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CAMBRIDGE Fluid Mechanics Foundations And Applications Of Mechanics 3Rd Edition 2015 Edition by JOG
Fluid mechanics is the study of fluids including liquids, gases and plasmas and the forces acting on them. Its study is critical in predicting rainfall, ocean currents, reducing drag on cars and aeroplanes, and design of engines. The subject is also interesting from a mathematical perspective due to the nonlinear nature of its equations. For example, the topic of turbulence has been a subject of interest to both mathematicians and engineers: to the former because of its mathematically complex nature and to the latter group because of its ubiquitous presence in real-life applications. This book is a follow-up to the first volume and discusses the concepts of fluid mechanics in detail. The book gives an in-depth summary of the governing equations and their engineering related applications. It also comprehensively discusses the fundamental theories related to kinematics and governing equations, hydrostatics, surface waves and ideal fluid flow, followed by their applications.Detailed summary of the most general form of the governing equations and shows how various approximations are made to solve problems of engineering interestUses numerical/analytical solutions of the gas dynamic equations instead of the classical method of using Gas TablesPresents a large number of applications including poiseuille flow through the annular region and wind driven ocean currents List of figuresList of tablesPrefaceNotations1. Kinematics and governing equations2. Hydrostatics3. Ideal fluid flow4. Surface waves5. Exact solutions to flow problems of an incompressible viscous fluid6. Laminar boundary layer theory7. Low-Reynolds number hydrodynamics8. Compressible fluid flowAppendicesBibliographyAnswers and hints to selected exercisesIndex.