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.
| ISBN: | 9783211823934 |
| Publication date: | 20th October 1992 |
| Author: | EJ Hopfinger |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Vienna |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 378 pages |
| Series: | CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences |
| Genres: |
Mathematical physics Waste treatment and disposal Soil science and management Waste management Pollution and threats to the environment Engineering: general |