Overview
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Russell J. Donnelly
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Department of Physics, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA
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Katepalli R. Sreenivasan
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Department of Enginnering and Applied Sciences, Yale University, New Haven, USA
Explores a wide range of issues: fundamental studies of the turbulence problem, practical applications of turbulence, superfluid turbulence, cryogenic facilities and capabilities to support the demands of cryogenic turbulence research, and new types of miniature flow instrumentation, all of which are crucial for high Reynolds number research * Offers a state-of-the-art assessment of the use of helium flows for turbulence research at very high Reynolds and Rayleigh numbers, and for testing navy and aerospace models under realistic parameter ranges * Intended for physicists interested in fluid dynamics, mechanical engineers interested in turbulent flows and transport, and
naval and naval and aerospace engineeers
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Table of contents (34 chapters)
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- Boris I. Shraiman, Eric D. Siggia
Pages 312-314
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- M. N. Wybourne, Jolinda Smith
Pages 329-335
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- B. Castaing, B. Chabaud, X. Chanal, J. Chaussy, X. Chavanne, F. Chillà et al.
Pages 336-344
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- F. Belin, J. Maurer, P. Tabeling, H. Willaime
Pages 345-357
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- Victor L’vov, Itamar Procaccia
Pages 375-390
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- Steven R. Stalp, Russell J. Donnelly
Pages 419-435
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- Adam L. Woodcraft, Peter G. J. Lucas, Richard G. Matley, William Y. T. Wong
Pages 436-449
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- J. C. Klewicki, J. F. Foss, J. M. Wallace
Pages 450-466
About this book
Because of their extremely low viscosity, liquid helium and ultra-cold helium gas provide ideal media for fundamental studies of fluid flow and turbulence at extremely high Reynolds numbers. Such flows occur in aerospace applications (satellite reentry) and other extreme conditions, where they are difficult to study. A cryogenic-helium wind tunnel would allow one to model these flows in a laboratory at much more benign conditions. Such studies have not been feasible because, using these fluids in a wind tunnel requires more liquid helium than has readily been available. However, the capacity of the refrigerators installed at several physics laboratories that supply liquid helium for particle accelerators (such as the one intended for the SSC in Texas or the one at Brookhaven National Laboratory) is so great that some of the liquid helium or the ultra-cold helium gas may also be used for fluid dynamics studies. The chapters in this book survey the challenges and prospects for research on fluid flows at high Reynolds and Rayleigh numbers using cryogenic helium. They cover a wide range of topics: from refrigeration and instrumentation to theories of superfluid turbulence. The chapters are largely based on contributions to a workshop held at Brookhaven, but these have all been brought up to the state of the art in late 1997; in addition, several chapters contain entirely new material. This book will be of interest to physicist interested in fluid dynamics, mechanical engineers interested in turbulent flows and transport, and naval and aerospace engineers.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Physics, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA
Russell J. Donnelly
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Department of Enginnering and Applied Sciences, Yale University, New Haven, USA
Katepalli R. Sreenivasan
