Fluid mechanics is often seen as the most difficult core subject encountered by engineering students. The problem stems from the necessity to visualise complex flow patterns and fluid behaviour modelled by high level mathematics. This text overcomes this difficulty by introducing the concepts throug
Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
โ Scribed by Y. Nakayama and R.F. Boucher (Auth.)
- Publisher
- Arnold
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 313
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Content:
About the authors, Page viii
Preface, Pages ix-x
List of symbols, Pages xi-xii
1 - History of fluid mechanics, Pages 1-5
2 - Characteristics of a fluid, Pages 6-19
3 - Fluid statics, Pages 20-40
4 - Fundamentals of flow, Pages 41-54
5 - One-dimensional flow: Mechanism for conservation of flow properties, Pages 55-81
6 - Flow of viscous fluid, Pages 82-110
7 - Flow in pipes, Pages 111-135
8 - Flow in a water channel, Pages 136-147
9 - Drag and lift, Pages 148-170
10 - Dimensional analysis and law of similarity, Pages 171-181
11 - Measurement of flow velocity and flow rate, Pages 182-196
12 - Flow of an ideal fluid, Pages 197-217
13 - Flow of a compressible fluid, Pages 218-237
14 - Unsteady Flow, Pages 238-248
15 - Computational fluid dynamics, Pages 249-273
16 - Flow visualisation, Pages 274-290
Answers to problems, Pages 291-298
Index, Pages 299-308
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