Bøger af Roman Morris

Hydraulics refers to the study of fluids in motion or at rest. It is associated with fluid mechanics, which serves as a major theoretical groundwork. Hydraulics is concerned with the mechanical properties of liquids and focuses on the engineering applications of fluid properties. Hydraulic systems use an incompressible fluid such as water or oil to transfer forces from one location to another within the fluid. Hydraulic engineering applies the principles of fluid mechanics to solve issues involving the collection, storage, control, regulation, transportation, measurement and use of water. Dam design, hydropower, erosion, pipe flow, river channel behavior, pumps, computational fluid dynamics, turbines and flow measurement, and river hydrology are some of the industrial applications of hydraulics. This book is a compilation of chapters that discuss the most vital concepts and emerging trends related to the study of hydraulics from an engineering perspective. It aims to serve as a resource guide for students and experts alike and contribute to the growth of the discipline.

Hydraulic engineering is a branch of civil engineering that deals with the flow of fluid, typically water and sewage, through conduits and makes use of gravity for the movement of fluid. It involves designing structures with the capacity to remove or divert water from the roadways and pass the collected water from under the roadway. Hydraulic engineering is also concerned with the technical challenges involved in sewerage design and water infrastructure. It is used for creating bridges, sewers, dams, canals, etc. The computational aspects of hydraulics with respect to civil engineering problems are dealt with under the discipline of computational hydraulics, which contains methods and techniques for numerical simulation of water flows in natural or manmade systems with the aid of computers. In such systems, flow and transport is modeled using computer tools such as computer graphics, statistical analysis methods, electronic databases, and spreadsheets. This book contains some path-breaking studies related to computation, analysis, and modeling within hydraulic engineering. It will serve as a valuable source of reference for graduate and postgraduate students.

Hydroinformatics is a subfield of informatics that focuses on the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to address the major issues related to the effective and equitable use of water for a variety of purposes. Hydrodynamics is a branch of physics, which is engaged in the study of the motion of fluids as well as the forces acting on the solid bodies submerged in fluids. Hydraulics refers to a type of technology that involves the utilization of liquids and their mechanical properties. It is an applied science based on chemistry, engineering, and other sciences. Concepts from the fields of environmental engineering, hydraulics, and hydrology along with other disciplines are integrated into hydroinformatics. This book unravels the recent studies in the fields of hydraulics, hydrodynamics, and hydroinformatics. It will serve as a valuable source of reference for graduate and post graduate students. It strives to provide a fair idea about this discipline and to help develop a better understanding of the latest advances within this field.

Hydroinformatics is the branch of informatics that applies information and communication to address the crucial problems of the efficient use of water. Computational hydraulics is one of the major disciplines that fall under the domain of hydroinformatics. It primarily focuses on the numerical simulation of water flows and related processes. Different techniques of artificial intelligence are applied in the field of hydroinformatics. A few of them are artificial neural networks, support vector machines and genetic programming. Hydroinformatics draws from the diverse fields of hydrology, hydraulics, data mining and environmental engineering. This book provides comprehensive insights into the field of hydroinformatics. It will help the readers in keeping pace with the rapid changes in this field. The aim of this book is to present researches that have transformed this discipline and aided its advancement.