Product Description

A comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the intricate world of fluid dynamics, this book examines the fundamental principles and differential equations that govern the kinetics and dynamics of laminar flow of incompressible Newtonian fluids, illustrates the application of numerical methods to the calculation of a variety of flow variables and solution of a broad range of problems, and discusses the development of specific computational algorithms. Topics include the computation of stationary interfacial shapes, the derivation of exact solutions to the equation of motion, hydrodynamic stability, flow at low Reynolds number, vortex motion, boundary-integral methods for potential and creeping flow, and finite-difference methods. A unique synthesis of the theoretical and computational aspects of the discipline, this work serves as an ideal manual and source reference for professionals and researchers in various fields of engineering, including chemical, mechanical, and aerospace engineering, applied mathematics, and computational science.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1455551 in Books
• Published on: 1996-10-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 688 pages

Review
"This book can be used for any advanced graduate course in fluid mechanics, independent of academic discipline. It would be an excellent text for applied mathematics or computation science courses. It can also be profitably studied by physics students who are concentrating on electromagnetic theory. Dr. Pozrikidis provides problems requiring analytical solution and he also presents clearly identified problems requiring computer computation."--Johnathan H. Worstell, Staff Research Chemist/Engineer at Shell Development Co., in Chemical Engineering Progress

"Excellent text. The material is rigorous and very current. Seems to be well suited to a first-year graduate course in fluid dynamics."--Jeffrey S. Marshall, The University of Iowa

"...an interesting addition to the literature for readers whose interests lie on the mathematical or theoretical side of fluid mechanics."--Joel H. Ferziger, Physics Today

"There is clearly a great deal of material covered here, and covered well. ...fantastic as a reference...a text that any serious student of fluid dynamics would like to own."--Michael D. Graham, Chemical Engineering Education

About the Author

C. Pozrikidis is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.