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With its effective pedagogy, everyday examples, and outstanding collection of practical problems, it's no wonder Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics is the best-selling fluid mechanics text. The book helps readers develop the skills needed to master the art of solving fluid mechanics problems. Each important concept is considered in terms of simple and easy-to-understand circumstances before more complicated features are introduced. The new edition also includes a free CD-ROM containing the e-text, the entire print component of the book, in searchable PDF format. ... Read more

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A very good book for students
This book is very good for undergraduate students. It introduces a lot of about basic fluid mechanics knowledge. I once bought this book by using a coupon from couponsky.com and saved some money. The book tell you every basic aspect in fluid mechanics. For a beginner, it is one book worthy to buy.

Dont rely only on this book
If you are cursed with a poor professor and are forced to use the book to teach yourself the material, you will be sorely dissapointed. First of all, the book is extremely wordy and very complicated to understand. You are given a ton of equations when they talk about a topic but you almost always find no use for the majority of them. I find the later chaptersespecially to be all math oriented and I found fewer and fewer real world problems to help study for the exams which had real world questions. In general, I was very dissapointed with the book.

The study guide that accompanes the book is actually fairly decent and succint if not too short and they sometimes dont show important equations

Excellent for the student of Mechanical Engineering
This book is excellent for the engineering student.I recommend it for the beginning student of fluid mechanics or for the advanced student wishing to refresh his/her knowledge of fluid mechanics.The collaborative effort by the authors produce a beautifully explained text.The material is clear and concise and the additional software included with the book is of great use for illustrating important concepts.

Say CD..eeeeee....
The best thing about this book is the in-depth soultions to extra problems found only in the CD. So be sure to ask for the CD that accompanies the book; on top of that you get a solid fluid mechanics book that will support you through your fluid classes.A foundational understanding in fluids will also help in classes like Heat Transfer where most of the information is building on information learned in fluids. Good book, good examples, I like a lot of one of the author's (Okiishi) stuff.

Highly recommended for Fluid engineering students
This is a highly recommended fluid textbook for students interested in pursuing Mechanical or Aeronautical Engineering. The inclusive of the CD-ROM which includes the e-text, videos and step by step solution to some review problems is an addition to what other fluid textbooks recommended by my university don't have.

The explanations of every topic is reader friendly and allows student to grasp the concept easily ... Read more

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Look to this authoritative, new resource for a comprehensive introduction to the emerging field of microfluidics. The book shows you how to take advantage of the performance benefits of microfluidics and serves as your instant reference for state-of-the-art technology and applications in this cutting-edge area. It offers you practical guidance in choosing the best fabrication and enabling technology for a specific microfluidic application, and shows you how to design a microfluidic device.

This forward-looking resource identifies and discusses the broad range of microfluidic applications including, fluid control devices, gas and fluid measurement devices, medical testing equipment, and implantable drug pumps. You get simple calculations, ready-to-use data tables, and rules of thumb that help you make design decisions and determine device characteristics quickly. Moreover, the book offers you sound, time-saving advice on how to start a new project. ... Read more

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You must see it before you can believe it. State of the art!
To all those who are total subject matter beginners and dont expect to take a subsequent 2nd fluid mech course, this gigantic book is handed on a plate: Perfect, you wont need anything else, here now or in future! The Pro's:
+ its length (~950pages) makes it a comprehensive and *complete* reading for total beginners who dont intend to attend a second semester course in fluid mechanics. topics covered are good for two subsequent quarters or one single semester. the book is literally stuffed with non-standard info material and PLENTY of real-world photographs. all this extra (interesting but not so essential) resource reading material plus the wasteful usage of page space (pages with non-illustrated examples are covered < 33.3%, like page449) adds up to this pages-rich heavyweight.
+ 'thousands' of illustrations of any kind: sketches, cartoons LMAO, graphs, photorealistic art, photographs, pictures, drawings, images, figures, tables, etc. etc. All very practical, even if they look kitchy, childish and non-scientific, which would *not* back the abstraction abilities of the serious, analytical learner.
+ looks identical to Cengel's top-selling Thermodynamics text (..another Purely-An-IntroText), so if you liked his thermo a lot, then you will like his fluid mech too, claro!
+ excellent suggested readings, further resources referenced.
+ tons of problems, ~112Pr/Ch (total 1687!!!).
+ tons of examples, ~11Ex/Ch (total 161!!!). discussed *wordily* in detail for greatest understanding and insight.
+ interesting reading, interesting aspects and details, throughout.
+ where other texts use three sentences to explain, Cengel comes up with half a page, a titled chapter subsection with two visualizing figures. nowhere else seen such depth of wordy explanation!
+ sampled information, photographs from other excellent resources, i.e. competing texts by WILEY, MCGRAW-HILL and PEARSON. the best stuffz drawn from those, copy cut - copy cat.
+ the objectives of this text and the authors' philosophy and goal (read the Preface when you look at a copy in your on campus bookstore!) are met, no doubt! Also with the aid of the exhaustive learning tools: emphasis on physics, effective use of association, self-instructing, excessive use of artwork, chapter openers and summaries, chapter objectives, numerous worked-out examples with a "systematic solutions procedure" (read below), a wealth of realistic problems, use of common notation, application spotlights, glossary of terms, online learning center, etc.

