Experimental Hydrodynamics of Fast-Floating Aquatic Animals
by Babenko Viktor Vitaliiovych
Experimental Hydrodynamics of Fast-Floating Aquatic Animals presents the latest research on the physiological, morphological and evolutionary factors in aquatic animal locomotion. Beginning with an overview on how to conduct experiments on swimming aquatic animals, assessing hydrodynamic forces, resistance and geometric parameters of animal bodies, the book then details how aquatic animals, such as fast-moving dolphins, can achieve high speeds without over-expelling their energy resources. It pr...
Selbstgesteuerte Schwingungen an Überströmten Wehren (Ver�ffentlichungen Der Forschungsanstalt F�r Schiffahrt, Wasser- Und Grundbau, #3)
by Bruno Leo
Tyretech 91
This text provides comprehensive treatment of hydraulic engineering in both closed conduit and open channel flow and a clear presentation, with more examples and problems than most competitors. The carefully organised coverage, beginning with basics of hydrology, pipelines, and open channels also includes both hydrolic background and traditional hydraulics. A good balance of theory and applications and extensice appendices, including selected computer programs, round out the text.
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Proceedings of the Fifteenth Mill Research Conference
Tyretech Asia 96
Tyretech 99
Mitigation Of Hydrodynamic Resistance: Methods To Reduce Hydrodynamic Drag
by Marc Perlin and Steven Ceccio
This text presents the state of the art in friction drag/resistance reduction technologies for BODIES and crafts operating in liquids at and beneath the free surface. It is useful for professionals with backgrounds in advanced fluid dynamics as well as by academics teaching introductory graduate courses in this area. Active control of resistance will include a discussion of friction reduction, for example through the injection of gas that can form air layers and polymers that initially reside ad...
Woven Composites (Computational and Experimental Methods in Structures, #6)
This unique volume presents the latest developments in the field of advanced woven and braided textile composites, with particular emphasis on computational approaches (finite elements, meshfree). Advanced textile composites such as woven, braided, knitted and stitched fabrics are increasingly being used as structural materials in industrial applications due to their efficiency at reinforcing more directions within a single layer and their ability to conform to surfaces with complex curvatures....
Hydrodynamic Lubrication (Tribology and Interface Engineering, #33) (Tribology)
by J Frene, D Nicolas, B Degueurce, D Berthe, and M Godet
Hydrodynamic Lubrication is the culmination of over 20 years close, collaborative work by the five authors and discusses the practical use of the formalization of low pressure lubrication. The work concentrates on the developments to journal and thrust bearings and includes subjects such as: * the dynamic behaviour of plain and tilting-pads* the thermal aspects* the positive and negative effects of non-cyclindricity and shape defects resulting from manufacturing or operation* the effects of ine...
Functional Composite Materials: Manufacturing Technology and Experimental Application
by Adil Daisy
Urban Pluvial Flooding
by Giuseppe T. Aronica, Natasa Manojlovic, Michael Hammond, and Albert Chen
Urban Pluvial Flooding: Managing the Risk in Resilient Cities covers all the main scientific and technical aspects of pluvial flooding in urban areas, including drivers, impacts and related risks. Prevention tools and methods, such as urban growth modeling, hydrological modeling and hydraulic modeling methods are explained in detail to help facilitate an understanding on how to use these tools, effectively analyze results, and form effective management plans. In addition, the book provides sever...
Soft robotics is an emerging field that approaches robots in new ways, enabling them to operate in environments that are unstructured or unstable and to perform tasks that require delicacy and malleability. It's all about engineering with soft materials -- silicone, cloth, balloons, flexible plastics -- and combining them in different ways to come up with novel, approachable, and surprising solutions to interesting problems. This book introduces soft-robotics concepts to students, inventors, and...
Tyretech 95
Tyretech 98
Hydrodynamics of Pumps
by Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Christopher E Brennen