Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications

Description

This book has been written for the Fluid Mechanics undergraduate engineering course.

Subject matter is presented in a progressive order from simple to complex, building each chapter upon foundations laid down in earlier chapters. More diagrams and photographs are provided to help the student better visualize the real situations. Numerous worked-out examples clarify the material and illustrate the use of basic principles. The book encourages creative thinking and develops deeper understanding for fluid mechanics.

Key Features

• Chapter on Computational Fluid Dynamics introducing students to the capabilities and limitations of CFD as an engineering tool.
• Visual nature of Fluid Mechanics simplified by apt illustrations and photographs.
• Application Spotlights highlighting diverse application of Fluid Mechanics in multiple fields.
• Numerous and diverse real-world engineering examples to give the intuition necessary for correct application.

Table of Contents

1. Chapter One: Introduction and Basic Concepts
2. Chapter Two: Properties of Fluids
3. Chapter Three: Pressure and Fluid Statics
4. Chapter Four: Fluid Kinematics
5. Chapter Five: Bernoulli and Energy Equations
6. Chapter Six: Momentum Analysis of Flow Systems
7. Chapter Seven: Dimensional Analysis and Modeling
8. Chapter Eight: Internal Flow
9. Chapter Nine: Differential Analysis of Fluid Flow
10. Chapter Ten: Approximate Solutions of The Navier–Stokes Equation
11. Chapter Eleven: External Flow: Drag And Lift
12. Chapter Twelve: Compressible Flow
13. Chapter Thirteen: Open-Channel Flow
14. Chapter Fourteen: Turbomachinery
15. Chapter Fifteen: Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics