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Overview
While courses in materials processing cover modeling, they usually treat one particular class of materials, that is, polymers, metals, or ceramics. This text offers a new approach, presenting an integrated treatment of metallic and nonmetallic materials. The authors show that a common base of knowledge—specifically, the fundamentals of heat transfer and fluid mechanics—provides a unifying theme for these seemingly disparate areas. They emphasize understanding basic physical phenomena and knowing how to include them in a model. Students will learn how to use scaling analysis as a general tool for simplifying models and for obtaining rapid estimates of results. The book also includes selected numerical methods, a wealth of practical, realistic examples, and homework exercises.
Synopsis
Presenting a unique treatment of modeling in materials processing, integrating metallic and non-metallic materials.
Booknews
This text offers an integrated treatment of metallic and nonmetallic materials, starting from a foundation of basic concepts of heat transfer and fluid mechanics. Emphasis is on understanding basic physical phenomena and knowing how to include them in a model, with explanations of how to decide which physical phenomena are important in specific applications and material on developing analytical models. Scaling analysis is used as a way to simplify the general governing equations for each individual physical process. Step-by-step exercises are included. The authors teach at the University of Illinois-Urbana- Champaign. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)