Applied fluid mechanics /
Robert L. Mott and Joseph A. Untener.
- Seventh edition.
- Boston, Massachusetts : Pearson, c2015
- xv, 531 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Includes index.
1. The Nature of Fluids and the Study of Fluid Mechanics -- 2. Viscosity of Fluids -- 3. Pressure Measurement -- 4. Forces Due to Static Fluids -- 5. Buoyancy and Stability -- 6. Flow of Fluids and Bernoulli's Equation -- 7. General Energy Equation -- 8. Reynolds Number, Laminar Flow, Turbulent Flow, and Energy Losses Due to Friction -- 9. Velocity Profiles for Circular Sections and Flow in Noncircular Sections -- 10. Minor Losses -- 11. Parallel and Branching Pipeline Systems -- 12. Pump Selection and Application -- 13. Open-Channel Flow -- 14. Flow Measurement -- 15. Forces Due to Fluids in Motion -- 16. Drag and Lift -- 17. Fans, Blowers, Compressors, and the Flow of Gases -- 18. Flow of Air in Ducts
The objective of this book is to present the principles of fluid mechanics and the application of these principles to practical applied problems.