Schaum's Outline of Fluid Mechanics | Schaum's Outline

Schaum's Outline of Fluid Mechanics

Authors: Merle Potter and David Wiggert

Published: December 2007

eISBN: 9780071594547 007159454X | ISBN: 9780071487818

Contents

Chapter 1 Basic Information

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Dimensions, Units, and Physical Quantities

1.3 Gases and Liquids

1.4 Pressure and Temperature

1.5 Properties of Fluids

1.6 Thermodynamic Properties and Relationships

Chapter 2 Fluid Statics

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Pressure Variation

2.3 Manometers

2.4 Forces on Plane and Curved Surfaces

2.5 Accelerating Containers

Chapter 3 Fluids in Motion

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Fluid Motion

3.2.1 Lagrangian and Eulerian Descriptions

3.2.2 Pathlines, Streaklines, and Streamlines

3.2.3 Acceleration

3.2.4 Angular Velocity and Vorticity

3.3 Classification of Fluid Flows

3.3.1 Uniform, One-, Two-, and Three-Dimensional Flows

3.3.2 Viscous and Inviscid Flows

3.3.3 Laminar and Turbulent Flows

3.3.4 Incompressible and Compressible Flows

3.4 Bernoulli’s Equation

Chapter 4 The Integral Equations

4.1 Introduction

4.2 System-to-Control-Volume Transformation

4.3 Conservation of Mass

4.4 The Energy Equation

4.5 The Momentum Equation

Chapter 5 Differential Equations

5.1 Introduction

5.2 The Differential Continuity Equation

5.3 The Differential Momentum Equation

5.4 The Differential Energy Equation

Chapter 6 Dimensional Analysis and Similitude

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Dimensional Analysis

6.3 Similitude

Chapter 7 Internal Flows

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Entrance Flow

7.3 Laminar Flow in a Pipe

7.3.1 The Elemental Approach

7.3.2 Applying the Navier–Stokes Equations

7.3.3 Quantities of Interest

7.4 Laminar Flow Between Parallel Plates

7.4.1 The Elemental Approach

7.4.2 Applying the Navier–Stokes Equations

7.4.3 Quantities of Interest

7.5 Laminar Flow between Rotating Cylinders

7.5.1 The Elemental Approach

7.5.2 Applying the Navier–Stokes Equations

7.5.3 Quantities of Interest

7.6 Turbulent Flow in a Pipe

7.6.1 The Semi-Log Profile

7.6.2 The Power-Law Profile

7.6.3 Losses in Pipe Flow

7.6.4 Losses in Noncircular Conduits

7.6.5 Minor Losses

7.6.6 Hydraulic and Energy Grade Lines

7.7 Open Channel Flow

Chapter 8 External Flows

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Flow Around Blunt Bodies

8.2.1 Drag Coefficients

8.2.2 Vortex Shedding

8.2.3 Cavitation

8.2.4 Added Mass

8.3 Flow Around Airfoils

8.4 Potential Flow

8.4.1 Basics

8.4.2 Several Simple Flows

8.4.3 Superimposed Flows

8.5 Boundary-Layer Flow

8.5.1 General Information

8.5.2 The Integral Equations

8.5.3 Laminar and Turbulent Boundary Layers

8.5.4 Laminar Boundary-Layer Differential Equations

Chapter 9 Compressible Flow

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Speed of Sound

9.3 Isentropic Nozzle Flow

9.4 Normal Shock Waves

9.5 Oblique Shock Waves

9.6 Expansion Waves

Chapter 10 Flow in Pipes and Pumps

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Simple Pipe Systems

10.2.1 Losses

10.2.2 Hydraulics of Simple Pipe Systems

10.3 Pumps in Pipe Systems

10.4 Pipe Networks

10.4.1 Network Equations

10.4.2 Hardy Cross Method

10.4.3 Computer Analysis of Network Systems

10.5 Unsteady Flow

10.5.1 Incompressible Flow

10.5.2 Compressible Flow of Liquids

Appendix A: Units and Conversions

A.1 English Units, SI Units, and Their Conversion Factors

A.2 Conversions of Units

Appendix B: Vector Relationships

Appendix C: Fluid Properties

C.1 Properties of Water

C.1E: English Properties of Water

C.2 Properties of Air at Atmospheric Pressure

C.2E: English Properties of Air at Atmospheric Pressure

C.3 Properties of the Standard Atmosphere

C.3E: English Properties of the Atmosphere

C.4 Properties of Ideal Gases at 300 K (c[sub(v)] = c[sub(p)] – k k = c[sub(p)]/c[sub(v)])

C.5 Properties of Common Liquids at Atmospheric Pressure and Approximately 16 to 21°C (60 to 70°F)

Figure C.1 Viscosity as a Function of Temperature

Figure C.2 Kinematic Viscosity as a Function of Temperature at Atmospheric Pressure

Appendix D: Compressible Flow Table for Air

D.1 Isentropic Flow

D.2 Normal Shock Flow

D.3 Prandtl–Meyer Function

Index