edited by A Wada (Nihon University, Japan) , H Ninokata (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan) , & N Tanaka (CRIEPI, Japan)

This book is an essential reference for engineers and scientists working in the field of turbulence. It covers a variety of applications, such as: turbulence measurements; mathematical and numerical modeling of turbulence; thermal hydraulics; applications for civil, mechanical and nuclear engineering; environmental fluid mechanics; river and open channel flows; coastal problems; ground water.

• General Topic:
  • At the Crossroads of Turbulence Modelling and Turbulence Simulation: Opportunities and Challenges (M A Leschziner)
• River and Open Channel Flows:
  • Simulation of Secondary Flow in Curved Channels (Y Jia et al.)
  • Hydrodynamic Force on a Vertical Plate in a Subcritical Flow (I Ohtsu et al.)
• Turbulence Measurements:
  • Velocity and Turbulence Measurement of River Flows by LSPIV (S Aya et al.)
  • Cavitation Monitoring by Means of Acoustic Approach (D Zhang et al.)
• Developing Numerical Methods:
  • Flux-difference Splitting Scheme for Gravity Currents (A K Jha et al.)
  • Two Attempts of Turbulence Modelling in Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (D Violeau et al.)
• Application to Coastal Engineering:
  • Turbulent Structure of the Breaking Wave Process Caused by the Plunging Jet (T Ogasawara et al.)
  • Interactions between Standing Waves and Horizontal Turbulent Jet (N Mori et al.)
• Application to Mechanical Engineering:
  • Computational Modeling of Trochoidal Propulsor (A Brakez & A Mir)
  • Multi-Scale Viscosity Model (MSV) of Turbulence (V Kriventsev et al.)
• Application to Thermal Hydraulics and Nuclear and Engineering:
  • Peculiarities of Natural Convective Heat Removal from Complex Pools (G Groetzbach)
  • Flow Characteristics in a Rectangular Vessel due to Gas Entrainment (M Ochiai et al.)
• Atmospheric Environment:
  • Modeling the Budgets of Heat, Water Vapor and Carbon Dioxide within a Tree (H Hiraoka)
• Environmental Fluid Mechanics:
  • Numerical Study of Hydrothermal Dynamics of Lake Yanaka (G Huang et al.)
  • A Robust and Efficient Dual Multi-Level Urbane Drainage Model (A Bascia & T Tucciarelli)
• Groundwater:
  • Modeling of DNAPL Penetration Processes Through Saturated Porous Medium (T Ueno et al.)
  • In-situ Removal of Heavy Metal form Groundwater by Electromigration (S Shiba & Y Hirata)
  • and other papers