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Concentrating on open channel flow, this textbook enables students to grasp the fundamentals of fluid mechanics and their various applications. Physical rather than mathematical concepts are emphasized. The text has been revised to include new illustrations and the results of recent research.

Table of Contents
Fundamentals.

Fluid Statics.

Kinematics of Fluid Motion.

Systems, Control Volumes, Conservation of Mass, and The ReynoldsTransport Theorem.

Flow of an Incompressible Ideal Fluid.

The Impulse-Momentum Principle.

Flow of a Real Fluid.

Similitude, Dimensional Analysis and Normalization of Equations ofMotion.

Flow in Pipes.

Flow in Open Channels.

Lift and Drag--Incompressible Flow.

Introduction to Fluid Machinery.

Flow of Compressible Fluids.

Fluid Measurements.

Appendices.

Index.

Elementary Fluid Mechanics

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 10 October 1995
      ISBN-13 9780471013105
      978-0471013105
      ISBN-10 0471013102
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      Physics: Fluid mechanics Mechanical engineering and materials

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Concentrating on open channel flow, this textbook enables students to grasp the fundamentals of fluid mechanics and their various applications. Physical rather than mathematical concepts are emphasized. The text has been revised to include new illustrations and the results of recent research.

      Table of Contents
      Fundamentals.

      Fluid Statics.

      Kinematics of Fluid Motion.

      Systems, Control Volumes, Conservation of Mass, and The ReynoldsTransport Theorem.

      Flow of an Incompressible Ideal Fluid.

      The Impulse-Momentum Principle.

      Flow of a Real Fluid.

      Similitude, Dimensional Analysis and Normalization of Equations ofMotion.

      Flow in Pipes.

      Flow in Open Channels.

      Lift and Drag--Incompressible Flow.

      Introduction to Fluid Machinery.

      Flow of Compressible Fluids.

      Fluid Measurements.

      Appendices.

      Index.

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