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Fluid Mechanics by Frank M. White and Henry Xue

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Fluid Mechanics is the study of fluids as an important branch of engineering mechanics. Almost everything on this planet either is a fluid or moves within or near a fluid. The essence of the subject of fluid flow is a judicious compromise between theory and experiment. This textbook not only makes a great deal of theoretical treatment available, but also provides experimental results as a natural and easy complement to the theory. The principles considered in the book are fundamental, and have been well established. However, in presenting this important subject, we have drawn on our own ideas and experience. Throughout the revisions, the informal and student-oriented writing style has been retained and further enhanced, and if it succeeds, has the flavor of an interactive lecture by the authors.
“An excellent text that provides a very good foundation without being overwhelming. Rigorous enough for anyone who wants to learn.”
-John Paccione, University of Albany, College of Engineering

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Pressure Distribution in a Fluid
Chapter 3 Integral Relations for a Control Volume
Chapter 4 Differential Relations for Fluid Flow
Chapter 5 Dimensional Analysis and Similarity
Chapter 6 Viscous Flow in Ducts
Chapter 7 Flow Past Immersed Bodies
Chapter 8 Potential Flow and Computational Fluid Dynamics
Chapter 9 Compressible Flow
Chapter 10 Open-Channel Flow
Chapter 11 Turbomachinery
Appendix A Physical Properties of Fluids
Appendix B Compressible Flow Tables
Appendix C Conversion Factors
Appendix D Equations of Motion in Cylindrical Coordinates
Appendix E Estimating Uncertainty in Experimental Data

About the Author

Frank M. White

Frank M. White is Professor Emeritus of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering at the University of Rhode Island. He studied at Georgia Tech and M.I.T. In 1966 he helped found, at URI, the first department of ocean engineering in the country. Known primarily as a teacher and writer, he has received eight teaching awards and has written four textbooks on fluid mechanics and heat transfer. From 1979 to 1990 he was editor-in-chief of the ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering and then served from 1991 to 1997 as chairman of the ASME Board of Editors and of the Publications Committee. He is a Fellow of ASME and in 1991 received the ASME Fluids Engineering Award.

Henry Xue

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