Fluid Mechanics is the study of fluids as an important branch of engineering mechanics. Almost everything on this planet either is a fluid or moves within or near a fluid. The essence of the subject of fluid flow is a judicious compromise between theory and experiment. This textbook not only makes a great deal of theoretical treatment available, but also provides experimental results as a natural and easy complement to the theory. The principles considered in the book are fundamental, and have been well established. However, in presenting this important subject, we have drawn on our own ideas and experience. Throughout the revisions, the informal and student-oriented writing style has been retained and further enhanced, and if it succeeds, has the flavor of an interactive lecture by the authors.
Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Pressure Distribution in a Fluid Chapter 3 Integral Relations for a Control Volume Chapter 4 Differential Relations for Fluid Flow Chapter 5 Dimensional Analysis and Similarity Chapter 6 Viscous Flow in Ducts Chapter 7 Flow Past Immersed Bodies Chapter 8 Potential Flow and Computational Fluid Dynamics Chapter 9 Compressible Flow Chapter 10 Open-Channel Flow Chapter 11 Turbomachinery Appendix A Physical Properties of Fluids Appendix B Compressible Flow Tables Appendix C Conversion Factors Appendix D Equations of Motion in Cylindrical Coordinates Appendix E Estimating Uncertainty in Experimental Data
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