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PublisherSpringer Berlin / Heidelberg

ISBN-103540630708

ISBN-139783540630708

eBay Product ID (ePID)865205

Product Key Features

Number of PagesXvi, 246 Pages

Publication NameComputer Simulation of Dynamic Phenomena

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1999

SubjectMechanics / Fluids, Materials Science / General, Physics / Condensed Matter, Mechanics / General, Computer Simulation, Physics / Mathematical & Computational, Physics / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorMark L. Wilkins

Subject AreaComputers, Technology & Engineering, Science

SeriesScientific Computation Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight43 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN98-042088

Dewey Edition21

ReviewsFrom the reviews"The focus on the numerical scheme by the author was particularly good. Text, equations and illustrations have been employed very well to explain the methods of producing the numerical code. The procedure to implement them practically is also well documented." (The Physicist, 2000)"(....) the book offers a unique and interesting blend of numerical fluid and solid mechanics. As such, it should serve well as a reference for a graduate course on computational mechanics." (Applied Mechanics Reviews, 1999), From the reviews "The focus on the numerical scheme by the author was particularly good. Text, equations and illustrations have been employed very well to explain the methods of producing the numerical code. The procedure to implement them practically is also well documented." (The Physicist, 2000) "(....) the book offers a unique and interesting blend of numerical fluid and solid mechanics. As such, it should serve well as a reference for a graduate course on computational mechanics." (Applied Mechanics Reviews, 1999)

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal532.5

Table Of Content1. Elements of Fluid Mechanics.- 2. Numerical Techniques.- 3. Modeling the Behavior of Materials.- 4. Two-Dimensional Elastic--Plastic Flow.- 5. Sliding Interfaces in Two Dimensions.- 6. Elastic--Plastic Flow in Three Space Dimensions.- 7. Sliding Surfaces in Three Dimensions.- 8. Magnetohydrodynamics of HEMP.- Appendices.- A. Effect of a Second Shock on the Principal Hugoniot.- B. Finite Difference Program for One Space Dimension and Time.- B.1 Fundamental Equations.- B.2 Finite Difference Equations.- B.3 Boundary Conditions.- B.4 Opening and Closing Voids.- C. A Method for Determining the Plastic Work Hardening Function.- C.1 Application to 6061-T6 Aluminum.- D. Detonation of a High Explosive for a ?-Law Equation of State.- E. Magnetic Flux Calculation.- F. Thermal Diffusion Calculation.- References.

SynopsisThis text describes computer programs for simulating phenomena in hydro dynamics, gas dynamics, and elastic plastic flow in one, two, and three dimen sions. Included in the two-dimensional program are Maxwell's equations and thermal and radiation diffusion. The programs were developed by the author during the years 1952-1985 at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The largest main-frame computers available in the early 1950s were re quired to solve hydrodynamic problems in one space dimension by using forty mass points. Subsequently, numerical methods were developed for solv ing problems in two and three space dimensions, but application of these methods had to wait until the main-frame computers were large enough to tackle meaningful problems. At the present time, lap-top computers can use these methods to solve problems in three space dimensions with the detail of 10 000 mass points. The numerical procedures described in the text permit the exact con servation of physical properties in the solutions of the fundamental laws of mechanics: (1) conservation of mass, (2) conservation of momentum, (3) con servation of energy. The laws of mechanics are universal in their application. Examples are given for the same computer simulation programs solving prob lems of penetration mechanics, surface waves from earthquakes, shock waves in solids and gases, failure of materials., A description of computer programs for simulating phenomena in hydrodynamics, gas dynamics, and elastic plastic flow in one, two, and three dimensions. The text covers Maxwell's equations, and thermal and radiation diffusion, while the numerical procedures described permit the exact conservation of physical properties in the solutions of the fundamental laws of mechanics. The author also treats materials, including the use of simulation programs to predict material behavior., This text describes computer programs for simulating phenomena in hydro- dynamics, gas dynamics, and elastic plastic flow in one, two, and three dimen- sions. Included in the two-dimensional program are Maxwell's equations and thermal and radiation diffusion. The programs were developed by the author during the years 1952-1985 at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The largest main-frame computers available in the early 1950s were re- quired to solve hydrodynamic problems in one space dimension by using forty mass points. Subsequently, numerical methods were developed for solv- ing problems in two and three space dimensions, but application of these methods had to wait until the main-frame computers were large enough to tackle meaningful problems. At the present time, lap-top computers can use these methods to solve problems in three space dimensions with the detail of 10 000 mass points. The numerical procedures described in the text permit the exact con- servation of physical properties in the solutions of the fundamental laws of mechanics: (1) conservation of mass, (2) conservation of momentum, (3) con- servation of energy. The laws of mechanics are universal in their application. Examples are given for the same computer simulation programs solving prob- lems of penetration mechanics, surface waves from earthquakes, shock waves in solids and gases, failure of materials.

LC Classification NumberQC19.2-20.85