An Introduction to Fluid Mechanics and Transport Phenomena

This book presents the foundations of fluid mechanics and transport phenomena in a concise way. It is suitable as an introduction to the subject as it contains many examples, proposed problems and a chapter for self-evaluation. The solutions to all problems are displayed in the corresponding appendix.
The content is divided into four parts: fundamentals, conservation principles, dimensional analysis and transport phenomena at interfaces. The transport phenomena of momentum, heat and mass are presented from a rigorous fluid mechanics point of view, and they are explained using a unified, systematic approach, including the analogies between the various transport phenomena.

List of contents

Fundamentals.- Basic Concepts in Fluid Mechanics.- Elementary Fluid Kinematics.- Fluid Forces.- Fluid Statics.- Conservation Principles.- Transport Theorems.- Integral Conservation Principles.- Constitutive Equations.- Differential Conservation Principles.- Dimensional Analysis. Theory and Applications.- Dimensional Analysis.- Dimensionless Equations and Numbers.- Transport Phenomena at Interfaces.- to the Boundary Layer.- Momentum, Heat and Mass Transport.- Self Evaluation.- Self Evaluation Exercises.- Appendices.- Collection of Formulae.- Classification of Fluid Flow.- Substance Properties.- A Brief Introduction to Vectors, Tensors and Differential Operators.- Useful Tools of Calculus.- Coordinate Systems.- Reference Systems.- Equations of State.- Multicomponent Reacting Systems.

Summary

This book presents the foundations of fluid mechanics and transport phenomena in a concise way. It is suitable as an introduction to the subject as it contains many examples, proposed problems and a chapter for self-evaluation.

Product details

• Authors: G Hauke, G. Hauke
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.10.2010
• EAN: 9789048179053
• ISBN: 978-90-481-7905-3
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 17 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 482 g
• Illustrations: XIX, 296 p.
• Series: Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications; Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; C, engineering, Classical mechanics, Thermodynamics, Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Classical and Continuum Physics, Continuum physics, Fluid mechanics, Engineering Fluid Dynamics, Engineering thermodynamics, Heat engineering, Heat transfer, Mass transfer