Mechanics of Fluids

John Ward-Smith9780415362061, 0415362067, 0415362059, 9780415362054, 9780203012321

Massey has long been a best-selling textbook. This extensively revised and updated eighth edition, like its predecessors, presents the basic principles of the mechanics of fluids in a thorough and clear manner. It provides the essential material for an honours degree course in civil or mechanical engineering, in addition to providing much relevant material for undergraduate courses in aeronautical and chemical engineering.

Emphasis is given to a sound physical understanding of fluid flow and its engineering applications, rather than to mathematical techniques. Students are introduced systematically to the subject, with the text moving from the simple to the complex, and from the familiar to the unfamiliar. SI units are used throughout and there are many worked examples. The book is essentially self-contained.

The opening chapter has been expanded to provide a broader introduction to fluid mechanics. New topics for this edition include basic applications of complex variable theory, the physics of tsunamis, procedures for the selection of pumps and fans, and the losses for flow through nozzles, orifice meters, perforated plates and gauzes. For lecturers, an accompanying solutions manual is available.

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Table of contents :
Book Cover……Page 1
Half-Title……Page 2
Series Title……Page 3
Title……Page 4
Copyright……Page 5
Contents……Page 6
Preface to the eighth edition……Page 10
1. Fundamental concepts……Page 12
2. Fluid statics……Page 54
3. The principles governing fluids in motion……Page 100
4. The momentum equation……Page 145
5. Physical similarity and dimensional analysis……Page 170
6. Laminar flow between solid boundaries……Page 202
7. Flow and losses in pipes and fittings……Page 256
8. Boundary layers,wakes and other shear layers……Page 309
9. The flow of an inviscid fluid]……Page 372
10. Flow with a free surface……Page 425
11. Compressible flow of gases……Page 498
12. Unsteady flow……Page 565
13. Fluid machines……Page 602
Appendix 1. Units and conversion factors……Page 674
Appendix 2.. Physical constants and properties of fluids……Page 678
Appendix 3. Tables of gas flow functions……Page 683
Appendix 4. Algebraic symbols……Page 690
Answers to problems……Page 696
Index……Page 700