Gaseous Matter

ISBN-13: 9798887252827 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 246 str.

Joseph Angelo

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Gaseous Matter, Revised Edition takes readers through many important discoveries that led to the scientific interpretation of gaseous matter. This updated resource describes the fundamental characteristics and properties of several important gases, including air, hydrogen, helium, oxygen, and nitrogen.The nature and scope of the science of fluids is discussed in great detail, highlighting the most important scientific principles upon which the field is based. Gaseous Matter, Revised Edition identifies the wide range of applications that gaseous matter plays in nearly all professional scientific and engineering fields.Chapters include:

• Gaseous Matter—An Initial Perspective
• Physical Characteristics of Gases
• The Rise of the Science of Gases
• Kinetic Theory of Gases
• Earth's Atmosphere
• Wind—Its Power and Applications
• Air Pollution
• Human Flight
• Some Interesting Gases
• Gases for Energy.