“…"Fluid mechanics is an exciting and fascinating subject with unlimited practical applications ranging from microscopic biological systems to automobiles, airplanes, and spacecraft propulsion. Fluid mechanics has also historically been one of the most challenging subjects for undergraduate students because proper analysis of fluid mechanics problems requires not only knowledge of the concepts but also physical intuition and experience. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…17.3.1 European Union Emissions Trading System -- 17.3.2 UK Climate Change Initiatives -- 17.3.3 US Climate Change Initiatives -- 17.3.4 China Climate Change Initiatives -- 17.3.5 India Climate Change Initiatives -- 17.3.6 Russia Climate Change Initiatives -- 17.3.7 Japan Climate Change Initiatives -- 17.4 Summary -- 18 Green Six Sigma and Clean Energy -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 Guiding Factors of Clean Energy -- 18.3 How Clean Energy Solutions Can Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 18.4 How Six Sigma Is Helping Clean Energy Initiatives -- 18.5 How Green Six Sigma Can Help Clean Energy Initiatives Further -- 18.6 Summary -- 19 Green Six Sigma and Green Supply Chain -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 Green Thinking and Climate Change Initiatives -- 19.3 Why Green Six Sigma Is Relevant to Green Supply Chain -- 19.4 Green Initiatives by Manufacturers and Suppliers -- 19.5 Green Initiatives by Retailers -- 19.6 Green Initiatives by Consumers -- 19.7 Green Initiatives by Farmers -- 19.8 How Green Six Sigma Can Help Green Supply Chain -- 19.8.1 FIT SIGMA in Efficiency -- 19.8.2 Green Six Sigma in the Environment -- 19.8.3 Green Six Sigma in Ethics -- 19.9 Summary -- 20 Green Six Sigma and Green Transports -- 20.1 Introduction -- 20.2 Guiding Factors of Clean Transports -- 20.3 How Clean Transport Solutions Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 20.3.1 Passenger Cars -- 20.3.2 Trucks and Buses -- 20.3.3 Airplanes and Ships -- 20.3.4 Trains -- 20.4 How Six Sigma Is Helping Green Transport Initiatives -- 20.5 How Green Six Sigma Can Help Green Transport Initiatives Further -- 20.6 Summary -- 21 Green Six Sigma and Retrofitting Buildings -- 21.1 Introduction -- 21.2 Guiding Factors of Retrofitting Buildings -- 21.3 How Retrofitting Buildings Provides Solutions for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 21.3.1 Reduce Energy Losses and Energy Consumption -- 21.3.2 Replace Fossil Fuel Boilers and Water Heaters…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Key Equations in Open-Channel Flow 746 -- Problems 749 -- Chapter 10 Drag and Lift 759 -- 10.1 Introduction 759 -- 10.2 Fundamentals 760 -- 10.2.1 Friction and Pressure Drag 762 -- 10.2.2 Drag and Lift Coefficients 762 -- 10.2.3 Flow over Flat Surfaces 765 -- 10.2.4 Flow over Curved Surfaces 767 -- 10.3 Estimation of Drag Coefficients 770 -- 10.3.1 Drag on Flat Surfaces 770 -- 10.3.2 Drag on Spheres and Cylinders 774 -- 10.3.3 Drag on Vehicles 781 -- 10.3.4 Drag on Ships 784 -- 10.3.5 Drag on Two-Dimensional Bodies 785 -- 10.3.6 Drag on Three-Dimensional Bodies 786 -- 10.3.7 Drag on Composite Bodies 786 -- 10.3.8 Drag on Miscellaneous Bodies 789 -- 10.3.9 Added Mass 790 -- 10.4 Estimation of Lift Coefficients 791 -- 10.4.1 Lift on Airfoils 791 -- 10.4.2 Lift on Airplanes 794 -- 10.4.3 Lift on Hydrofoils 799 -- 10.4.4 Lift on a Spinning Sphere in Uniform Flow 800 -- Key Equations for Drag and Lift 803 -- Problems 806 -- Chapter 11 Boundary-Layer Flow 827 -- 11.1 Introduction 827 -- 11.2 Laminar Boundary Layers 829 -- 11.2.1 Blasius Solution for Plane Surfaces 829 -- 11.2.2 Blasius Equations for Curved Surfaces 834 -- 11.3 Turbulent Boundary Layers 836 -- 11.3.1 Analytic Formulation 836 -- 11.3.2 Turbulent Boundary Layer on a Flat Surface 837 -- 11.3.3 Boundary-Layer Thickness and Shear Stress 844 -- 11.4 Applications 845 -- 11.4.1 Displacement Thickness 845 -- 11.4.2 Momentum Thickness 849 -- 11.4.3 Momentum Integral Equation 850 -- 11.4.4 General Formulations for Self-Similar Velocity Profiles 854 -- 11.5 Mixing-Length Theory of Turbulent Boundary Layers 856 -- 11.5.1 Smooth Flow 856 -- 11.5.2 Rough Flow 857 -- 11.5.3 Velocity-Defect Law 858 -- 11.5.4 One-Seventh Power Law Distribution 859 -- 11.6 Boundary Layers in Closed Conduits 859 -- 11.6.1 Smooth Flow in Pipes 860 -- 11.6.2 Rough Flow in Pipes 861.…”

