Description
- Provides a readable and accessible introduction to basic fluid mechanics
- Adds new sections on experimental methods in fluids for most chapters
- Features many new and revised examples and chapter problems
- Includes problems in each chapter that utilize computer software and spreadsheets
- Offers a Solutions Manual and electronic figure files for adoptering professors
Table of Contents
Fundamental Concepts. Fluid Statics. Basic Equations of Fluid Mechanics. Dimensional Analysis and Dynamic Similitude. Flow in Closed Conduits. Flow over Immersed Bodies. Flow in Open Channels. Compressible Flow. Turbomachinery. Measurements in Fluid Mechanics. The Navier-Stokes Equations. Inviscid Flow. Boundary-Layer Flow. Appendix A: Conversion Factors and Properties of Substances. Appendix B: Geometric Elements of Plane Areas. Appendix C. Pipe and Tube Specifications. Appendix D: Compressible Flow Tables. Appendix E: Miscellaneous.
