Applied Dimensional Analysis And Modeling

[ELSEVIER Butterworth-Heinemann LOGO] Technology: Engineering. General Applied Dimensional Analysis and Modeling Second Edition Thomas Szirtes Thomas Szirtes and Associates, Inc. Toronto, Ontario, Canada KEY FEATURES . Covers 4 essential aspects and applications: *principal characteristics of dimensional systems *applications of dimensional techniques in engineering, mathematics and geometry *applications in biosciences, biometry and economics *applications in astronomy and physics . Offers more than 250 worked-out examples and problems with solutions . Provides detailed descriptions of techniques of both dimensional analysis and dimensional modeling Applied Dimensional Analysis and Modeling provides the full mathematical background and step-by-step procedures for employing dimensional analyses, along with a wide range of applications to problems in engineering and applied science, such as fluid dynamics, heat flow, electromagnetics, astronomy and economics. This new edition offers additional worked-out examples in mechanics, physics, geometry, hydrodynamics, and biometry. Contents: Efficient and straightforward method for generating dimensional variables; Full account of characteristics of dimensional systems; Comprehensive description of conditions of dimensional homogeneity; Recognition and elimination of dimensionally and/or physically irrelevant variables; Methods to reduce the number of dimensionless variables; Definitions of distinct and equivalent sets of dimensionless variables; Techniques for employing non-conventional dimensions; Comprehensive description of techniques for designing, executing and evaluating dimensional modeling experiments Related titles: Rao: The Finite Element Method in Engineering (0-7506-7828-3) Zienkiewicz & Taylor: The Finite Element Set (0-7506-6431-2) Yang: Stress, Strain and Structural Dynamics (0-12-787767-3)Szirtes, Thomas is the author of 'Applied Dimensional Analysis And Modeling ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780123706201 and ISBN 0123706203.