An Introduction to Fluid Mechanics

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-107-00353-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 940 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1940 g

This is a modern and elegant introduction to engineering fluid mechanics enriched with numerous examples, exercises and applications. A swollen creek tumbles over rocks and through crevasses, swirling and foaming. Taffy can be stretched, reshaped and twisted in various ways. Both the water and the taffy are fluids and their motions are governed by the laws of nature. The aim of this textbook is to introduce the reader to the analysis of flows using the laws of physics and the language of mathematics. We delve deeply into the mathematical analysis of flows; knowledge of the patterns fluids form and why they are formed and also the stresses fluids generate and why they are generated is essential to designing and optimising modern systems and devices. Inventions such as helicopters and lab-on-a-chip reactors would never have been designed without the insight provided by mathematical models.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morrison, Faith A.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Strömungslehre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Preparing to Study Flow: 1. Why study fluid mechanics?; 2. How fluids behave; Part II. The Physics of Flow: 3. Modeling fluids; 4. Molecular fluid stresses; 5. Stress-velocity relationships; Part III. Flow Field Calculations: 6. Microscopic balance equations; 7. Internal flows; 8. External flows; Part IV. Advanced Flow Calculations: 9. Macroscopic balance equations; 10. How fluids behave (redux); V. Appendices: A. Glossary; B. Mathematics appendix; C. Supplemental mathematics appendix; D. Special topics.

Über Autor(innen)

Morrison, Faith A.
Faith Morrison is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University. She is the President of the Society of Rheology and Editor of the Rheology Bulletin. Her research focuses on rheological, optical and scattering techniques to probe the morphology of flowing liquids. This research explores systems with structure, including high-molecular-weight polymers and block copolymers and sol-gels and suspensions. In addition to her numerous research publications, Morrison is the author of Understanding Rheology (2001).