Applied Hydrodynamics : An Introduction to Ideal and Real Fluid Flows

Title: Applied Hydrodynamics : An Introduction to Ideal and Real Fluid Flows
Author: Hubert Chanson
ISBN: 0415492718 / 9780415492713
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 478
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2009
Availability: In Stock

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Fluid dynamics is the engineering science dealing with forces and energies generated by fluids in motion. Fluid dynamics and hydrodynamics play a vital role in everyday life. Practical examples include the flow motion in the kitchen sink, the exhaust fan above the stove, and the air conditioning system in our home. When driving a car, the air flow around the vehicle body induces some drag which increases with the square of the car speed and contributes to excess fuel consumption. Engineering applications encompass fluid transport in pipes and canals, energy generation, environmental processes and transportation (cars, ships, aircrafts). Other applications include coastal structures, wind flow around buildings, fluid circulations in lakes, oceans and atmosphere, and even fluid motion in the human body.This textbook deals with the topic of applied hydrodynamics. The lecture material is grouped into two complementary sections: ideal fluid flow and real fluid flow. The former deals with two- and possibly three-dimensional fluid motions that are not subject to boundary friction effects, while the latter considers the flow regions affected by boundary friction and turbulent shear. The lecture material is designed as an intermediate course in fluid dynamics for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students in Civil, Environmental, Hydraulic and Mechanical Engineering. It is supported by notes, applications, remarks and discussions in each chapter. Moreover a series of appendices is added, while some major homework assignments are developed at the end of the book, before the bibliographic references.

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List of Symbols
Acknowledgements
About The Author

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 :
Fundamental Equations
Chapter 3 :
Energy from Atom

PART I :
Irrotational Flow Motion of Ideal Fluid
PART II :
Real Fluid Flows : Theory and Applications

Appendix
References
Index