Overview
- In-depth discussion of the effect of wind, a very significant factor in the game of golf
- Case studies of actual golf courses which provides a real-life perspective to the discussion in text
- Is useful for golf players and coaches, golf-course designers, as well as golf-ball manufacturers.
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About the authors
Dr Sandeep Saha is Assistant Professor at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. He obtained his bachelors and masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. He completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London. Before joining IIT Kharagpur, he was working as Marie-Curie Experienced Researcher, C.N.R.S. (laboratoire FAST), Orsay, France. He worked as Aerodynamics Engineer, ALSTOM Power, Rugby, UK; as Research Scientist (Fluids), Schlumberger Gould Research, Cambridge, UK; and as academics Staff member, Mechanical Engineering, Univerisity of Duisburg-Essen, Germany (in collaboration with SIEMENS AG). Dr Saha has published various articles in reputed journals and presented papers in many prestigious conferences. His area of specialization is fluid mechanics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Golf and Wind
Book Subtitle: The Physics of Playing Golf in Wind
Authors: Shantanu Malik, Sandeep Saha
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9720-6
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-9719-0Published: 17 November 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-9722-0Published: 17 November 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-9720-6Published: 16 November 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 114
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 72 illustrations in colour
Topics: Engineering Fluid Dynamics, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Sport Science