Synopses & Reviews
One of the bestselling books in the field, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics continues to provide readers with a balanced and comprehensive approach to mastering critical concepts. The new seventh edition once again incorporates a proven problem-solving methodology that will help them develop an orderly plan to finding the right solution. It starts with basic equations, then clearly states assumptions, and finally, relates results to expected physical behavior. Many of the steps involved in analysis are simplified by using Excel.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER 2 FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS.
CHAPTER 3 FLUID STATICS.
CHAPTER 4 BASIC EQUATIONS IN INTEGRAL FORM FOR A CONTROL VOLUME.
CHAPTER 5 INTRODUCTION TO DIFFERENTIAL ANALYSIS OF FLUID MOTION.
CHAPTER 6 INCOMPRESSIBLE INVISCID FLOW.
CHAPTER 7 DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS AND SIMILITUDE.
CHAPTER 8 INTERNAL INCOMPRESSIBLE VISCOUS FLOW.
CHAPTER 9 EXTERNAL INCOMPRESSIBLE VISCOUS FLOW.
CHAPTER 10 FLUID MACHINERY.
CHAPTER 11 OPEN-CHANNEL FLOW.
CHAPTER 12 INTRODUCTION TO COMPRESSIBLE FLOW.
CHAPTER 13 COMPRESSIBLE FLOW.
APPENDIX A FLUID PROPERTY DATA.
APPENDIX B EQUATIONS OF MOTION IN CYLINDRICAL
COORDINATES.
APPENDIX C VIDEOS FOR FLUID MECHANICS.
APPENDIX D SELECTED PERFORMANCE CURVES FOR PUMPS
AND FANS.
APPENDIX E FLOW FUNCTIONS FOR COMPUTATION OF
COMPRESSIBLE FLOW.
APPENDIX F ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTAL UNCERTAINTY.
APPENDIX G SI UNITS, PREFIXES, AND CONVERSION FACTORS.
APPENDIX H A BRIEF REVIEW OF MICROSOFT EXCEL (ON THE WEB).
Answers to Selected Problems (on the Web).
Index.