fluid mechanics, fourth edition

[...]... Interface between Infinitely Deep Fluids Waves in a Finite Layer Overlying an Infinitely Deep Fluid Shallow Layer Overlying an Infinitely Deep Fluid Equations of Motion for a Continuously Stratified Fluid Internal Waves in a Continuously Stratified Fluid Dispersion of Internal Waves in a Stratified Fluid Energy... Modern Fluid Dynamics Ludwig Prandtl (1875–1953) Geoffrey Ingram Taylor (1886–1975) Supplemental Reading 851 852 853 Appendix D Visual Resources 855 Index 857 New in This Book We are pleased to include a free copy of the DVD Multimedia Fluid Mechanics, 2/e, with this copy of Fluid Mechanics, Fourth. .. Fourth Edition You will find it in a plastic sleeve on the inside back cover of the book If you are purchasing a used copy, be aware that the DVD might have been removed by a previous owner Inspired by the reception of the first edition, the objectives in Multimedia Fluid Mechanics, 2/e, remain to exploit the moving image and interactivity of multi– media to improve the teaching and learning of fluid. .. modules and guided browsing Operates on either a PC or a Mac OSX Preface Fluid mechanics has a vast scope and touches every aspect of our lives Just look at the contents of the 39 volumes of the Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics (1969–2007) for validation of that statement We cover only a tiny fraction of that scope in this book This Fourth Edition continues to evolve due to the kindness of readers and users... all disciplines by illustrating fundamental phenomena and conveying fascinating fluid flows for generations to come The completely new edition on the DVD includes the following: • Twice the coverage with new modules on turbulence, control volumes, interfacial phenomena, and similarity and scaling • Four times the number of fluids videos, now more than 800 • Now more than 20 Virtual labs and simulations... manuscript I am very grateful to my family, friends, and colleagues for their support throughout this ordeal Ira M Cohen Preface to Third Edition This edition provided me with the opportunity to include (almost) all of the additional material I had intended for the Second Edition but had to sacrifice because of the crush of time It also provided me with an opportunity to rewrite and improve the presentation... Since this edition was completed, I found that there is even more new and original material I would like to add But, alas, that will have to wait for the next edition The new figures and modifications of old figures were done by Maryeileen Banford with occasional assistance from the school’s software expert, Paul W Shaffer I greatly appreciate their job well done Ira M Cohen Preface to First Edition This... 366 368 375 376 381 388 389 394 396 401 407 409 410 Chapter 11 Computational Fluid Dynamics 1 2 3 4 5 6 Introduction Finite Difference Method Finite Element Method Incompressible Viscous Fluid Flow Three Examples ... during this very difficult time I am also very grateful for the comfort provided by my many colleagues and friends Ira M Cohen xix This page intentionally left blank Preface to Second Edition My involvement with Pijush Kundu’s Fluid Mechanics first began in April 1991 with a letter from him asking me to consider his book for adoption in the first year graduate course I had been teaching for 25 years That... suddenly and unexpectedly It saddened me greatly because I had been looking forward to working with Pijush on the second edition after my term as department chairman ended in mid-1997 For the next year and a half, however, serious family health problems detoured any plans Discussions on this edition resumed in July of 1999 and were concluded in the Spring of 2000 when my work really started This book remains . Book We are pleased to include a free copy of the DVD Multimedia Fluid Mechanics, 2/e, with this copy of Fluid Mechanics, Fourth Edition . You will find it in a p lastic sleeve on the inside.