Sounds all good the above? It does. On the other hand, from a slightly more advanced reader's point of view, we should be aware of some Con's:
- the book is too heavy! (with 4.3 pounds the heaviest fluid mech book on the market, it will tear your new, freshman jansport with ease :-P
- despite its heavyweight totally introductory, and far from complete regarding the collection of pertinent formulas; similar to other competing fluid mech intro's. so..not so bad, if you have an additional "reference" on your shelf (e.g. BirdStewardLightfoot BSL1 or BSL2).
- text doesnt really *tell how* to tackle problems and solve SYSTEMATICALLY. not really. it just *shows* in a freely, pseudo-systematic manner the solution of examples. which is still good. but the solution procedure in Shames4 is much better, i.e. the best! well, at least you can spot a few tables of procedure GUIDELINES, when not expected. neat.
- examples involve exclusively simplistic computations. precalculus type of calculations, with no use of *any* higher calculus (vector, tensor algebra; vector, tensor calculus) but scalars and scalar components. though interestingly discussed, you never have the feeling to do any *real* fluid mechanics magic in heaven, see KunduCohen3. you still in your bathtub, my dear!
- too few figures reserved for the problems section. much too few.
- no challenging theoretical/analytical/scientific problems, for symbolic manipulation. problems as 'limited' as examples. you could easily trash half of the 1687 problems without loss of conscience.
- totally unambitious as to its scientific claims. missing mathematical rigour, elegance and beauty. a book for total beginners or weak leaners makes you in the end feel yourself a weak learner. try not to feel retarded if you are 'en retard' with so many pages to read ;-)
- its not the content, the shallow prose which bores you; its rather the *level* of treatment which bores. To explain (and mathematically derive) hardcore issues in a simplistic manner, feels unadequate and not always *that* helpful (especially with regard to future courses). To quote Albert Einstein: "Explain as simple as possible. But not simpler!". Too much blah-blah blurs clarity. (If A needs three sentences to explain something, and B needs half a page to explain the same case, who'd you think is the better explanator? Who's likely to have given the clearer explanation?)
- let's be honest. even with the colouring of formulas, the truely important equations are hard to determine. Formulas are noted in a too small typeset and miss frames. No framed formulas?! upsetting. knock-out purchase criterion you wont believe, will ya?!

Oh this is so unfair! Copycat Cengel has been waiting so long to gather material, photographs, instructional ideas, didactic concepts, information, resources, etc., from competing BESTSELLING titles (his end-of-chapter suggested readings constantly refer to KunduCohen3, FMWhite5, CroweRoberson10, FoxMacdonald6, BRMunson5, and PotterWiggert3. so all BESTSELLERS *and* in their latest editions!) in order to "compose" his own work (to become a best-selling competitor in future as well? who knows..). His grand achievement --congrats dear Professor Cengel!!-- is the successful composition and marvellous integration of the best features of those other texts into one single heavy tome. If this is what you are looking for, a perfected (!) PurelyIntroText solely for the purpose of *teaching* you the standard basics, and you Mr. Weak to *learn* from, then yes, this is the best book on the market for you, i.e. even better than the TOPSELLING BRMunson5. Onced learned from it with success, it wont be of any further use in future. Forget it for looking-up, for referencing, for a compact (!ridiculous LOL) brushing-up, for any further course (2nd semester, or a 2nd course). To quote from the preface "This book is intended for use as a textbook in the first fluid mechanics course for undergraduate engineering students", and indeed, for anything else you would need *another* (=a second purchase) fluid text! If you are just somewhat advanced in your fluid studies, your introtext *purchase* objectives might differ from this book's *existence* objectives, e.g. you'd be opting for a weighty tome's ref-character, the subject matter completeness, the problems' degree of difficulty; or the presence and quality of a student's solutions manual or study guide could be the winning criterion. All of the latter, superb clarity and more mathematical satisfaction can be found in BRMunson5. Yet to be fair and honest, this major accomplishment of combined major efforts (and resources ;-) deserves a clear 5 stars rating; the author's goals have been perfectly met, for the intended *limited* target readership this is indeed the very best book on the market: top purchase recommendation! ... Read more

