Product Overview
Chernyi (scientific advisor, Institute of Mechanics, Moscow State University) presents models and formulas produced over the past ten years by scientists at the AVAGADRO Laboratory of Moscow State University's Institute of Mechanics. The book/CD-ROM package offers concise descriptions of terms, notations, concepts, methods, laws, and techniques related to the changes gases undergo in a variety of aerospace settings. The accompanying CD-ROM provides a Windows-based software interface for performing calculations based on the models of gas dynamics contained in the book. The book will be useful for students, engineers, and scientists involved in predicting the physical and chemical processes in gas and plasma dynamics. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)