Principles Of Turbulence Control

This book introduces the mathematical techniques for turbulence control in a form suitable for inclusion in an engineering degree program at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels whilst also making it useful to researchers and industrial users of the concepts. It uses a mix of theory, computation and experimental results to present and illustrate the methodologies. It is based on the three part structure, wall turbulence, open loop control and feedback control with emphasis on optimal control methodologies. The book also includes an introduction of basic principles and fundamentals followed by a chapter on the structure of wall turbulence with emphasis on coherent structures. Elsewhere there is focus on control methods of wall turbulence by manipulating the boundaries though their motion and by applying control forces throughout the flow volume. The last two chapters will describe the linear and non-linear optimal controls. This integrated approach will help not only researchers interested in the topic but also graduate or advanced undergraduate students in their course work.

Dr. Baochun Fan, Chair Professor of the State Key Laboratory of Transient Physics, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China. Professor Fan obtained his Ph.D. degree from Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China, in 1982 and during his career has been a visiting professor at Michigan University, USA, University of Technology, Aachen, Germany, and University of Connecticut, USA. His areas of expertise include theoretical, numerical and experimental fluid mechanics, flow control, combustion and detonation, and protection from fire and explosion. From 200 to 2004, he was the Chair of Detonation Committee of Chinese Society of Mechanics. He is currently a Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Ballistics (in Chinese). He has authored four books in Chinese, and published over 100 journal papers in the past 10 years.