Flow Control
Passive, Active, and Reactive Flow Management

A thorough treatment of the basics of flow control and flow control practices.

Mohamed Gad-el-Hak (Author)

9780521770064, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 15 August 2000

442 pages, 103 b/w illus. 8 colour illus.
25.5 x 17.9 x 2.8 cm, 1.09 kg

'… provides a thorough up-to-date treatment of the foundations of flow control.' Z. Dzygadlo, Zentralblatt für Mathematik

The ability to actively or passively manipulate a flow field to bring about a desired change is of immense technological importance. The potential benefits of improving flow control systems range from saving billions of dollars in fuel costs for land, air and sea vehicles to achieving more economically competitive and environmentally sound industrial processes involving fluid flows. This book provides a thorough treatment of the basics of flow control and control practices that can be used to produce desired effects. Among topics covered are transition delay, separation prevention, drag reduction, lift augmentation, turbulence suppression, noise abatement, and heat and mass transfer enhancement. The final chapter explores the frontiers of flow control strategies, especially as applied to turbulent flows. Intended for engineering and physics students, researchers and practitioners, Flow Control brings together in a single source a wealth of information on practices and developments in this very active field.

Preface
Nomenclature
1. Introduction
2. Governing equations
3. Unifying principles
4. Coherent structures
5. Reynolds number effects
6. Transition control
7. Compliant coatings
8. Separation control
9. Low-Reynolds-number aerodynamics
10. Drag reduction
11. Mixing enhancement
12. Noise reduction
13. Microelectromechanical systems
14. Frontiers of flow control
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Aerospace & aviation technology [TRP], Mechanics of fluids [TGMF], Mechanical engineering [TGB]