An Introduction to Turbulent Flow

'... chapters are well balanced and self-contained and the reader is naturally guided through the subject... provides a balanced introduction to the main elements of the study of turbulence in an uncluttered and literary fashion ... an easily digestible introduction to turbulent flows.' Brian Briscoe, The Times Higher Education Supplement 'It takes a shrewd fluid dynamicist to avoid the subject of turbulence for long. It lies at the core of so much of what we observe, from the eruption of solar flares to reversals in the Earth's magnetic field or the vagrancies of the weather. Introduction to Turbulent Flow is a welcome attempt to bridge that vast chasm which exists between the heuristic, undergraduate accounts of turbulence and the many forbidding monographs on the subject.' P. A. Davidson, Journal of Fluid Mechanics '... a pedagogical platform giving the tools for the study of more specialized textbooks ... the book is well written and covers most of the current research topics in turbulence ... This reviewer certainly recommends the purchase of Introduction to Turbulent Flow to all the libraries as a very nice complement to the existing texts ... this book provides a solid background for the comprehension of more specific text and papers, therefore it can well complete the collection of personal fluid dynamics books.' R. Verzicco, Applied Mechanical Review 'The character of a book is determined at least partly by the care with which the material is presented, and this one amply demonstrates the care that the authors have invested ... the authors have succeeded in the task they set out to do, and I recommend the book to all students of turbulence, no matter what their persuasion.' Katepalli R. Sreenivasan, Physics Today '... this inspired and first-rate book will establish itself as the most convenient and outstandingly useful basic study material eagerly sought by students of turbulence ... In short, you will seldom have an opportunity to have a better balanced introduction to the main elements of the study of turbulence. Indeed a book of exceptional merit.' Current Engineering Practice