Fluid mechanics / Frank M. White
Publication details: Boston McGraw Hill c2008Edition: 6th editionDescription: xiii, 864 p. : ill.(some col.); 24 cmISBN:- 9780071286459
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CONTENT
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Preliminary remarks
1.2 History and scope of fluids
1.3 Problem solving techniques
1.4 The concept of a fluid
etc.
Chapter 2: Pressure distribution in a fluid
2.1 Pressure and pressure gradient
2.2 Equilibrium of a fluid element
2.3 Hydro-static pressure distributions
2.4 Application of manometry
etc.
Chapter 3: Integral relations for a control volume
3.1 Basic physical laws of fluid mechanics
3.2 The Reynolds transport theorem
3.3 Conservation of mass
3.4 The linear momentum equation
etc.
Chapter 4: Differential relations for flow
4.1 The acceleration field of a fluid
4.2 The differential equation of mass conservation
4.3 The differential equation of linear momentum
4.4 The differential equation of angular momentum
etc.
Chapter 5: Dimensional analysis and similarity
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The principle of dimensional homogeneity
5.3 The Pi theorem
5.4 Non-dimensionalization of basic equations
etc.
Chapter 6: Viscous flow in ducts
6.1 Reynolds number regimes
6.2 Internal versus external viscous flow
6.3 Head loss - the friction factor
6.4 Laminar fully developed pipe flow
etc.
Chapter 7: Flow past immersed bodies
7.1 Reynolds number and geometry effects
7.2 Momentum integral estimates
7.3 The boundary layer equation
etc.
Chapter 8: Potential flow and computational fluid dynamics
8.1 Introduction and review
8.2 Elementary plane flow solutions
8.3 Superposition of plane flow solutions
etc.
Chapter 9: Compressible flow
9.1 Introduction: Review of thermodynamics
9.2 The speed of sound
9.3 Adiabatic and isentropic steady flow
etc.
Chapter 10: Open-channel flow
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Uniform flow: The Chezy formula
10.3 Efficient uniform flow channels
etc.
Chapter 11: Turbo-machinery
11.1 Introduction and classification
11.2 The centrifugal pump
etc.
Index : p. 851 - 864
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