Presentation
PART I
Irrotational flow motion of ideal fluid
1 Introduction to ideal fluid flows
2 Ideal fluid flows and irrotational flow motion
3 Two-dimensional flows (1) basic equations and flow analogies
4 Two-dimensional flows (2) basic flow patterns
5 Complex potential, velocity potential and Joukowski transformation
6 Joukowski transformation, theorem of Kutta-Joukowski and lift force on airfoil
7 Theorem of Schwarz-Christoffel, free streamlines and applications
PART II
Real Fluid Flows :Theory and Applications
1 Introduction
2 An introduction to turbulence
3 Boundary layer theory: Application to laminar boundary layer flows
4 Turbulent boundary layers
Appendices
Glossary – Electronic material
Constants and fluid properties
Unit conversions – Electronic material
Biography
Hubert CHANSON received a degree of 'Ingénieur Hydraulicien' from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Hydraulique et de Mécanique de Grenoble (France) in 1983 and a degree of 'Ingénieur Génie Atomique' from the 'Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires' in 1984. He worked for the industry in France as a R&D engineer at the Atomic Energy Commission from 1984 to 1986, and as a computer professional in fluid mechanics for Thomson-CSF between 1989 and 1990. From 1986 to 1988, he studied at the University of Canterbury (New Zealand) as part of a Ph.D. project.
Hubert CHANSON is Professor in Hydraulic Engineering and Applied Fluid Mechanics at the University of Queensland since 1990. His research interests include design of hydraulic structures, experimental investigations of two-phase flows, coastal hydrodynamics, water quality modelling, environmental management and natural resources. In 1999 he was awarded a Doctor of Engineering from the University of Queensland for outstanding research achievements in gas-liquid bubbly flows.
Hubert CHANSON has been active also as consultant for both governmental agencies and private organisations. He is the main author of six books.
Awards received:
- The 13th Arthur Ippen award for outstanding achievements in hydraulic engineering (International Association of Hydraulic Engineering & Research)
- 2004 award for the best practice paper in the Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (ASCE-EWRI)
