Mechanics of Fluids

9th Revised Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-415-60260-0
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 720 Seiten, Format (B × H): 188 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1379 g

This ninth edition adds a section examining the modern context of fluid mechanics and associated issues including climate change, new forms of energy generation, and fresh water conservation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ward-Smith

Ward-Smith, John

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Physik, Chemie für Ingenieure
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Hydraulik, Pneumatik
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Strömungslehre
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Wasserbau
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Mechanik Kontinuumsmechanik, Strömungslehre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Fundamental Concepts  2. Fluid Statics  3. The Principles Governing Fluids in Motion  4. The Momentum Equation  5. Physical Similarity and Dimensional Analysis  6. Laminar Flow Between Solid Boundaries  7. Flow and Losses in Pipes and Fittings  8. Boundary Layers, Wakes and Other Shear Layers  9. The Flow of an Inviscid Fluid  10. Flow with a Free Surface  11. Compressible Flow of Gases  12. Unsteady Flow  13. Fluid Machines  14. Fluid Mechanics in a Changing World  Appendix 1: Units and Conversion Factors  Appendix 2: Physical Constants and Properties of Fluids  Appendix 3: Tables of Gas Flow Functions  Appendix 4: Algebraic Symbols  Answers to Problems

Über Autor(innen)

John Ward-Smith was Senior Lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Department and Senior Research Fellow in Biomechanics in the Department of Sport Sciences at Brunel University, UK.