Fluid Mechanics (Third Edition)

Author: Yu Zhihao et al
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is designed for fluid mechanics courses in atmospheric science, covering both the theoretical foundations of general fluid mechanics and aspects of geophysical fluid dynamics. It provides detailed derivations of the fluid dynamics equations (including viscous, turbulent, and boundary layer flows), introduces theoretical solutions with examples of low Reynolds number flows, and appropriately discusses the similarity of fluid mechanics experiments and dimensional analysis. Additionally, considering this book as an introductory fluid mechanics text for atmospheric science, it offers concise conceptual introductions to topics such as fluid vortices and waves, stratification and thermal convection, rotational effects, fluid dynamic instabilities, and computational fluid dynamics. The book has been reviewed and approved by the Higher Education Textbook Review and Editing Committee of the China Meteorological Administration as a general undergraduate textbook. It can serve as a teaching material or reference book for fluid mechanics in atmospheric science programs at universities and colleges, as well as a reference for meteorological professionals, researchers, and educators.