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Fluid Mechanics, Fourth Edition
Fluid Mechanics Fourth Edition
Author: Ira M. Cohen, Pijush K. Kundu
Fluid mechanics, the study of how fluids behave and interact under various forces and in various applied situationswhether in the liquid or gaseous state or bothis introduced and comprehensively covered in this widely adopted text. Fully revised and updated with the addition of a new chapter on biofluid mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Fourth Edit...  more » is suitable for both a first or second course in fluid mechanics at the graduate or advanced undergraduate level. The leading advanced general text on fluid mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, 4e guides students from the fundamentals to the analysis and application of fluid mechanics, including compressible flow and such diverse applications as hydraulics and aerodynamics.

  • Updates to several chapters and sections, including Boundary Layers, Turbulence, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Thermodynamics and Compressibility.

  • Fully revised and updated chapter on Computational Fluid Dynamics.

  • New chapter on Biofluid Mechanics by Professor Portonovo Ayyaswamy, the Asa Whitney Professor of Dynamical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.

  • New Visual Resources appendix provides a list of fluid mechanics films available for viewing online.

  • Additional worked-out examples and end-of-chapter problems.

  • Updated online Solutions Manual for adopting instructors.
  • ISBN-13: 9780123737359
    ISBN-10: 0123737354
    Publication Date: 11/29/2007
    Pages: 840
    Edition: 4
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    Publisher: Academic Press
    Book Type: Hardcover
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