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Elements Of Fluid Dynamics (Paperback)
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Elements Of Fluid Dynamics (Paperback)
Series: Icp Fluid Mechanics, 3
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Elements of Fluid Dynamics is intended to be a basic textbook,
useful for undergraduate and graduate students in different fields
of engineering, as well as in physics and applied mathematics. The
main objective of the book is to provide an introduction to fluid
dynamics in a simultaneously rigorous and accessible way, and its
approach follows the idea that both the generation mechanisms and
the main features of the fluid dynamic loads can be satisfactorily
understood only after the equations of fluid motion and all their
physical and mathematical implications have been thoroughly
assimilated. Therefore, the complete equations of motion of a
compressible viscous fluid are first derived and their physical and
mathematical aspects are thoroughly discussed. Subsequently, the
necessity of simplified treatments is highlighted, and a detailed
analysis is made of the assumptions and range of applicability of
the incompressible flow model, which is then adopted for most of
the rest of the book. Furthermore, the role of the generation and
dynamics of vorticity on the development of different flows is
emphasized, as well as its influence on the characteristics,
magnitude and predictability of the fluid dynamic loads acting on
moving bodies.The book is divided into two parts which differ in
target and method of utilization. The first part contains the
fundamentals of fluid dynamics that are essential for any student
new to the subject. This part of the book is organized in a
strictly sequential way, i.e. each chapter is assumed to be
carefully read and studied before the next one is tackled, and its
aim is to lead the reader in understanding the origin of the fluid
dynamic forces on different types of bodies. The second part of the
book is devoted to selected topics that may be of more specific
interest to different students. In particular, some theoretical
aspects of incompressible flows are first analysed and classical
applications of fluid dynamics such as the aerodynamics of
airfoils, wings and bluff bodies are then described. The
one-dimensional treatment of compressible flows is finally
considered, together with its application to the study of the
motion in ducts.
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