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Essentials of engineering fluid mechanics / Reuben M. Olson, Steven J. Wright.

By: Olson, Reuben M.
Contributor(s): Wright, Steven J.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Harper & Row, c1990Edition: 5th ed.Description: xiii, 638 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0060449268.Subject(s): Fluid mechanicsDDC classification: 620.106
Contents:
Part I: Introduction -- Definitions and fluid properties -- Fluid statics -- Part II: Kinematics and conservation laws -- Fluid kinematics and conservation of mass -- Fluid momentum -- Fluid energy -- Part III: Incompressible flow regimes -- Potential flow -- Viscous flow: the boundary layer -- Part IV: Applications -- Dimensionless numbers and dynamic similarity -- The flow of viscous fluids in ducts -- The flow of compressible gases -- Dynamic drag and lift -- Open-channel flow -- Flow measurements -- Turbomachines -- Convective heat transfer.
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 620.106 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00028472
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

New edition of a standard textbook for undergraduate students. Some previous exposure to thermodynamics is assumed. Equal attention is given the principles and practical aspects of fluid behavior. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Introduction -- Definitions and fluid properties -- Fluid statics -- Part II: Kinematics and conservation laws -- Fluid kinematics and conservation of mass -- Fluid momentum -- Fluid energy -- Part III: Incompressible flow regimes -- Potential flow -- Viscous flow: the boundary layer -- Part IV: Applications -- Dimensionless numbers and dynamic similarity -- The flow of viscous fluids in ducts -- The flow of compressible gases -- Dynamic drag and lift -- Open-channel flow -- Flow measurements -- Turbomachines -- Convective heat transfer.