Challenges in Fluid Dynamics: A New Approach

Description

This monograph presents a synopsis of fluid dynamics based on the personal scientific experience of the author who has contributed immensely to the field. The interested reader will also benefit from the general historical context in which the material is presented in the book. The book covers a wide range of relevant topics of the field, and the main tool being rational asymptotic modelling (RAM) approach. The target audience primarily comprises experts in the field of fluid dynamics, but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvi The Fluid Dynamics Adventure, from Newton to Stokes via Cauchy, Euler, Navier, Poisson, and Fourier (R. Kh. Zeytounian)....Pages 1-26 Front Matter ....Pages 27-27 Formulation of Some NSF Unsteady Initial-Boundary Value Problems (R. Kh. Zeytounian)....Pages 29-53 A Basic Postulate and Some Key Steps of the RAM Approach (R. Kh. Zeytounian)....Pages 55-79 Some Concluding Remarks About Part I (R. Kh. Zeytounian)....Pages 81-93 Front Matter ....Pages 95-95 Models Emerging from the Full NSF Problem via the RAM Approach (R. Kh. Zeytounian)....Pages 97-108 Key Applications of the RAM Deconstruction Approach (R. Kh. Zeytounian)....Pages 109-131 Some Concluding Remarks About Part II (R. Kh. Zeytounian)....Pages 133-140 Front Matter ....Pages 141-141 Some Applications of the RAM Approach During the Years 1974–2014 (R. Kh. Zeytounian)....Pages 143-205 Some Concluding Remarks about Part III (R. Kh. Zeytounian)....Pages 207-217 Back Matter ....Pages 219-230