Mechanics of Fluids

by Merle C. Potter, David Wiggert, Bassem H. Ramadan

MECHANICS OF FLUIDS presents fluid mechanics in a manner that helps students gain both an understanding of, and an ability to analyze the important phenomena encountered by practicing engineers. The authors succeed in this through the use of several pedagogical tools that help students visualize the many difficult-to-understand phenomena of fluid mechanics. Explanations are based on basic physical concepts as well as mathematics which are accessible to undergraduate engineering students. This fourth edition includes a Multimedia Fluid Mechanics DVD-ROM which harnesses the interactivity of multimedia to improve the teaching and learning of fluid mechanics by illustrating fundamental phenomena and conveying fascinating fluid flows.

794 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Isobel Martin]

Turbulence, chaos, a painter untamed, patterns emerged, yet none are named.
Laminar grace, smooth and serene, a quiet ballet, a flowing dream.
In pipes, it hums a steady song, in jets, it roars, fierce and strong.
From blood that courses through our veins, to winds that dance across the plains.