Ethirajan Rathakrishnan Boeken

Focusing on heat and mass transfer, this textbook is tailored for chemical, mechanical, and aerospace engineering students. It covers essential topics such as conduction, convection, radiation, boiling, heat exchangers, and mass transfer with clarity and precision. The author enhances understanding through numerical examples and includes exercise problems at the end of each chapter for practice. Additionally, a solutions manual and PowerPoint slides are available for qualified readers, providing further support for mastering the material.

Delving into the complexities of the human brain, this book simplifies intricate questions and theories about the mind's mysteries and potential. It aims to unravel the convoluted nature of mental processes, making advanced concepts accessible to readers.

This book serves as a thorough introduction to fluid mechanics vocabulary for senior undergraduate and graduate engineering and physical science students. It clarifies key concepts, including cyclone, typhoon, hurricane, and tornado, by emphasizing the subtle differences among these phenomena. The focus on terminology and definitions aids in building a solid foundational understanding of fluid dynamics.

Focusing on key engineering concepts, the book covers aerodynamics, fluid mechanics, gas dynamics, and thermodynamics, providing foundational principles followed by multiple choice questions for each topic. It serves as a resource for engineering students preparing for competitive exams, including civil services and doctoral program entrance tests. Additionally, it offers valuable insights for candidates facing job interviews in academic institutions and research organizations, making it a comprehensive tool for academic and professional advancement.

Focusing on the essentials for fluid experimentation, this book covers fundamental principles while detailing the necessary tools and methods for advanced studies. It serves as a comprehensive guide for those looking to deepen their understanding and enhance their practical skills in fluid dynamics.

Serves as a concise text for a course on helicopter aerodynamics at the introductory level. The book introduces rotary-wing aerodynamics, with applications to helicopters, and application of the relevant principles to the aerodynamic design of a helicopter rotor and its blades.

The third edition of this easy-to-understand text continues to provide students with a sound understanding of the fundamental concepts of various physical phenomena of science of fluid mechanics. It adds a new chapter (Vortex Theory) which presents a vivid interpretation of vortex motions that are of fundamental importance in aerodynamics and in the performance of many other engineering devices. It elaborately explains the dynamics of vortex motion with the help of Helmholtz's theorems and provides illustrations of how the manifestations of Helmholtz's theorems can be observed in daily life. Several new problems along with answers are added at the end of Chapter 4 on Boundary Layer. The book is suitable for a one-semester course in fluid mechanics for undergraduate students of mechanical, aerospace, civil and chemical engineering students. A Solutions Manual containing solutions to end-of-chapter problems is available for use by instructors.