“…Imaging radars, specifically Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), generally mounted onboard satellites or airplanes, are able to provide systematic high-resolution imaging of the Earth's surface. …”

“…From cars, smartphones, airplanes, consumer applications, and even medical equipment, the impact of AI is changing the world around us. …”

“…A complete tutorial for the real-world application of Autodesk Inventor, plus video instruction on DVD Used to design everything from airplanes to appliances, Autodesk Inventor is the industry-leading 3D mechanical design software. …”

“…Fracture mechanics principles can help us design more robust components to ensure safer airplanes, space shuttles, ships, cranes, buildings, bridges, and mechanical systems. …”

“…From cars, smartphones, and airplanes to medical equipment, consumer applications, and industrial machines, the impact of AI is notoriously changing the world we live in. …”

“…Computers, food packaging, airplanes, and cars, to mention a few familiar objects from everyday life, rely heavily on coatings. …”

“…The future of interurban public transport will be significantly affected by public sector decisions concerning investment in infrastructure, particularly the construction of new high-speed rail lines in medium-distance corridors where cars, buses, airplanes and conventional trains are the competing modes of transport. …”

“…Second, transport can act as a conveyor for terrorist attacks, e.g. by moving weapons into ports or by turning airplanes into weapons. In both cases, the difficulties in protecting the many potential targets while maintaining smooth transport operations strengthens the appeal of transport targets…”

“…The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions—particularly from fossil fuel-powered vehicles and airplanes by means of weight savings and leaner fuel consumption, helps to restrain environmental impacts. …”

“…The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions—particularly from fossil fuel-powered vehicles and airplanes by means of weight savings and leaner fuel consumption, helps to restrain environmental impacts. …”

“…But what happens to long-field life products like airplanes or ships, which need the same components for decades? …”

“…The world's transport network has developed over thousands of years; emerging from the need of allowing more comfortable trips to roman soldiers to the modern smooth roads enabling modern vehicles to travel at high speed and to allow heavy airplanes to take off and land safely. However, in the last two decades the world is changing very fast in terms of population growth, mobility and business trades creating greater traffic volumes and demand for minimal disruption to users, but also challenges, such as climate change and more extreme weather events. …”

“…„So you're telling me that people used to make airplanes out of wood? - out of lumber! I don't believe you, you're kidding me.“ Frühe Fluggeräte, ob schwerer oder leichter als Luft, bestanden aus Materialien, die uns heute im besten Fall als ungeeignet erscheinen. …”

“…A first-generation American and entrepreneur, Lorenzo started an airline advisory business in his mid-twenties and ultimately rose to control the largest fleet of airplanes in the free world. Flying for Peanuts explains how the son of Spanish immigrants put himself through Columbia College by driving a Coca-Cola truck and then grew the fledgling advisory into ownership of Texas International Airlines. …”

“…Can robots be built faster and more cheaply by mimicking biology than by the product design process used for automobiles and airplanes?How can we unify theories from dynamical systems, game theory, evolution, computing, geophysics, and cognition?…”

“…Refresh your knowledge of classical mechanics, including kinematics, force, kinetics, and collision response Explore rigid body dynamics, using real-time 2D and 3D simulations to handle rotation and inertia Apply concepts to real-world problems: model the behavior of boats, airplanes, cars, and sports balls Enhance your games with digital physics, using accelerometers, touch screens, GPS, optical tracking devices, and 3D displays Capture 3D sound effects with the OpenAL audio API…”

“…The book directly addresses improved aircraft system design tools and processes which, when implemented, contribute to simpler, lower cost and safer airplanes. The book helps the reader understand how a product should be designed, identifying the customer’s requirements, considering all possible components of an integrated master plan, and executing according to the plan with an integrated master schedule. …”