Applied fluid mechanics /
Robert L. Mott.
- 6th ed.
- Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, c2006.
- xiv, 626 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.+ 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The nature of fluids and the study of fluid mechanics -- Viscosity of fluids -- Pressure measurement -- Forces due to static fluids -- Buoyancy and stability -- Flow of fluids and Bernoulli's equation -- General energy equation -- Reynolds number, laminar flow, turbulent flow, and energy losses due to friction -- Velocity profiles for circular sections and flow in noncircular sections -- Minor losses -- Series pipeline systems -- Parallel pipeline systems -- Pump selection and application -- Open-channel flow -- Flow measurement -- Forces due to fluids in motion -- Drag and lift -- Fans, blowers, compressors, and the flow of gases -- Flow of air in ducts.