Fundamentals of Fluid Flow

Fundamentals of Fluid Flow: Physics, Numerical Analysis, and Measurement Techniques covers general topics in fluid dynamics, addressing a number of recent, key topics, including the validity of the Boussinesq Hypothesis and the generality of logarithmic law in wall bounded flows.

Opening chapters in the text provide an introduction to fluid mechanics, with an investigation of Eulerian and Lagrangian frames of reference. Next, the text examines Newtonian and...
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Fundamentals of Fluid Flow: Physics, Numerical Analysis, and Measurement Techniques covers general topics in fluid dynamics, addressing a number of recent, key topics, including the validity of the Boussinesq Hypothesis and the generality of logarithmic law in wall bounded flows.

Opening chapters in the text provide an introduction to fluid mechanics, with an investigation of Eulerian and Lagrangian frames of reference. Next, the text examines Newtonian and non-Newtonian, compressible and incompressible, viscous and inviscid, and multiphase flow, with later chapters presenting an overview of the physics of transitional and turbulent flows, numerical methods for solving fluid flow problems, and experimental methods and measurement techniques in fluid mechanics.

• Provides an overview of fluid mechanics, including the physics of fluid flow, and the numerical and experimental techniques for its understanding
• Examines the validity of recent topics, including the Boussinesq Hypothesis and the generality of logarithmic law in wall bounded flows
• Investigates real-life processes and applications to illustrate key points
• Presents chapters on new topics, including an introduction to open source computational fluid dynamics resources and GPU computing