A Century of Fluid Mechanics in The Netherlands

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Alkemade, Fons (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Technology.; Fluid mechanics.; Fluids.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Renewable energy resources.; Water pollution.; Popular Science in Technology.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1 Introductory Remarks
• Chapter 2 Coping with Air and Water in The Netherlands before 1918
• Chapter 3 The Making of A 'New' Branch in Science and Engineering
• Chapter 4 Developments after 1955
• Chapter 5 Research in Fluid Mechanics: Flows
• Chapter 6 Research in Fluid Mechanics: Approaches
• Chapter 7 Capita Selecta
• Chapter 8 Epilogue (Glossary, Sources, About the Author).