Fluid Mechanics

Author: Zhang Hongyan / Zhang Zhiheng / Wang Yuan (editors)
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book systematically elaborates on the fundamental concepts, theories, and methods of fluid mechanics, and covers various basic forms of flow, such as pipe flow, open-channel flow, jets, and flow around objects. The book consists of 13 chapters. The first four chapters introduce the basic concepts of fluid motion and the fundamental equations governing fluid motion, providing beginners with an understanding of how fluid motion is described. Chapter 5 offers a detailed analysis of similarity theory, which is widely used in engineering applications. Chapter 6 discusses the planar irrotational motion of ideal fluids. The subsequent chapters begin by establishing one-dimensional flow models and progressively analyze the governing equations of fluid flow, covering viscous pipe flow (Chapter 7), boundary layers and flow resistance (Chapter 8), open-channel flow (Chapter 9), orifice and nozzle flow, weir flow, and sluice gate outflow (Chapter 10), seepage flow (Chapter 11), turbulent jets (Chapter 12), and compressible pipe flow of gases (Chapter 13). Each chapter includes a summary and exercises. This book serves as a teaching text for fluid mechanics in engineering colleges and universities and can be used for teaching needs in 40–90 hours across various disciplines such as Building Environment and Equipment Engineering, Municipal Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Civil Engineering. It is also a reference book for researchers and engineering professionals in related fields.