EBOOK Fluid Mechanics in SI Units 3e
1st Edition
1308526881
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9781308526881
© 2017 | Published: February 6, 2017
Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications is written for the first fluid mechanics course for undergraduate engineering students, with sufficient material for a two-course sequence. This Third Edition in SI Units has the same objectives and goal…
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION AND BASIC CONCEPTS
Chapter 2 PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS
Chapter 3 PRESSURE AND FLUID STATICS
Chapter 4 FLUID KINEMATICS
Chapter 5 BERNOULLI AND ENERGY EQUATIONS
Chapter 6 MOMENTUM ANALYSIS OF FLOW SYSTEMS
Chapter 7 DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS AND MODELING
Chapter 8 INTERNAL FLOW
Chapter 9 DIFFERENTIAL ANALYSIS OF FLUID FLOW
Chapter 10 APPROXIMATE SOLUTIONS OF THE NAVIER–STOKES EQUATION
Chapter 11 EXTERNAL FLOW: DRAG AND LIFT
Chapter 12 COMPRESSIBLE FLOW
Chapter 13 OPEN-CHANNEL FLOW
Chapter 14 TURBOMACHINERY
Chapter 15 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications is written for the first fluid mechanics course for undergraduate engineering students, with sufficient material for a two-course sequence. This Third Edition in SI Units has the same objectives and goals as previous editions:
Communicates directly with tomorrow’s engineers in a simple yet precise manner
Covers the basic principles and equations of fluid mechanics in the context of numerous and diverse real-world engineering examples and applications
Helps students develop an intuitive understanding of fluid mechanics by emphasizing the physical underpinning of processes and by utilizing numerous informative figures, photographs, and other visual aids to reinforce the basic concepts
Encourages creative thinking, interest and enthusiasm for fluid mechanics
New to the Third Edition
All figures and photographs are enhanced by a full color treatment. New photographs for conveying practical real-life applications of materials have been added throughout the book.
New Application Spotlights have been added to the end of selected chapters to introduce industrial applications and exciting research projects being conducted by leaders in the field about material presented in the chapter.
New sections on Biofluids have been added to Chapters 8 and 9.
Addition of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam-type problems to help students prepare for Professional Engineering exams.