Pert Introductory Fluid Mechanics for Physicists and Mathematicians

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-57403-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 488 Seiten, E-Book

This textbook presents essential methodology for physicists ofthe theory and applications of fluid mechanics within a singlevolume. Building steadily through a syllabus, it will berelevant to almost all undergraduate physics degrees which includean option on hydrodynamics, or a course in which hydrodynamicsfigures prominently.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pert, G. J.

Pert, Geoffrey J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface xvii
1 Introduction 1
2 Flow of Ideal Fluids 25
3 Viscous Fluids 75
4 Waves and Instabilities in Fluids 93
5 Turbulent Flow 117
6 Boundary Layer Flow 139
7 Convective Heat Transfer 175
8 Compressible Flow and Sound Waves 209
9 Characteristics and Rarefactions 219
10 Shock Waves 241
11 Aerofoils in Low-Speed Incompressible Flow 295
12 Aerofoils in High-Speed Compressible Fluid Flow 341
13 Deflagrations and Detonations 363
14 Self-similar Methods in Compressible Gas Flow and Intermediate Asymptotics 383
Problems 417
Solutions 427
Bibliography 455
Index 463