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Introduction to Fluid mechanics / Robbert W. Fox, Phillip J. Pritchard, Alan T Mcdonald

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Asia : John Wiley & sons, c2010Edition: 7th editionDescription: xiv, 754p. : ill. ; 28cmISBN:
  • 9780470234501
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 620.106  FOX
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CONTENT

Chapter 1. Introduction
1-1 Note to students
1-2 Scope of fluid mechanics
2-3 Definition of the fluid
etc...
Chapter 2. Fundamental concepts
2-1 Fluid as a continuum
2-2 Velocity field
2-3 Definition
etc...

Chapter 3. Fluid statistics
3-1 The basic equation of fluid statistics
3-2 The standard atmosphere
3-3 Pressure variation in a static fluid
etc..

Chapter 4. Basic equations in integral form for a control volume
4-1 Basic laws of a system
4-2 Relation of system derivatives to control volume formulation
4-3 Conservation of mass

Chapter 5.Introduction to differential analysis of fluid motion
5-1 Conservation of mass
5-2 Stream function for two-dimensional incompressible flow
5-3 Motion of a fluid particle (kinematics)

Chapter 6. Incompressible inviscid flow
6-1 Momentum equation for frictionless flow: Euler's equation
6-2 Euler's Equations in streamline coordinates
6-3 Bernoulli equation- integration of Euler's equation along a streamline for steady flow

Chapter 7. Dimension analysis and similitude
7-1 Nondimensionalizing the basic differential equations
7-2 Nature of dimensional analysis
7-3 Buckingham pi theorem
etc...

Chapter 8. Internal incompressible viscous flow
8-1 Introduction
8-2 Fully developed laminar flow between infinite parallel plates
8-3 Fully developed laminar flow in a pipe
etc...

Chapter 9. External incompressible viscous flow
9-1 The boundary-layer concept
9-2 Boundary-layer concept thickness
9-3 Laminar flat-plate boundary layer: Exact solution

Chapter 10. Fluid machinery
10-1 Introduction and classification of fluid machines
10-2 Scope of coverage
10-3 Turbomachinery analysis
etc...

Chapter 11. Open-channel flow
11-1 Steady uniform flow
11-2 Specific energy, momentum equation and specific force
11-3 Steady gradually varied flow

Chapter 12. Introduction to compressible flow
12-1 Preview of thermodynamics
12-2 Propagation of sound waves
12-3 Reference state: Local isentropic stagnation properties
etc...

Chapter 13. Compressible flow
13-1 Basic equations for one-dimension compressible flow
13-2 Isentropic flow of an ideal gas - area variation
13-3 Flow in a constant-area duct with friction
etc...
Appendices

Includes index : p. 747-754

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