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Fourth Edition
By
Ira Cohen, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Pijush Kundu, Nova University, U.S.A.
Description
Fluid mechanics, the study of how fluids behave and interact under various forces and in various applied situations?whether in the liquid
or gaseous state or both?is introduced and comprehensively covered in this widely adopted text. Fully revised and updated with the addition
of a new chapter on biofluid mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Fourth Edition is suitable for both a first or second course
in fluid mechanics at the graduate or advanced undergraduate level. The leading advanced general text on fluid mechanics, Fluid
Mechanics, 4e guides students from the fundamentals to the analysis and application of fluid mechanics, including compressible
flow and such diverse applications as hydraulics and aerodynamics.
Audience
Senior undergraduate/graduate students in mechanical, civil, aerospace, chemical and biomedical engineering; Senior undergraduate/graduate
students in physics, chemistry, meteorology, geophysics, and applied mathematics
Contents
Cartesian Tensors; Kinematics; Conservation Laws; Vorticity Dynamics; Irrotational Flow; Gravity Waves; Dynamic Similarity; Laminar Flow;
Boundary Layers and Related Topics; Instability; Turbulence; Geophysical Fluid Dynamics; Aerodynamics; Compressible Flow; Biofluid Mechanics;
App. A Some Properties of Common Fluids; App. B Curvilinear Coordinates; App. C Founders of Modern Fluid Dynamics; App. D Visual Resources;
Index
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Hardbound, 904 pages, publication date: NOV-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-373735-9
ISBN-10: 0-12-373735-4
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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