9th Edition

Mechanics of Fluids

By John Ward-Smith Copyright 2012
    720 Pages
    by CRC Press

    720 Pages
    by CRC Press

    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.

    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

    Biography

    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.