Fluid Mechanics: An Intermediate Approach

by Bijay K. Sultanian

Overview

Fluid Mechanics: An Intermediate Approach helps readers develop a physics-based understanding of complex flows and mathematically model them with accurate boundary conditions for numerical predictions.

The new edition starts with a chapter reviewing key undergraduate concepts in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, introducing the generalized conservation equation for differential and integral analyses. It concludes with a self-study chapter on computational fluid dynamics of turbulent flows, including physics-based postprocessing of 3D CFD results and entropy map generation for accurate interpretation and design applications. The book includes numerous worked examples and end-of-chapter problems for student practice. It also discusses how to numerically model compressible flow over all Mach numbers in a variable-area duct, accounting for friction, heat transfer, rotation, internal choking, and normal shock formation.

The book is intended for graduate mechanical and aerospace engineering students taking courses in Fluid Mechanics and Gas Dynamics.

Instructors will be able to utilize a Solutions Manual for their course.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040164389
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	05/15/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	544

About the Author

Bijay K. Sultanian received his BTech and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, respectively. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University, Tempe, and MBA from the Lally School of Management and Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Sultanian is Founder & Managing Member of Takaniki Communications, LLC, a provider of high-impact, web-based and live technical training programs for corporate engineering teams. As an Adjunct Professor at the University of Central Florida, he has taught graduate-level courses in Turbomachinery and Fluid Mechanics for 10 years. He is an international authority in gas turbine heat transfer, aerodynamics, secondary air systems, and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Dr. Sultanian is a Life Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; an Emeritus Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society; a member of the American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers; and a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio.

Table of Contents

1. Review of Undergraduate Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics. 2. Potential Flow. 3. Navier-Stokes Equations: Exact Solutions. 4. Boundary Layer Flow. 5. Compressible Flow. 6. Computational Fluid Dynamics of Turbulent Flows: An Overview of Theory and Applications. Appendix A. Review of Necessary Mathematics. Appendix B. Vorticity, Vortex, and Circulation. Appendix C. Euler’s Turbomachinery Equation.

Editorial Reviews

"… addresses a series of topics in this book, that are often left to more advanced courses or not covered at all at university. … this book is recommended to students undertaking advanced topics in engineering fluid mechanics as well as practicing engineers who find they need something that goes beyond the treatment found in introductory text.
—Professor Peter Childs, Head of School, Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London

"The Table of Contents demonstrates that the topics here considered cover the arguments of at least two courses at M. Sc. Level. … The arguments were treated in a proper way and clearly explained. … I particularly appreciated presence of a chapter on Flow Network Modelling, which is usually treated in M.Sc. courses using very crude assumptions. I think that this book can be used in many Universities throughout the world. I am thinking to include parts of the arguments in my course Computational Thermo-Fluids Analysis in Fluid Machinery, for M.Sc. students in Mechanical Engineering and Energy Engineering."
—Domenico Borello, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Aerospaziale, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy

"Bijay Sultanian has brought together in one well written book the necessary material an engineer needs to know to be able to design and analyze fluid machinery."
—Ameri, The Ohio State University

"This new volume offers excellent intermediate course material in fluid mechanics. The coverage, example problems, and material are carefully designed to guide students through challenging concepts for a variety of subject areas. I highly recommend this text."
—Phil Ligrani, Eminent Scholar in Propulsion, University of Alabama in Huntsville

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