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Viscoelasticity (or rheology) is a highly mathematical subject, interfacing several disciplines, from applied mathematics to mechanics and engineering. Other books on rheology are usually comprehensive to such a degree that students find it hard to isolate the important physical principles and develop good analytical skills for solving useful engineering problems. In this book, the necessary background for understanding viscoelasticity is covered; both the continuum and microstructure approaches to modelling viscoelastic materials are discussed, since neither approach alone is sufficient. The book starts with tensor notation, to give students the basic working tools, then addresses kinematics and constitutive equations, and ends with the constitutive modelling of polymer solutions and suspensions. It also includes a series of problems of graded difficulty. It is self-contained and ideally suited for a one-semester course on viscoelasticity.

FROM THE REVIEWS:

PHYSICS TODAY "In Understanding Viscoelasticity: Basics of Rheology, Nhan Phan-Thien, who has produced several substantial contributions in rheology over the past three decades, provides a concise account of the behavior of real materials . . . Suitable as a text for a first-year graduate course in viscoelastic materials, the book provides students with some necessary tools to read and better understand technical articles in the field . . . Among the book's many positive attributes are the clear introductory remarks that begin each chapter. Concepts leading to material functions are well introduced and defined. Nice historical tidbits, sprinkled throughout, convey valuable information on scientists of note and the remarkable scientific advances for which they are famous. Homework problems with ample pedagogical and mnemonic value appear at the end of each chapter . . . Understanding Viscoelasticity is a joy to read and will be very useful to motivated students." ... Read more

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This survey of thermal systems engineering combines coverage of thermodynamics, fluid flow, and heat transfer in one volume. Developed by leading educators in the field, this book sets the standard for those interested in the thermal-fluids market. Drawing on the best of what works from market leading texts in thermodynamics (Moran), fluids (Munson) and heat transfer (Incropera), this book introduces thermal engineering using a systems focus, introduces structured problem-solving techniques, and provides applications of interest to all engineers. ... Read more

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Poinset presents basic techniques and recent progress in numerical combustion while establishing important connections with the underlying combustion basics. This book enables engineers and research specialists with a knowledge of fluid mechanics to move to an integrated understanding of numerical combustion. ... Read more

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The visualization of fluid flow has played a major role in the development of fluid dynamics and its applications, from the evolution of flight to tracking weather, and understanding the flow of blood. The Fluid Dynamics Division of the American Physical Society sponsors an annual competition for outstanding images of fluid flow. This volume includes a selection of winners from 1985 to the present. Each image is accompanied by some explanatory text, making the volume an important acquisition for anyone involved in fluid flow research. ... Read more

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understanding from the diagrams
A pretty little book. It brings together several papers on fluid mechanics, where each paper is distinguished by one or more snapshots of fluid flow. Inspiring to the researcher, in much the same way as perhaps hardcopies of VLSI designs are to the chip designer.

But the papers and diagrams here also serve a serious purpose. In fluid mechanics, a lot of qualitative understanding can arise from studying such diagrams. Not the least because sometimes modelling the equations leads to massive sets of numerical results, which might have to be understood visually. And in the book, the diagrams are of actual experimental results, not simulations, but the idea is the same. You often need some diagrams to understand the underlying phenomena. ... Read more

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Fox & McDonald provide a balanced and comprehensive approach to fluid mechanics that arms readers with proven problem-solving methodology! The authors show how to develop an orderly plan to solve problems: starting from basic equations, then clearly stating assumptions, and finally, relating results to expected physical behavior. This new edition simplifies many of the steps involved in analysis by using the computer application Excel.

