Physical Fluid Dynamics / Edition 2

by D. J. Tritton

Overview

This book presents the physics of incompressible flow for the benefit of students and others who need to understand fluid motion. In this new edition, much of the material is new or rewritten, but the purpose and style of the first edition are retained. Particular emphasis is given to information obtained by experiment and observation in addition to analysis of the equations of motion. The book's primary concern is to convey a fundamental understanding of the behavior of fluids in motion. Special features include an introductory non-mathematical treatment of three particular flow configurations; extensive consideration of geophysical topics; and detailed coverage of topics that are known primarily through experimental data. Numerous photographs illustrate the phenomena discussed, and a concluding chapter demonstrates the wide applicability of fluid mechanics. New topics in the second edition include double diffusive convection and modern ideas about dynamical chaos. The discussion of instabilities has been restructured and the treatments of separation and of convection in horizontal layers considerably expanded.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198544937
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/03/1988
Series:	Oxford Science Publications Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	544
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 6.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Pipe and Channel Flow3. Flow Past a Circular Cylinder4. Free Convection Between Parallel Walls5. Equations of Motion6. Further Basic Ideas7. Dynamical Similarity8. Low and High Reynolds Numbers9. Some Solutions of the Viscous Flow Equations10. Inviscid Flow11. Boundary Layers, Wakes, and Jets12. Separation and Attachment13. Lift14. Convection15. Stratified Flow16. Flow in Rotating Fluids17. Instabilities18. Transition to Turbulence in Shear Flows19. Turbulence20. Homogeneous Isotropic Turbulence21. Turbulent Shear Flows22. Convection in Horizontal Layers23. Double Diffusive Free Convection24. Dynamical Chaos25. Experimental Methods26. Applications of Fluid Dynamics