- Transportation. --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Automotive engineering. --- Thermodynamics. --- Heat engineering. --- Heat transfer. --- Mass transfer. --- Control engineering. --- Robotics. --- Mechatronics. --- Energy systems. --- Public transportation --- Transport --- Transportation --- Transportation, Primitive --- Transportation companies --- Transportation industry --- Locomotion --- Commerce --- Communication and traffic --- Storage and moving trade --- Mechanical engineering --- Microelectronics --- Microelectromechanical systems --- Automation --- Machine theory --- Control engineering --- Control equipment --- Control theory --- Engineering instruments --- Programmable controllers --- Mass transport (Physics) --- Thermodynamics --- Transport theory --- Heat transfer --- Thermal transfer --- Transmission of heat --- Energy transfer --- Heat --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Dynamics --- Mechanics --- Physics --- Heat-engines --- Quantum theory --- Economic aspects

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The well known transport laws of Navier-Stokes and Fourier fail for the simulation of processes on lengthscales in the order of the mean free path of a particle that is when the Knudsen number is not small enough. Thus, the proper simulation of flows in rarefied gases requires a more detailed description. This book discusses classical and modern methods to derive macroscopic transport equations for rarefied gases from the Boltzmann equation, for small and moderate Knudsen numbers, i.e. at and above the Navier-Stokes-Fourier level. The main methods discussed are the classical Chapman-Enskog and Grad approaches, as well as the new order of magnitude method, which avoids the short-comings of the classical methods, but retains their benefits. The relations between the various methods are carefully examined, and the resulting equations are compared and tested for a variety of standard problems. The book develops the topic starting from the basic description of an ideal gas, over the derivation of the Boltzmann equation, towards the various methods for deriving macroscopic transport equations, and the test problems which include stability of the equations, shock waves, and Couette flow.

Rarefied gas dynamics. --- Gaz raréfiés, Dynamique des --- Engineering. --- Mathematics. --- Statistical physics. --- Thermodynamics. --- Engineering Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena. --- Applications of Mathematics. --- Statistical Physics. --- Physics and Applied Physics in Engineering. --- Rarefied gas dynamics --- Applied Physics --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Superaerodynamics --- Applied mathematics. --- Engineering mathematics. --- System theory. --- Heat engineering. --- Heat transfer. --- Mass transfer. --- Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer. --- Complex Systems. --- Engineering, general. --- Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems. --- Fluid dynamics (Space environment) --- Gas dynamics --- Physics --- Mathematical statistics --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Dynamics --- Mechanics --- Heat --- Heat-engines --- Quantum theory --- Math --- Science --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Statistical methods --- Dynamical systems. --- Dynamical systems --- Kinetics --- Mathematics --- Mechanics, Analytic --- Force and energy --- Statics --- Engineering --- Engineering analysis --- Mathematical analysis --- Mass transport (Physics) --- Thermodynamics --- Transport theory --- Heat transfer --- Thermal transfer --- Transmission of heat --- Energy transfer --- Mechanical engineering --- Dynamics. --- Transmission.

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Poromechanics is the mechanics of porous materials and is now a well established field in many engineering disciplines, ranging from Civil Engineering, Geophysics, Petroleum Engineering to Bioengineering. However, a rigorous approach that links the physics of the phenomena at stake in porous materials and the macroscopic behaviour is still missing. This book presents such an approach by means of homogenization techniques. Rigorously founded in various theories of micromechanics, these up scaling techniques are developed for the homogenization of transport properties, stiffness and strength properties of porous materials. The special feature of this book is the balance between theory and application, providing the reader with a comprehensive introduction to state-of-the-art homogenization theories and applications to a large range of real life porous materials: concrete, rocks, shales, bones, etc.

Engineering. --- Physics and Applied Physics in Engineering. --- Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials. --- Engineering Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena. --- Structural Foundations, Hydraulic Engineering. --- Applied Geosciences. --- Biophysics/Biomedical Physics. --- Biomedical engineering. --- Materials. --- Ingénierie --- Génie biomédical --- Matériaux --- Micromechanics. --- Porous materials -- Mechanical properties. --- Porous materials. --- Porous media --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Biophysics. --- Biological physics. --- Thermodynamics. --- Heat engineering. --- Heat transfer. --- Mass transfer. --- Continuum mechanics. --- Engineering geology. --- Engineering --- Foundations. --- Hydraulics. --- Engineering, general. --- Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer. --- Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Biophysics and Biological Physics. --- Geology. --- Materials --- Porosity --- Composite materials --- Solid state physics --- Microstructure --- Mechanics. --- Mechanics, Applied. --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Solid Mechanics. --- Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics. --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Applied mechanics --- Engineering, Mechanical --- Engineering mathematics --- Classical mechanics --- Newtonian mechanics --- Physics --- Dynamics --- Quantum theory --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Engineering—Geology. --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Mechanics --- Heat --- Heat-engines --- Biological physics --- Biology --- Medical sciences --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Flow of water --- Water --- Hydraulic engineering --- Jets --- Architecture --- Building --- Structural engineering --- Underground construction --- Caissons --- Earthwork --- Masonry --- Soil consolidation --- Soil mechanics --- Walls --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Mass transport (Physics) --- Thermodynamics --- Transport theory --- Heat transfer --- Thermal transfer --- Transmission of heat --- Energy transfer --- Mechanical engineering --- Flow --- Distribution --- Details --- Geology --- Transmission.