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The best introductory fluid mechanics book out there!!
Whether you are a student, or actually working in the field, this book is a great first step in fluid mechanics. Tons of problems and good examples in every chapter make this book not only easy to understand, but somewhat enjoyable too!!! You don't get that very often! If you have problems with this book, like 4.0 boy below, then there is obvious problems with your studying habits. Should have gone to Purdue University!!
Good buy I would recommend it to anyone.

There has to be something better.
I used this book for a fluid mech course and I thought this book is terrible. The derivations of the equations are though but that doesn't make up for what this book lacks. The problems are quite difficult since the material covered in the chapters doesn't match what the questions ask. I don't expect a textbook to entertain me but this one put me to sleep a lot. There are (literally) hundreds of references to video clips demonstrating different topics covered but they weren't put on the included CD. And speaking of the CD, it is completely worthless. Don't even bother wasting your time looking at it since it contains very little useful information. There are a few more detailed explanations of a few of the topics in a few chapters but that is it. There is no real meat there. I gave this book 2 stars only because I did like the thoroughness of the derivations other than that this book is a waste of your time and money. And if one opinion may not count out of a class of 35 about half of us hated the book (it was doubtful the other half had even read it). If you have to use this book, good luck.

An Average Book
After reading a few chapters from this book and compared it to other Fluid Mech books like Frank M. White's Fluid Mechanics and Fundamental of Fluid Mechanics by Munson, Young & Okiishi, I would say this book doesn't provide enough explanation to the various topics in Fluid Mechanics which the other authors did.
If you are the type who prefers to read something lighter, this book will be suitable for you. But for those who prefer to read up & learn more about Fluid Mechanics, Frank White will be a better choice although beginners who are new to Fluid Mech will find White's book a bit hard to understand.
Personally, I would say the best Fluid Book i have ever read will be Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics by Young, Munson & Okiisi. Please refer to the review of that book for more info

I still refer to it 5 years later....
I used this book as an undergrad and found the many examples very helpful in doing the homework problems. I still refer to this textbook quite often as an aeronautical engineer. If you've had a few math courses it isn't too challenging. It is a very good explanation of the basics!

A Great Textbook, A Great Reference Book
This is a fabulous textbook that I refer to frequently in my work. It presents a very difficult subject in a logical way and lays a solid foundation for graduate study. I think some students have trouble following the discussion because they don't have a good grasp of the math needed (Calculus and DiffEqs). I like the fact that this book is not cluttered with information you can find in a Math book. It makes it a good reference book. ... Read more

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Fluid Mechanics, understanding and applying the principles of how motions and forces act upon fluids such as gases and liquids, is introduced and comprehensively covered in this widely adopted text.New to this third edition are expanded coverage of such important topics as surface boundary interfaces, improved discussions of such physical and mathematical laws as the Law of Biot and Savart and the Euler Momentum Integral.A very important new section on Computational Fluid Dynamics has been added for the very first time to this edition. Expanded and improved end-of-chapter problems will facilitate the teaching experience for students and instrutors alike.This book remains one of the most comprehensive and useful texts on fluid mechanics available today, with applications going from engineering to geophysics, and beyond to biology and general science.

* Ample, useful end-of-chapter problems.
* Excellent Coverage of Computational Fluid Dynamics.
* Coverage of Turbulent Flows.
* Solutions Manual available. ... Read more

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From an engineering student's view: Spare it!
This 730pages-book is a very popular basic introduction to GENERAL fluid mechanics and is intended for 1st-year graduate students of science OR engineering. No previous knowledge of the subject is assumed, and much of the text is suitable in a first (undergrad!) course. Since there is enough material for at least two courses a selection of the advanced, currently relevant topics could be used in a second course.

The presentation, a balanced view between GEOPHYSICAL and ENGINEERING fluid dynamics --generally separated in different chapters--, is clear and accurate and at the same time easy enough for students. Clearly, the book includes topics of special interest to GEOPHYSICISTS (Gravity Waves, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics) and to ENGINEERS (Aerodynamics, Compressible Flow), and also detailed, *advanced* treatments of standard topics of common interest, usually not found in Purely-Intro-Texts (Vorticity Dynamics, Turbulence, Instability, Boundary Layers, Computational Fluid Dynamics). The choice of the latter topics is standard and you should have seen some subject intro's in Munson5, Shames3, White5, etc. but it is the *level* of treatment which makes Kundu3's a Not-An-Intro-Only, although mathematically rigorous approaches have been avoided in favor of the physically revealing ones. So I like the shallow flow of narration, the easy-to-grasp physical explanations, the view of the physics behind the equations and flow phenomena, and the elegant manner of mathematical derivations: Throughout the book the convenience of cartesian tensor algebra has been exploited freely, using boldface, indicial and mixed notation. But what I strikingly miss is a clear, forced didactic structure and conception within each chapter. Instead, chapter subsections are simply stringed together, losing any didactic thread and making the entire work look like a collection of fine lecture notes of a *physicist* and not of an *engineering* professor or professional *teacher*.

