Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Book Details

• Author: Hillel Rubin

• Publisher: CRC Press

• Language: English

• Edition: 1st Edition

• ISBN: 9780367397036

• Cover: Paperback

• Number of Pages: 752

• Release Date: 27-09-2019

• Dimensions: 9.0 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches

About The Book

Environmental Fluid Mechanics by Hillel Rubin is a comprehensive and detailed resource that explores the principles of fluid mechanics and their applications to environmental processes. Designed for professionals and researchers in the fields of environmental engineering, water resources, and fluid mechanics, this book covers both the theoretical and practical aspects of fluid behavior in various environmental contexts.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive Coverage: Provides in-depth analysis of fluid motion across the Earth's surface, underground, and in oceans. Includes discussions on boundary layers, open channel flow, and sediment transport.

• Application-Oriented: Focuses on the application of fluid dynamics in environmental engineering, including remediation, transport processes, and modeling of lakes and streams.

• Numerical and Physical Models: Details the use of physical and numerical models to analyze environmental processes, using modern computational approaches.

• Topics Include:

  • Scaling methods for environmental issues

  • Equations of motion for boundary layers

  • Hydraulic characteristics of open channel flow

  • Surface and internal wave theory

  • Advection-diffusion equation and sediment transport

  • Mixed layer modeling and air/water interface processes

• Ideal for Researchers and Professionals: This book is an essential reference for those engaged in environmental fluid mechanics, offering insights into solving complex environmental problems through fluid dynamics principles.

Whether you're studying fluid mechanics in the context of environmental issues or working on practical applications, this book offers valuable insights into the modeling and analysis of environmental processes.