Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 620.106 EAN: 9780471579588 ISBN: 0471579580 Label: John Wiley & Sons Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 912 Publication Date: 1993-11 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Studio: John Wiley & Sons
A look at fundamental aspects of fluid motion, including important fluid properties, regimes of flow, pressure variations in fluids at rest and in motion, fluid kinematics, and methods of flow description and analysis. This book describes the essential elements of kinematics, including Eulerian and Lagrangian mathematical descriptions of flow phenomena, and indicates the vital relationship between the two views. All measures provided in both the British Gravitational System (pounds, slugs, feet, and seconds), and the International System of Units (Newton's, kilograms, meters, and seconds).
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Customer Rating: Summary: The most thorough but easy to understand textbook that I have used so far in my Degree Comment: This is easily go to be one of the best books that I have ever used for a core Mechanical Engineering subject. In each chapter the explanation of content is very thorough and the examples are explained in reference to the text, unlike some textbooks that skip steps or do not explain algebraic signs. It also has many sections explaining the real life relevance of the content and all the examples are very beneficial to improving your understanding.
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