Mott, Robert L.

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.

9780132558921


FLUID DYNAMICS

TA 357 .M68 2015