Fluid Mechanics DeMYSTiFied

by Potter, Merle C.

• ISBN13: 9780071626811
• ISBN10: 0071626816
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-22
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

Your solution to mastering fluid mechanicsNeed to learn about the properties of liquids and gases the pressures and forces they exert? Here's your lifeline! Fluid Mechanics Demystified helps you absorb the essentials of this challenging engineering topic. Written in an easy-to-follow format, this practical guide begins by reviewing basic principles and discussing fluid statics. Next, you'll dive into fluids in motion, integral and differential equations, dimensional analysis, and similitude. Internal, external, and compressible flows are also covered. Hundreds of worked examples and equations make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and two final exam, with solutions to all their problems, help reinforce learning.This hands-on, self-teaching text offers: Numerous figures to illustrate key concepts Details on Bernoulli's equation and the Reynolds number Coverage of entrance, laminar, turbulent, open channel, and boundary layer flows SI units throughout A time-saving approach to performing better on an exam or at workSimple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Fluid Mechanics Demystified is your shortcut to understanding this essential engineering subject.

Author Biography

Merle C. Potter taught fluid mechanics for 42 years at Michigan Tech, The University of Michigan, and Michigan State University. He is the author of several engineering books. Dr. Pottern++s research has been in theoretical and experimental fluid mechanics and energy analysis of buildings. He has received several teaching awards including the 2008 American Society of Mechanical Engineern++s James Harry Potter Gold Medal.

Table of Contents

Basic Information

Dimensions, Units, and Physical Quantities

Gases and Liquids

Pressure and Temperature

Properties of Fluids

Thermodynamic Properties and Relationships

Statics

Pressure Variation

Manometers

Forces on Plane and Curved Surfaces

Accelerating Containers

Fluids in Motion

Fluid Motion

Classification of Fluid Flows

Bernoullin++s Equation

Integral Equations

System-to-Control-Volume Transformation

Conservation of Mass

The Energy Equation

The Momentum Equation

Differential Equations

Differential Continuity Equation

Differential Momentum Equation

Differential Energy Equation

Dimensional Analysis and Similitude

Dimensional Analysis

Similitude

Internal Flows

Entrance Flow

Laminar Flow in a pipe

Laminar Flow between Parallel Plates

Laminar Flow between Rotating Cylinders

Turbulent Flow in a Pipe

Open Channel Flow

External Flows

Flow Around Blunt Bodies

Flow Around Airfoils

Potential Flow

Boundary layer Flow

Compressible Flow

Speed of Sound

Isentropic Nozzle Flow

Normal Shock Waves

Oblique Shock Waves

Expansion Waves Final Practice Exams

Units and Conversions

English units, SI units, and their conversion factors

Conversions of units

Vector Relationships

Fluid Properties

Properties of Water

Properties of Air at Atmospheric Pressure

Properties of the Standard Atmosphere

Properties of Ideal Gases at 300 K

Properties of Common Liquids

Compressible Flow Tables for Air

Isentropic Flow

Normal-Shock Flow

Prandtl-Meyer Function

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