Oxford Texts in Applied and Engineering Mathematics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780198506751)

One of the major achievements in fluid mechanics in the last quarter of the twentieth century has been the development of an asymptotic description of perturbations to boundary layers known generally as 'triple deck theory'. These developments have had a major impact on our understanding of laminar fluid flow, particularly laminar separation. It is also true that the theory rests on three quarters of a century of development of boundary layer theory which involves analysis, experimentation and computation. All these parts go together, and to understand the triple deck it is necessary to understand which problems the triple deck resolves and which computational techniques have been applied. This book presents a unified account of the development of laminar boundary layer theory as a historical study together with a description of the application of the ideas of triple deck theory to flow past a plate, to separation from a cylinder and to flow in channels. The book is intended to provide a graduate level teaching resource as well as a mathematically oriented account for a general reader in applied mathematics, engineering, physics or scientific computation.

Author: I. J. Sobey
ISBN-10: 0198506759
ISBN-13: 9780198506751
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 02/15/2001
Pages: 346
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.37lbs
Size: 9.46h x 6.52w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 06/01/2001 pg. 137