Turbulence in transportation occurs in the aerodynamics of vehicles, hydrodynamics of watercrafts, and combustion engines, amongst others. Turbulent flows can greatly affect the performance of vehicles, from air and water resistance, noise, and combustion quality - but it can also be exploited to improve the efficiency of the involved engineering operations. Understanding how turbulence effects occur within various transport modes can help engineers build better performing and safer vehicles, and overall improve transport networks.
This book provides a timely update on turbulence research within transportation, and the exploitation of turbulent flow for more efficient transport, through aerodynamics, hydrodynamics and combustion engine improvement.
The book starts with an introduction to the many scenarios in which flow turbulence can be further harnessed within transportation engineering. Later the book details selected latest applications of flow turbulence to enhance the efficiency of essential engineering operations in transport, in particular in aerodynamics and combustion engines.
Flow Turbulence Engineering in Transport is a useful aid for new and experienced researchers and engineers working in thermofluids, especially those whose research involves turbulent flow. It offers a look at selected latest exploitations of flow turbulence in enhancing the efficiency of essential engineering operations in transport, highlighting the latest and future advancements in this field.
Chapter 1: Turbulence energy cascade: relating turbulent scales with
vehicle scales
Chapter 2: Flow separation control using active turbulence management in
airfoil aerodynamics
Chapter 3: Turbulent ship wakes
Chapter 4: Turbulence in transport
Chapter 5: Flow, turbulence, and motorsports
Chapter 6: Research on cavity wind turbulence-induced noise of automotive
sunroof
Chapter 7: Turbulent crosswind aerodynamics for railway operations: field
evidence, modelling, and design methods
Chapter 8: Advances in flow turbulence engineering for efficient and
sustainable transport systems: a comprehensive examination
Chapter 9: Exploiting turbulence to enhance spark-ignition engine
performance: on premixed turbulent flame acceleration
Chapter 10: Turbulence empowering spark-ignition engine combustion
David S-K. Ting is a professor at the University of Windsor, Canada, where he founded the Turbulence and Energy Laboratory. His research interests include the exploration of combustion, turbulence, convection heat transfer, and fluid-structure interactions. He has co/supervised over 90 research students primarily on energy, thermofluids, and sustainability for 28 years. He has authored five textbooks, coauthored 200 journal papers, and coedited 40 volumes.
Jacqueline A. Stagner is the undergraduate programs coordinator in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Windsor, Canada. She is a professional engineer with a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering. She supervises research students primarily in sustainable energy and living, in the Turbulence and Energy Laboratory. She has disseminated numerous journal articles in addition to coediting 20 volumes.
