This successful textbook emphasizes the unified nature of all the disciplines of Fluid Mechanics as they emerge from the general principles of continuum mechanics. In addition, there are sections about thin-film flow and flow through porous media.

Successful textbook on a very high scientific level

Emphasizes the unified nature of all the disciplines of Fluid Mechanics

Includes new sections about creeping flows, thin-film flow and flow through porous media

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Successful textbook on a very high scientific level Emphasizes the unified nature of all the disciplines of Fluid Mechanics Includes new sections about creeping flows, thin-film flow and flow through porous media

Inhalt
The Concept of the Continuum and Kinematics.- Fundamental Laws of Continuum Mechanics.- Constitutive Relations for Fluids.- Equations of Motion for Particular Fluids.- Hydrostatics..- Laminar Unidirectional Flows.- Fundamentals of Turbulent Flow.- Hydrodynamic Lubrication.- Stream Filament Theory.- Potential Flows.- Supersonic Flow.- Boundary Layer Theory.- Creeping Flows.