Dimensional Analysis: Examples of the Use of Symmetry

Hans G. Hornung
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Derived from a course in fluid mechanics, this text for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students employs symmetry arguments to demonstrate the principles of dimensional analysis. The examples provided illustrate the effectiveness of symmetry arguments in obtaining the mathematical form of the functions yielded by dimensional analysis. Students will find these methods applicable to a wide field of interests.
After discussing several examples of method, the text examines pipe flow, material properties, gasdynamical examples, body in nonuniform flow, and turbulent flow. Additional topics include waves on a free liquid surface, examples with other fluid properties, and ideal gas equations of state. Figures appear throughout the text, which concludes with a bibliography.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 01/14/2006
ISBN: 9780486446059
Pages: 67
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.32w x 0.24d