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Rotating Fluids in Geophysical and Industrial Applications

By E. J. Hopfinger (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Wien
Year
1992
ISBN
978-3-211-82393-4, 978-3-7091-2602-8
DOI
10.1007/978-3-7091-2602-8
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
27 MB (28009989 bytes)
Series
International Centre for Mechanical Sciences 329
Edition
1
Pages
378\369
Time added
2014-06-12 06:00:00
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Description

The volume presents a comprehensive overview of rotation effects on fluid behavior, emphasizing non-linear processes. The subject is introduced by giving a range of examples of rotating fluids encountered in geophysics and engineering. This is then followed by a discussion of the relevant scales and parameters of rotating flow, and an introduction to geostrophic balance and vorticity concepts. There are few books on rotating fluids and this volume is, therefore, a welcome addition. It is the first volume which contains a unified view of turbulence in rotating fluids, instability and vortex dynamics. Some aspects of wave motions covered here are not found elsewhere.

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