Air Bubble Entrainment in Free-Surface Turbulent Shear Flows
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Engineering, Chemical & Biochemical, Science, Physics, Mechanics
| Author: | Hubert Chanson | ISBN: | 9780080526898 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science | Publication: | October 11, 1996 |
| Imprint: | Academic Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Hubert Chanson |
| ISBN: | 9780080526898 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science |
| Publication: | October 11, 1996 |
| Imprint: | Academic Press |
| Language: | English |
This book develops an analysis of the air entrainment processes in free-surface flows. These flows are investigated as homogeneous mixtures with variable density. Several types of air-water free-surface flows are studied: plunging jet flows, open channel flows, and turbulent water jets discharging into air. Experimental observations reported by the author confirm the concept that the air-water mixture behaves as a homogeneous compressible fluid in each case. This book will be of great interest to professionals working in many fields of engineering: chemical, civil, environmental, mechanical, mining, metallurgy, and nuclear.
- Covers new information on the air-water flow field: air bubble distributions, air-water velocity profiles, air bubble sizes and bubble-turbulence interactions
- Features new analysis is developed for each flow configuration and compared successfully with model and prototype data
- Includes over 372 references and more than 170 figures with over 60 photographs
- Presents useful information for design engineers and research-and-development scientists who require a better understanding of the fluid mechanics of air-water flows
This book develops an analysis of the air entrainment processes in free-surface flows. These flows are investigated as homogeneous mixtures with variable density. Several types of air-water free-surface flows are studied: plunging jet flows, open channel flows, and turbulent water jets discharging into air. Experimental observations reported by the author confirm the concept that the air-water mixture behaves as a homogeneous compressible fluid in each case. This book will be of great interest to professionals working in many fields of engineering: chemical, civil, environmental, mechanical, mining, metallurgy, and nuclear.
- Covers new information on the air-water flow field: air bubble distributions, air-water velocity profiles, air bubble sizes and bubble-turbulence interactions
- Features new analysis is developed for each flow configuration and compared successfully with model and prototype data
- Includes over 372 references and more than 170 figures with over 60 photographs
- Presents useful information for design engineers and research-and-development scientists who require a better understanding of the fluid mechanics of air-water flows
