Fluid Mechanics Fourth Edition By Pijush K. Kundu and Ira M. Cohen
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Cartesian Tensors
Chapter 3 Kinematics
Chapter 4 Conservation Laws
Chapter 5 Vorticity Dynamics
Chapter 6 Irrotational Flow
Chapter 7 Gravity Waves
Chapter 8 Dynamic Similarity
Chapter 9 Laminar Flow
Chapter 10 Boundary Layers and Related Topics
Chapter 11 Computational Fluid Dynamics
Chapter 12 Instability
Chapter 13 Turbulence
Chapter 14 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Chapter 15 Aerodynamics
Chapter 16 Compressible Flow
Chapter 17 Introduction to Biofluid Mechanics
Preface
Fluid mechanics has a vast scope and touches every aspect of our lives. Just look at the contents of the 39 volumes of the Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics (1969–2007) book. This Fourth Edition continues to evolve due to the kindness of readers and users who write to me suggesting corrections. Specifically, Roger Berlind of Columbia University is responsible for the revisions to the Thermal Wind subsection of Chapter 14. Howard Hu has revised, streamlined, and updated his chapter on Com putational Fluid Dynamics, and P. S. Ayyaswamy has contributed a new chapter (17) on Introduction to Biofluid Mechanics. It is an excellently written contribution and unique in that its level is appropriate for this book. It is between the advanced treatises and overly simplified treatments available elsewhere. I have tried to update much of the remaining material, particularly on turbulence, where so many new papers appear each year. Reference to the collection of the National Committee for Fluid Mechanics Films, now available for viewing via the Internet, is made in a new
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