A Century of Fluid Mechanics in The Netherlands
Title | A Century of Fluid Mechanics in The Netherlands PDF eBook |
Author | Fons Alkemade |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 155 |
Release | 2019-05-14 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 3030035867 |
In October 1918, Jan Burgers, 23 years old, started as professor of ‘aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, and their applications’ at the Technical University in Delft. This can be regarded as the birth of fluid mechanics in the Netherlands, not only as an academic discipline but also as the start of the serious study of flow phenomena in engineering environments. During the period of Burgers’ tenure in Delft (till 1955) three Dutch institutes were founded which to this day remain important centres of research in various fields of fluid mechanics: aerospace engineering, hydraulics, and naval engineering. Burgers and others developed mathematical, experimental, and numerical approaches of a broad range of fluid flows; some of their achievements have become well-known worldwide and can be seen as highlights of Dutch fluid mechanics. From the 1950s ‘stromingsleer’ (flow theory) attained a permanent and respected place in the curriculum and research of (technical) universities, at many old and new research institutes and also at several industrial research laboratories. In the 1980s fluid mechanics finally became ‘recognized’ as a serious branch of physics and an important field of (applied) science. This resulted in a close cooperation between academic groups, institutes and industry and the foundation of the Burgerscentrum, the Research School for Fluid Mechanics in the Netherlands. One hundred years after Burgers’ appointment in Delft, Dutch fluid mechanics is still very much alive. This volume gives a full account of its rich history and also offers a view on the broad range of areas of application: transport, energy production, biology and medicine, production processes, etc. It has been written not only for those working in this field but also for those interested in the history of Dutch science and in the development of science and the fascinating world of fluid flow phenomena.
The Genesis of Fluid Mechanics 1640-1780
Title | The Genesis of Fluid Mechanics 1640-1780 PDF eBook |
Author | Julián Simón Calero |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 518 |
Release | 2008-03-19 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1402064144 |
Fluid Mechanics, as a scientific discipline in a modern sense, was established between the last third of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. This book analyses its genesis from two lines: resistance and discharge. This approach highlights the existence of a remarkable experimental aspect in the aforementioned research lines, together with their link with problems of a practical nature, such as ballistics, hydraulics, fluid-using machines or naval theory.
Research in Numerical Fluid mechanics
Title | Research in Numerical Fluid mechanics PDF eBook |
Author | Wesseling Pieter |
Publisher | Springer-Verlag |
Pages | 137 |
Release | 2013-03-09 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 332289729X |
Proceedings of the ... meeting of the Dutch Association for Numerical Fluid Mechanics
Title | Proceedings of the ... meeting of the Dutch Association for Numerical Fluid Mechanics PDF eBook |
Author | Kontaktgroep Numerieke Stromingsleer |
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Mechanics of the 21st Century
Title | Mechanics of the 21st Century PDF eBook |
Author | Witold Gutkowski |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 483 |
Release | 2006-05-27 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1402035594 |
"This volume ... consists of a book with full texts of invited talks and attached CD-ROM with Extended Summaries of 1225 papers presented during the Congress"--p. x.
Survey of Research Projects Working Group for Numerical Fluid Mechanics, the Netherlands
Title | Survey of Research Projects Working Group for Numerical Fluid Mechanics, the Netherlands PDF eBook |
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Pages | 74 |
Release | 1975 |
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IUTAM Symposium on Mechanics of Passive and Active Flow Control
Title | IUTAM Symposium on Mechanics of Passive and Active Flow Control PDF eBook |
Author | G.E.A. Meier |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 397 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9401141991 |
The call for papers for the rUTAM-Symposium on Mechanics of Passive and Active Flow Control brought an overwhelming response of applications for contributions. Fi nally 12 invited lectures, 48 papers and 23 posters were selected by thc Scientific Com mittee to be presented in the conference. 58 papers are published in this volume. Due to the limited number of pages available, poster presentations could not be considered for publication. The editors would like to thank all the members of the Scientific Committee for their very valuable assistance. The papers presented at the rUT AM Symposium were classified under three groups de voted to • Passive Control Methods, • Active Control Methods and • Control Concepts. This was done to contrast at first between the passive techniques where the control power is mainly supplied by the flow itself and the active techniques where the power is pro vided by external sources; the third group was devoted to control concepts for presenting methods of control theory and new techniques of flow control.