TY - GEN AU - Fox, Robert W. AU - Mc Donald, Alan T. AU - Mitchell John W. AU - Kundu, Abhishek AU - Pandey, Manish TI - Introduction to fluid mechanics SN - 9789354641077 U1 - 620.106 F69, 10 PY - 2021/// CY - New Delhi PB - Wiley India Pvt. Ltd. KW - Fluid mechanics KW - Fluid machinery KW - Fluid statics KW - Incompressible inviscid flow KW - The Basic Equation of Fluid Statics KW - The Standard Atmosphere N1 - The Indian Adaptation of Fox and McDonalds Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, tenth edition comes with revised and enriched content, organized as per Indian curriculum requirements. The new concepts covered include The Orifice Meter, The Mouthpiece, and Free Jet Flow, Draft Tube, Trapezoidal Weir, Stepped Notch, Cippoletti Weir, Proportional Weir, and more. The book incorporates numerous pedagogical features that aid, reinforce and evaluate learning, and consistent problem-solving methodology that equips students to apply fluid mechanics principles to the design of devices and systems. Table of Contents Preface to the Adapted Edition Preface Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics 1.2 Basic Equations 1.3 Methods of Analysis 1.4 Dimensions and Units 1.5 Analysis of Experimental Error 1.6 Summary Chapter 2 Fundamental Concepts 2.1 Fluid as a Continuum 2.2 Velocity Field 2.3 Stress Field 2.4 Viscosity 2.5 Surface Tension 2.6 Description and Classification of Fluid Motions 2.7 Summary and Useful Equations Chapter 3 Fluid Statics 3.1 The Basic Equation of Fluid Statics 3.2 The Standard Atmosphere 3.3 Pressure Variation in a Static Fluid 3.4 Hydrostatic Force on Submerged Surfaces 3.5 Buoyancy and Stability 3.6 Fluids in Rigid-Body Motion 3.7 Summary and Useful Equations Chapter 4 Basic Equations in Integral Form for a Control Volume 4.1 Basic Laws for a System 4.2 Relation of System Derivatives to the Control Volume Formulation 4.3 Conservation of Mass 4.4 Momentum Equation for Inertial Control Volume 4.5 Momentum Equation for Control Volume with Rectilinear Acceleration 4.6 Momentum Equation for Control Volume with Arbitrary Acceleration 4.7 The Angular-Momentum Principle 4.8 The First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics 4.9 Summary and Useful Equations Chapter 5 Introduction to Differential Analysis of Fluid Motion 5.1 Conservation of Mass 5.2 Stream Function for Two-Dimensional Incompressible Flow 5.3 Motion of a Fluid Particle (Kinematics) 5.4 Momentum Equation 5.5 Summary and Useful Equations Chapter 6 Incompressible Inviscid Flow 6.1 Momentum Equation for Frictionless Flow: Euler’s Equation 6.2 Bernoulli Equation: Integration of Euler’s Equation Along a Streamline for Steady Flow 6.3 The Bernoulli Equation Interpreted as an Energy Equation 6.4 Energy Grade Line and Hydraulic Grade Line 6.5 Unsteady Bernoulli Equation: Integration of Euler’s Equation Along a Streamline 6.6 Irrotational Flow 6.7 Summary and Useful Equations Chapter 7 Dimensional Analysis and Similitude 7.1 Nondimensionalizing the Basic Differential Equations 7.2 Buckingham Pi Theorem 7.3 Significant Dimensionless Groups in Fluid Mechanics 7.4 Flow Similarity and Model Studies 7.5 Summary and Useful Equations Chapter 8 Internal Incompressible Viscous Flow 8.1 Internal Flow Characteristics PART A Fully Developed Laminar Flow 8.2 Fully Developed Laminar Flow between Infinite Parallel Plates 8.3 Fully Developed Laminar Flow in a Pipe PART B Flow in Pipes and Ducts 8.4 Shear Stress Distribution in Fully Developed Pipe Flow 8.5 Turbulent Velocity Profiles in Fully Developed Pipe Flow 8.6 Energy Considerations in Pipe Flow 8.7 Calculation of Head Loss 8.8 Solution of Pipe Flow Problems PART C Flow Measurement 8.9 Flow Measurement and Flow Restriction 8.10 Restriction Flow Meters for Internal Flows 8.11 Summary and Useful Equations Chapter 9 External Incompressible Viscous Flow PART A Boundary Layers 9.1 The Boundary Layer Concept 9.2 Laminar Flat Plate Boundary Layer: Exact Solution 9.3 Momentum Integral Equation 9.4 Use of the Momentum Integral Equation for Flow with Zero Pressure Gradient 9.5 Pressure Gradients in Boundary Layer Flow PART B Fluid Flow About Immersed Bodies 9.6 Drag 9.7 Lift 9.8 Summary and Useful Equations Chapter 10 Fluid Machinery 10.1 Introduction and Classification of Fluid Machines 10.2 Turbomachinery Analysis 10.3 Pumps, Fans, and Blowers 10.4 Positive Displacement Pumps 10.5 Hydraulic Turbines 10.6 Propellers and Wind Turbines 10.7 Compressible Flow Turbomachines 10.8 Summary and Useful Equations Chapter 11 Flow in Open Channels 11.1 Basic Concepts and Definitions 11.2 Energy Equation for Open-Channel Flows 11.3 Localized Effect of Area Change (Frictionless Flow) 11.4 The Hydraulic Jump 11.5 Steady Uniform Flow 11.6 Flow with Gradually Varying Depth 11.7 Discharge Measurement Using Weirs 11.8 Summary and Useful Equations Chapter 12 Introduction to Compressible Flow 12.1 Review of Thermodynamics 12.2 Propagation of Sound Waves 12.3 Reference State: Local Isentropic Stagnation Properties 12.4 Critical Conditions 12.5 Basic Equations for One-Dimensional Compressible Flow 12.6 Isentropic Flow of an Ideal Gas: Area Variation 12.7 Normal Shocks 12.8 Supersonic Channel Flow with Shocks 12.9 Summary and Useful Equations Appendix A Fluid Property Data A-1 A.1 Specific Gravity A.2 Surface Tension A.3 The Physical Nature of Viscosity A.4 Lubricating Oils A.5 Properties of Common Gases, Air, and Water Appendix B Selected Performance Curves for Pumps and Fans B.1 Introduction B.2 Pump Selection B.3 Fan Selection Appendix C Flow Functions for Computation of Compressible Flow C.1 Isentropic Flow C.2 Normal Shock Appendix D Analysis of Experimental Uncertainty D.1 Introduction D.2 Types of Error D.3 Estimation of Uncertainty D.4 Applications to Data D.5 Summary References Appendix E Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics E.1 Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics E.2 Finite Difference Approach to CFD Index ER -