Aerospace Engineering Books

New and Published Books

1. Microhydrodynamics and Complex Fluids

   By Dominique Barthès-Biesel

   A self-contained textbook, Microhydrodynamics and Complex Fluids deals with the main phenomena that occur in slow, inertialess viscous flows often encountered in various industrial, biophysical and natural processes. It examines a wide range of situations, from flows in thin films, porous media and...

   Published May 23rd 2012 by CRC Press
2. Mechanics of Solids and Structures, Second Edition

   By Roger T. Fenner, J.N. Reddy

   A popular text in its first edition, Mechanics of Solids and Structures serves as a course text for the senior/graduate (4th or 5th year) courses/modules in the mechanics of solid/advanced strength of materials, offered in aerospace, civil, engineering science, and mechanical engineering...

   Published May 13th 2012 by CRC Press
3. Thermoelectrics and its Energy Harvesting, 2-Volume Set

   Edited by David Michael Rowe

   Comprising two volumes, Thermoelectrics and Its Energy Harvesting reviews the vast improvements in technology and application of thermoelectric energy with a specific intention to reduce and reuse waste heat and improve novel techniques for the efficient acquisition and use of energy. Materials,...

   Published April 24th 2012 by CRC Press
4. Materials, Preparation, and Characterization in Thermoelectrics

   Edited by David Michael Rowe

   This book includes updated theoretical considerations which provide an insight into avenues of research most likely to result in further improvements in material performance. It details the latest techniques for the preparation of thermoelectric materials employed in energy harvesting,...

   Published April 24th 2012 by CRC Press
5. Modules, Systems, and Applications in Thermoelectrics

   Edited by David Michael Rowe

   With contributions from leading experts, this book begins with an overview of thermoelectric nanotechnology, setting the scene for the topics covered in the rest of the volume. It provides a comprehensive review of the progress made in the development of modules and their application in devices....

   Published April 24th 2012 by CRC Press
6. Instabilities of Flows and Transition to Turbulence

   By Tapan K. Sengupta

   Addressing classical material as well as new perspectives, Instabilities of Flows and Transition to Turbulence presents a concise, up-to-date treatment of theory and applications of viscous flow instability. It covers materials from classical instability to contemporary research areas including...

   Published April 23rd 2012 by CRC Press
7. Systems Engineering and Architecting

   Creating Formal Requirements

   By Larry Bellagamba

   Systems Engineering and Architecting: Creating Formal Requirements presents formal requirements to help you accomplish key systems engineering and architecting activities more efficiently. The formal requirements—explicit, executable, verifiable instructions—explain how to model systems behavior,...

   Published March 25th 2012 by CRC Press
8. Elements of Heat Transfer

   By Ethirajan Rathakrishnan

   Written for chemical, mechanical, and aerospace engineering students taking courses on heat and mass transfer, this textbook presents the basics and proceeds to the required theory and its application aspects. Major topics covered include conduction, convection, radiation, boiling, heat exchangers,...

   Published March 4th 2012 by CRC Press
9. Holographic Interferometry

   A Mach–Zehnder Approach

   By Gregory R. Toker

   Transparent in the visible range, phase objects can be studied in the optical range using holographic interferometry. Typically, the holograms are recorded on high-resolving-power holographic photo materials, but a lower spatial resolution is sufficient for successful research in many scientific...

   Published March 4th 2012 by CRC Press
10. Dynamics of Structures, Third Edition

    By J. Humar

    This major textbook provides comprehensive coverage of the analytical tools required to determine the dynamic response of structures. The topics covered include: formulation of the equations of motion for single- as well as multi-degree-of-freedom discrete systems using the principles of both...

    Published March 1st 2012 by CRC Press