Overview
- Describes fundamental fluid mechanics phenomena in the context of engineering applications
- Illustrates advanced theory and mathematical formalisms in a modern and intuitive way
- Provides many ready-to-use problems on carefully selected practical instances
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Fundamental Concepts and Scaling Laws
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Conservation Equations
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Design of One-Dimensional Flow Systems
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Fluid Dynamics
- Fluid Mechanics
- Conservation Equations
- Bernoulli Equation
- Cauchy Equations
- Navier-Stokes Equations
- Dimensional Analysis
- Creeping Flow
- Free-surface Flow
- Couette Flow
- Poiseuille Flow
- Stokes Flow
- Potential Flow
- Lubrication Theory
- Reynolds Number
- Turbulence
- Boundary Layer
- Piping Systems
- Economic Diameter
- Vorticity Transport
About this book
This textbook describes the fundamentals of the phenomena of fluid dynamics in the context of engineering instances. It is designed to replace introductory books and notes on the subject for first-level engineering courses as well as higher-level courses or for professional use. The use of this book requires the basic knowledge of mathematics and physics normally delivered in the early years of undergraduate study. However, the extensive use of examples and solved exercises proposes a parallel intuitive route to understanding the necessary mathematical formalisms. It proves that a new fluid dynamics text should not contain new ideas or formalisms, but should present the material in a modern and intuitive way. The approach chosen is primarily practical, so that that readers can practice by solving the proposed problems and examples in order to be prepared to solve the new problems they will encounter in their academic and professional activities. It serves as a teaching tool for courses in basic fluid dynamics, advanced fluid dynamics, turbulence, and aerodynamics.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Alfredo Soldati is professor of Fluid Mechanics and director of the Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer at TU Wien, Austria, and part time in Univ. Udine, Italy. His research focuses on physics and engineering of multiphase flows. Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) and of European Society of mechanics (EUROMECH), he also received several ASME awards, among wich the 2020 ASME Freeman Scholarship. In 2018 he received the International Prize and Gold Medal Panetti–Ferrari 2018 from Accademia delle Scienze, Torino, Italia. He currently serves as Rector of the International Center for Mechanical Sciences (CISM), and co-Editor in Chief of International Journal of Multiphase Flow.
Cristian Marchioli is professor of Fluid Mechanics at the University of Udine, Italy. His research interests focus on the modeling and simulation of turbulent multiphase flows. He is the director of the PhD program in Energy and Environmental Engineering Sciences and he also serves as Director of the Department of Fluid Mechanics at the International Center for Mechanical Sciences (CISM). He has organized numerous advanced schools and conferences in multiphase flows. He is Editor of Acta Mechanica.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fluid Mechanics for Mechanical Engineers
Authors: Alfredo Soldati, Cristian Marchioli
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53950-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-53952-7Published: 23 May 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-53950-3Published: 10 May 2024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 367
Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations, 110 illustrations in colour
Topics: Engineering Fluid Dynamics, Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control, Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems, Thermodynamics