Acceleration is of primal relevance in Fluid Mechanics (it shows the effect of the combination of the forces on a fluid) but only few Lagrangian measures of it can be found in literature. Turbulence has applications in almost every fields of environmental, industrial and civil engineering but, so far, is the last field of classical Mechanics not completely understood. This work describes Particle Tracking Velocimetry and Accelerometry (PTVA), a self-adaptive method able to extract accurate Lagrangian measures of velocity and acceleration, and its applications to electromagnetically...

This book discusses the issues relevant to the evaluation of the thermal energy balance of buildings in southern Europe and equips readers to carry out optimal building energy-performance assessments taking into account the peculiarities of the climatic context.