Introduction to fluid mechanics /
Robert W. Fox, Alan T. McDonald, Philip J. Pritchard.
- 6th ed.
- New York : Wiley, c2004.
- xii, 787 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Fundamental Concepts -- Fluid Statics -- Basic Equations in Integral Form for a Control Volume -- Introduction to Differential Analysis of Fluid Motion -- Incompressible Inviscid Flow -- Dimensional Analysis and Similitude -- Internal Incompressible Viscous Flow -- External Incompressible Viscous Flow -- Fluid Machinery -- Introduction to Compressible Flow -- Compressible Flow -- Fluid Property Data -- Equations of Motion in Cylindrical Coordinates -- Videos for Fluid Mechanics -- Selected Performance Curves for Pumps and Fans -- Flow Functions for Computation of Compressible Flow -- Analysis of Experimental Uncertainty -- SI Units, Prefixes, and Conversion Factors -- Brief Review of Microsoft Excel (CD-ROM). Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. App. A. App. B. App. C. App. D. App. E. App. F. App. G. App. H.
"Fox, McDonald & Pritchard provide a balanced approach to fluid mechanics that arms students with a proven problem-solving methodology. Students will learn to adopt an orderly approach to solving problems."--Jacket.