1st Edition

Microscales of Turbulence

By Vedat S Arpaci Copyright 1998

    This monograph presents the microscales of complex (buoyant, thermocapillary, two-phase, reacting, radiating, pulsating, etc.) turbulent flows and interprets heat and mass transfer correlations in terms of these scales. The author introduces a general methodology for the development of microscales for complex turbulent flows. Then he provides, by these scales, a fundamental interpretation for a number of momentum, heat, and mass transfer correlations which are assumed to be empirical. Lastly, he develops correlations in terms of these scales for environmentally and/or technologically important problems related to buoyancy driven flows, pulsating flows, diffusion flows, fires, etc.

    1. Dimensional Analysis 2. Turbulence 3. Scales of Turbulent Flows 4. Mass Transfer 5. Unsteady Turbulence 6. Two-Phase Films 7. Radiation 8. Equilibrium Spectra 9. Index

    Biography

    Arpaci, Vedat S