Prandtl’s Essentials of Fluid Mechanics

Herbert Oertel, K. Mayes9780387404370, 0387404376

This book is an update and extension of the classic textbook by Ludwig Prandtl, ‘Essentials of Fluid Mechanics.’ Chapters on wing aerodynamics, heat transfer, and layered flows have been revised and extended, and there are new chapters on fluid mechanical instabilities and biomedical fluid mechanics. References to the literature have been kept to a minimum, and the extensive historical citations may be found by referring to previous editions. This book is aimed at science and engineering students wish to attain an overview of the various branches of fluid mechanics. It will also be useful as a reference for researchers working in the field of fluid mechanics.

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Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Title Page……Page 4
Copyright……Page 5
Preface……Page 6
Contents……Page 8
1. Introduction……Page 14
2. Properties of Liquids and Gases……Page 30
3. Kinematics of Fluid Flow……Page 60
4. Dynamics of Fluid Flow……Page 76
5. Fundamental Equations of Fluid Mechanics……Page 230
6. Aerodynamics……Page 278
7. Turbulent Flows……Page 332
8. Fluid-Mechanical Instabilities……Page 370
9. Convective Heat and Mass Transfer……Page 440
10. Multiphase Flows……Page 466
11. Reactive Flows……Page 516
12. Flows in the Atmosphere and in the Ocean……Page 584
13. Biofluid Mechanics of Blood Circulation……Page 628
14. Thermal Turbomachinery……Page 668
Bibliography……Page 700
Index……Page 728