Ludwig Prandtl, with his fundamental contributions to hydrodynamics, aerodynamics and gasdynamics, greatly influenced the development of fluid mechanics as a whole and it was his pioneering research in the first half of the 20th century that founded modern fluid mechanics. His book Fuhrer durch die Stromungslehre' or Essentials of Fluid Mechanics' appeared in 1942. Even today it is considered one of the most important books in the area.

For this 10th edition the initial chapters, although updated throughout, follow the path marked out by Prandtl in his first edition. The major difference lies in the treatment of additional topics of fluid mechanics and chapters 7-14 were updated by key international researchers in the area bringing the subject up to date whilst keeping Prandtl's purpose in mind.

Essentials of Fluid Mechanics is aimed at science and engineering students and researchers wishing to obtain an overview of the different branches of fluid mechanics. The book is extensively illustrated throughout and includes problems to aid learning in many chapters.

Reviews of this edition:

`The history of Ludwig Prandtl's book "Essentials of Fluid Mechanics" is one of unique success. It has achieved worldwide fame as a standard work covering practically all areas of fluid mechanics. For this tenth edition the entire text has been reworked and in part rearranged. Those subject areas that are presently undergoing great changes have been brought up to date and new chapters on "Fluid Mechanical Instabilities", "Flows with Chemical Reactions" and "Biofluid Mechanics" have been added. This new edition maintains the successful tradition of the Prandtl book and I hope it will achieve the same global acceptance as the earlier editions.'

Professor E.H. K. Gersten Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany

`This 10th edition has been edited and modernized byProfessor H Oertel and a distinguished cadre of his colleagues.The strength of this book is its breadth, which in addition to the basic topics in fluid mechanics introduces the reader to topics rarely found in one place: aerodynamics, turbulence, instabilities, convective heat/mass transport, multiphase reactive, geophysical, and biomechanical flows, as well as thermal turbomachinery. I know of no single place in which one can find such a spectrum of topics, in itself, a tribute to the interests of Prandtl.'

Professor Stephen H Davis, Northwestern University, USA

Klappentext

This book is an update and extension of the classic textbook by Ludwig Prandtl, Essentials of Fluid Mechanics. It is based on the 10th German edition with additional material included. Chapters on wing aerodynamics, heat transfer, and layered flows have been revised and extended, and there are new chapters on fluid mechanical instabilities and biomedical fluid mechanics. References to the literature have been kept to a minimum, and the extensive historical citations may be found by referring to previous editions. This book is aimed at science and engineering students who wish to attain an overview of the various branches of fluid mechanics. It will also be useful as a reference for researchers working in the field of fluid mechanics.

Inhalt

Contents Preface 1. Introduction 2. Properties of Liquids and Gases 2.1 Properties of Liquids 2.2 State of Stress 2.3 Liquid Pressure 2.4 Properties of Gases 2.5 Gas Pressure 2.6 Interaction Between Gas Pressure and Liquid Pressure 2.7 Equilibrium in Other Force Fields 2.8 Surface Stress (Capillarity) 2.9 Problems 3. Kinematics of Fluid Flow 3.1 Methods of Representation 3.2 Acceleration of a Flow 3.3 Topology of a Flow 3.4 Problems 4. Dynamics of Fluid Flow 4.1 Dynamics of Inviscid Liquids 4.1.1 Continuity and the Bernoulli Equation 4.1.2 Consequences of the Bernoulli Equation 4.1.3 Pressure Measurement 4.1.4 Interfaces and Formation of Vortices 4.1.5 Potential Flow 4.1.6 Wing Lift and the Magnus Effect 4.1.7 Balance of Momentum for Steady Flows 4.1.8 Waves on a Free Liquid Surface 4.1.9 Problems 4.2 Dynamics of Viscous Liquids 4.2.1 Viscosity (Inner Friction), the Navier-Stokes Equation 4.2.2 Mechanical Similarity, Reynolds Number 4.2.3 Laminar Boundary Layers 4.2.4 Onset of Turbulence 4.2.5 Fully Developed Turbulence 4.2.6 Flow Separation and Vortex Formation 4.2.7 Secondary Flows 4.2.8 Flows with Prevailing Viscosity 4.2.9 Flows Through Pipes and Channels 4.2.10 Drag of Bodies in Liquids 4.2.11 Flows in Non-Newtonian Media 4.2.12 Problems 4.3 Dynamics of Gases 4.3.1 Pressure Propagation, Velocity of Sound 4.3.2 Steady Compressible Flows 4.3.3 Conservation of Energy 4.3.4 Theory of Normal Shock Waves 4.3.5 Flows past Corners, Free Jets 4.3.6 Flows with Small Perturbations 4.3.7 Flows past Airfoils 4.3.8 Problems 5. Fundamental Equations of Fluid Mechanics 5.1 Continuity Equation 5.2 Navier-Stokes Equations 5.2.1 Laminar Flows 5.2.2 Reynolds Equations for Turbulent Flows 5.3 Energy Equation 5.3.1 Laminar Flows 5.3.2 Turbulent Flows 5.4 Fundamental Equations as Conservation Laws 5.4.1 Hierarchy of Fundamental Equations 5.4.2 Navier-Stokes Equations 5.4.3 Derived Model Equations 5.4.4 Reynolds Equations for Turbulent Flows 5.4.5 Multiphase Flows 5.4.6 Reactive Flows 5.5 Differential Equations of Perturbations 5.6 Problems 6. Aerodynamics 6.1 Fundamentals of Aerodynamics 6.1.1 Bird Flight and Technical Imitations 6.1.2 Airfoils and Wings 6.1.3 Airfoil and Wing Theory 6.1.4 Aerodynamic Facilities 6.2 Transonic Aerodynamics 6.2.1 Swept Wings 6.2.2 Shock-Boundary-Layer Interaction 6.2.3 Flow Separation 6.3 Supersonic Aerodynamics 6.3.1 Delta Wings 6.4 Problems 7. Turbulent Flows 7.1 Fundamentals of Turbulent Flows 7.2 Onset of Turbulence 7.2.1 Linear Stability 7.2.2 Nonlinear Stability 7.2.3 Nonnormal Stability 7.3 Developed Turbulence 7.3.1 The Notion of a Mixing Length 7.3.2 Turbulent Mixing 7.3.3 Energy Relations in Turbulent Flows 7.4 Classes of Turbulent Flows 7.4.1 Free Turbulence 7.4.2 Flow Along a Boundary 7.4.3 Rotating and Strati.ed Flows, Flows with Curvature Effects 7.4.4 Turbulence in Tunnels 7.4.5 Two-Dimensional Turbulence 7.5 New Developments in Turbulence 7.5.1 Lagrangian Investigations of Turbulence 7.5.2 Field-Theoretic Methods 7.5.3 Outlook 8. Fluid-Mechanical Instabilities 8.1 Fundamentals of Fluid-Mechanical Instabilities 8.1.1 Examples of Fluid-Mechanical Instabilities 8.1.2 De.nition of Stability 8.1.3 Local Perturbations 8.2 Stratification Instabilities 8.2.1 Rayleigh-Benard Convection 8.2.2 Marangoni Convection 8.2.3 Diffusion Convection 8.3 Hydrodynamic Instabilities 8.3.1 Taylor Instability 8.3.2 Gortler Instability 8.4 Shear-Flow Instabilities 8.4.1 Boundary-Layer Flows 8.4.2 Tollmien-Schlichting and