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Applied fluid mechanics /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mott, Robert L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, [2006]
Edition:6th ed.
Subjects:
Fluid mechanics.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • The nature of fluids and the study of fluid mechanics
  • Viscosity of fluids
  • Pressure measurement
  • Forces due to static fluids
  • Buoyancy and stability
  • Flow of fluids and Bernoulli's equation
  • General energy equation
  • Reynolds number, laminar flow, turbulent flow, and energy losses due to friction
  • Velocity profiles for circular sections and flow in noncircular sections
  • Minor losses
  • Series pipeline systems
  • Parallel pipeline systems
  • Pump selection and application
  • Open-channel flow
  • Flow measurement
  • Forces due to fluids in motion
  • Drag and lift
  • Fans, blowers, compressors, and the flow of gases
  • Flow of air in ducts.