| Description |
1 online resource (901 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Fluid Mechanics; Copyright Page; Dedication; About the Author; Table of Contents; Preface; Preface to Third Edition; Preface to Second Edition; Preface to First Edition; Author's Notes; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Cartesian Tensors; Chapter 3. Kinematics; Chapter 4. Conservation Laws; Chapter 5. Vorticity Dynamics; Chapter 6. Irrotational Flow; Chapter 7. Gravity Waves; Chapter 8. Dynamic Similarity; Chapter 9. Laminar Flow; Chapter 10. Boundary Layers and Related Topics; Chapter 11. Computational Fluid Dynamics; Chapter 12. Instability; Chapter 13. Turbulence. |
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Chapter 14. Geophysical Fluid DynamicsChapter 15. Aerodynamics; Chapter 16. Compressible Flow; Chapter 17. Introduction to Biofluid Mechanics; Appendix A. Some Properties of Common Fluids; Appendix B. Curvilinear Coordinates; Appendix C. Founders of Modern Fluid Dynamics; Appendix D. Visual Resources; Index. |
| Summary |
A basic but comprehensive introductory text on the fundamentals of fluid mechanics and applications in engineering and science. |
| Subject |
Fluid mechanics.
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Mécanique des fluides. |
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Fluid mechanics |
| Added Author |
Cohen, Ira M.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780123737359 |
| ISBN |
9780080555836 (electronic bk.) |
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0080555837 (electronic bk.) |
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