Product Description

In its 3rd revised and extended edition the book offers an overview of the techniques used to solve problems in fluid mechanics on computers and describes in detail those most often used in practice. Included are advanced methods in computational fluid dynamics, like direct and large-eddy simulation of turbulence, multigrid methods, parallel computing, moving grids, structured, block-structured and unstructured boundary-fitted grids, free surface flows. The 3rd edition contains a new section dealing with grid quality and an extended description of discretization methods. The book shows common roots and basic principles for many different methods. The book also contains a great deal of practical advice for code developers and users; it is designed to be equally useful to beginners and experts.The issues of numerical accuracy, estimation and reduction of numerical errors are dealt with in detail, with many examples.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #252427 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 423 pages

Review
"This book, primarily oriented towards industrial applications, intends to provide engineers with the necessary background to use and understand commercial fluid dynamics modeling codes or, alternatively, to develop their own. … In summary, this text, which is commendable for its excellent plain English and pedagogic qualities, constitutes an excellent introduction to the world of computational fluid dynamics and will proudly find its place on the shelf besides more classical reference textbooks." --Michael Crucifix, Physicalia, Vol. 25 (2), 2003

"In reviewer s opinion, the book is a mixture of surveys and detailed discussions, the latter reflecting the experience of the authors. Thus the book is valuable for the beginners and also for the specialists." --Willi Schönauer, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 998, 2002

"In its 3rd revised and extended edition the book offers an overview of the techniques used to solve problems in fluid mechanics on computers and describes in detail those most often used in practice. … The book also contains a great deal of practical advice for code developers and users, it is designed to be equally useful to beginners and experts. … A full-feature user-friendly demo-version of a commercial CFD software has been added … ." --ETDE Energy Database, January, 2002

Customer Reviews

A detailled synopsis of the theory and practice of CFD
I am a lecturer and also a research student in marine aero-hydrodynamics and boat design. The content of this book is perfect for anyone with a good mathematical background who is looking for an intellegent overview of the subject with both a theoretical and practical slant.

I found this book informative and well written - it has put a lot of knowledge that I have acquired from various sources over the years into context. Unlike many books of this ilk, it really does give a broad and strong introduction to the field with enough theoretical discussion to be really useful.

Excellent!
I am a chemical engineering research student at Imperial College, London. This is one of the very few books that gives an in-depth view on free-surface flows. Almost every aspect of computational fluid dynamics is covered.