|  | Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics offer comprehensive topical coverage, with varied examples and problems, application of visual component of fluid mechanics and strong focus on effective learning. The text enables the gradual development of confidence in problem solving. The authors have designed their presentation to enable the gradual development of reader confidence in problem solving. Each important concept is introduced in easy-to-understand terms before more complicated examples are discussed. 
 Fluid Statics
 Elementary Fluid Dynamics--The Bernoulli Equation
 Fluid Kinematics
 Finite Control Volume Analysis
 Differential Analysis of Fluid Flow
 Dimensional Analyses, Similitude and Modeling
 Viscous Flow in Pipes
 Flow Over Immersed Bodies
 Open-Channel Flow
 Compressible Flow
 Turbo machines
 
 Table of Contents
 
 Introduction
 
 1.1 Some Characteristics of Fluids
 
 1.2 Dimensions, Dimensional Homogeneity and Units
 
 1.3 Analysis of Fluid Behavior
 
 1.4 Measures of Fluid Mass and Weight
 
 1.5 Ideal Gas Law
 
 1.6 Viscosity
 
 1.7 Compressibility of Fluids
 
 1.8 Vapor Pressure
 
 1.9 Surface Tension
 
 1.10 A Brief Look Back in History
 
 1.11 Chapter Summary and Study Guide
 
 2 Fluid Statics
 
 2.1 Pressure at a Point
 
 2.2 Basic Equation for Pressure Field
 
 2.3 Pressure Variation in a Fluid at Rest
 
 2.4 Standard Atmosphere
 
 2.5 Measurement of Pressure
 
 2.6 Manometry
 
 2.7 Mechanical and Electronic Pressure-Measuring Devices
 
 2.8 Hydrostatic Force on a Plane Surface
 
 2.9 Pressure Prism
 
 2.10 Hydrostatic Force on a Curved Surface
 
 2.11 Buoyancy, Flotation and Stability
 
 2.12 Pressure Variation in a Fluid with Rigid-Body Motion
 
 2.13 Chapter Summary and Study Guide
 
 3 Elementary Fluid Dynamics - The Bernoulli Equation
 
 3.1 Newton`s Second Law
 
 3.2 F _ ma along a Streamline
 
 3.3 F _ ma Normal to a Streamline
 
 3.4 Physical Interpretation
 
 3.5 Static, Stagnation, Dynamic and Total Pressure
 
 3.6 Examples of Use of the Bernoulli Equation
 
 3.7 The Energy Line and the Hydraulic Grade Line
 
 3.8 Restrictions on Use of the Bernoulli Equation
 
 3.9 Chapter Summary and Study Guide
 
 4 Fluid Kinematics
 
 4.1 The Velocity Field
 
 4.2 The Acceleration Field
 
 4.3 Control Volume and System Representations 4.4 The Reynolds Transport Theorem
 
 4.5 Chapter Summary and Study Guide
 
 5 Finite Control Volume Analysis
 
 5.1 Conservation of Mass The
 
 5.2 Newton`s Second Law - The Linear Momentum and Moment-of-Momentum Equations
 
 5.3 First Law of Thermodynamics - The Energy Equation
 
 5.4 Second Law of Thermodynamics - Irreversible Flow
 
 5.5 Chapter Summary and Study Guide
 
 6 Differential Analysis of Fluid Flow
 
 6.1 Fluid Element Kinematics
 
 6.2 Conservation of Mass
 
 6.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
 
 6.4 Inviscid Flow
 
 6.5 Some Basic, Plane Potential Flows
 
 6.6 Superposition of Basic, Plane Potential Flows
 
 6.7 Other Aspects of Potential Flow Analysis
 
 6.8 Viscous Flow
 
 6.9 Some Simple Solutions for Viscous, Incompressible Fluids
 
 6.10 Other Aspects of Differential Analysis
 
 6.11 Chapter Summary and Study Guide
 
 7 Dimensional Analyses, Similitude and Modeling
 
 7.1 Dimensional Analysis
 
 7.2 Buckingham Pi Theorem
 
 7.3 Determination of Pi Terms
 
 7.4 Some Additional Comments about Dimensional Analysis
 
 7.5 Determination of Pi Terms by Inspection
 
 7.6 Common Dimensionless Groups in Fluid Mechanics
 
 7.7 Correlation of Experimental Data
 
 7.8 Modeling and Similitude
 
 7.9 Some Typical Model Studies
 
 7.10 Similitude Based on Governing Differential Equations
 
 7.11 Chapter Summary and Study Guide
 
 8 Viscous Flow in Pipes
 
 8.1 General Characteristics of Pipe Flow
 
 8.2 Fully Developed Laminar Flow
 
 8.3 Fully Developed Turbulent Flow
 
 8.4 Dimensional Analysis of Pipe Flow
 
 8.5 Pipe Flow Examples
 
 8.6 Pipe Flow rate Measurement
 
 8.7 Chapter Summary and Study Guide
 
 9 Flow Over Immersed Bodies
 
 9.1 General External Flow Characteristics
 
 9.2 Boundary Layer Characteristics
 
 9.3 Drag
 
 9.3.1 Friction Drag
 
 9.4 Lift
 
 9.5 Chapter Summary and Study Guide
 
 10 Open-Channel Flow
 
 10.1 General Characteristics of Open-Channel Flow
 
 10.2 Surface Waves
 
 10.3 Energy Considerations
 
 10.4 Uniform Depth Channel Flow
 
 10.5 Gradually Varied Flow
 
 10.6 Rapidly Varied Flow
 
 10.7 Chapter Summary and Study Guide
 
 11 Compressible Flow
 
 11.1 Ideal Gas Relationships
 
 11.2 Mach Number and Speed of Sound
 
 11.3 Categories of Compressible Flow
 
 11.4 Isentropic Flow of an Ideal Gas
 
 11.5 Nonisentropic Flow of an Ideal Gas
 
 11.6 Analogy between Compressible and Open-Channel Flows
 
 11.7 Two-Dimensional Compressible Flow
 
 11.8 Chapter Summary and Study Guide
 
 12 Turbomachines
 
 12.1 Introduction
 
 12.2 Basic Energy Considerations
 
 12.3 Basic Angular Momentum Considerations
 
 12.4 The Centrifugal Pump
 
 12.5 Dimensionless Parameters and Similarity Laws
 
 12.6 Axial-Flow and Mixed-Flow Pumps
 
 12.7 Fans
 
 12.8 Turbines
 
 12.9 Compressible Flow Turbomachines
 
 12.10 Chapter Summary and Study Guide
 
 References
 
 Review Problems
 
 Conceptual Questions
 
 Problems
 
 A Computational fluid dynamics
 
 B Physical Properties of Fluids
 
 C Properties of the U.S.
 
 Standard Atmosphere
 
 D Compressible Flow graphs
 
 For an Ideal Gas (k _ 1.4)
 
 Answers ANS-
 
 Index I
 
 Video Index ISBN - 9788126553433
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