The aim of the present book is to give, in a single volume, an
introduction to the fields of transition, turbulence and combustion
modelling of compressible flows and to provide the physical background
for today's modelling approaches in these fields. The basic equations
for compressible flows are presented (Ch. 1). The fundamental aspects of
hydrodynamical instability are discussed (Ch. 2). along with transition
prediction methods in industrial applications (Ch. 3). Turbulence
modelling approaches ranging from single-point models (Ch. 4, 5) to
large-eddy simulation techniques (Ch. 6), direct numerical simulations
(Ch. 7) and turbulence combustion modelling (Ch. 8) are covered. The
book addresses engineers and researchers, in industry or academia, who
are entering into the fields of transition, turbulence or combustion
modelling research or who need to apply turbulence or transition
prediction methods in their work.