Modeling Ships and Space Craft The Science and Art of Mastering the Oceans and Sky /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Hagler, Gina (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Physics.; History.; Fluids.; Popular works.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Popular Science, general.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; History of Science.

Modeling Ships and Space Craft: The Science and Art of Mastering the Oceans and Sky begins with the theories of Aristotle and Archimedes, moving on to examine the work of Froude and Taylor, the early aviators and the Wright Brothers, Goddard and the other rocket men, and the computational fluid dyna...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Part I - Fluid Dynamics in Action
• Chapter 1 - Airborne Creatures
• Chapter 2 - Human Innovation
• Chapter 3 - Aquatic Creatures
• Part II - Evolution of Theory
• Chapter 4 - Hydrodynamic Theorists
• Chapter 5 - Aerodynamic Theorists
• Part III - Scale Model Testing Begins
• Chapter 6 - William Froude
• Chapter 7 - David Watson Taylor
• Chapter 8 - Early Aviators
• Chapter 9 - The Wright Brothers
• Chapter 10 - Rocketmen
• Part IV - Model Testing Today
• Chapter 11 - Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Glossary
• Bibliography.