You will be looking in vain for examples (~0Ex/Ch); and number and type of end-of-chapter problems are way different from what a pampered engineering student loves and is accustomed to: the few problems (~10Pr/Ch) are rather *exercises* and most often some easy, straight forward theoretical derivations (=no use of numbers/numerics/computations, which I prefer!) of little practical value; difficult problems have been deliberately omitted! In a first course, undergrad engineering students will need more practice and help than offered in the book; in that case the instructor may select additional problems from other books.

"This is the most comprehensive introductory graduate or advanced undergraduate text in fluid mechanics available.", and I am sure that most 'science' students will like it for its comprehensive topical coverage, prose and easy readability. Only those will actually read it and then, of course, like it: It *is* truely a nice book, popular especially among its readers, and maybe the only top-selling engineering title published by Academic Press. But the 'engineering' student, grad or undergrad, is likely to choose one of the competitors, with more pics, colours, examples, problems, words, didactics, features, videos, CDs, resources at book companion sites and entertainment. Even an engineering freshman could tell within seconds that Munson5 looks like the 'better' book (=nicer, more attractive), for him to buy. Without reading this boring review (So, have you read my other Fluid Mech intro-texts reviews at AMAZON.COM yet?). Rated 3 stars to respect its unbelievable selling success and to honour Kundu's attempt to compose a balanced yet simplistic treatment of a wide topical coverage. 1 missing star for missing examples and missing abundance and quality of problems, another missing star for the missing overall quality of presentation. Have a look at the modern PEARSON's Douglas5, MCGRAW-HILL's Cengel1 or WILEY's Munson5 and you ll be thrilled!

Finally a good fluids book
I like this book much more than Fay or White or Batchelor.
I used it in a graduate course on fluid mechanics - I wish I had used it in my undergrad classes - I would have understood the material much better.

Comprehensive Book, but very sloppy editing with mistakes
This book is very comprehensive and covers all of the major aspects of fluid mechanics. However, there are several mistakes in this book. Some of the problem solutions are wrong, but above all, the equations are often referenced incorrectly. This can make it quite frustrating for students, especially when they haven't figured out that they are being misled.

Excellent book, but the new edition lacks in graphical style
Kundu's book is an excellent textbook for fluid mechanics at an intermediate level. However, this new eddition has a lot of graphical problems which, if doens't make you regret of buying it, will keep you always remembering of it...I hope the publishers correct those as soon as possible.

An excellent read for scientists
Pijush Kundu's textbook has established itself as the standard in introductory fluid mechanics. While most fluid dynamics texts are based around engineering, this book is an excellent cross section for scientists hoping to gain a thorough intuition about the subject.In addition, the first few chapters offer intuitive explanations of such vector operators as div and curl. The idea of curl was a complete mystery to me until I read Kundu's explanation of vorticity. This book is a must have for any applied scientist working in the physical world. ... Read more

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This is a great book. Nice mix of mechanics and computing.
I learned a lot from this book. It is well crafted, has a lot of new things, and obviously a very timely contribution ... Read more

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Practicing engineers in several fields can turn here for an accessible overview of the basic principles in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer--all in a self-instructive, easy-to-follow format. Focuses on developing a sense of the underlying physical mechanisms, and uses numerous examples and illustrations to help illuminate the real, thermal/fluid problems faced by engineers. Omits a heavy mathematical and theoretical emphasis in order to foster a more physical, intuitive approach to the subject matter. ... Read more

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Great for learning the FUNDAMENTALS.
I thought this was a very well written, organized book.The concepts were explained very clearly.It was great to finally find an understandable book on this subject; other thermo/fluids books that I have read haven't been as informative and comprehendable.

One of the drawbacks, however, was the fact that the examples presented within the book were very simple and didn't cover the concepts in as much depth as I had hoped.Many complex topics that were in the questions at the end of the chapter hadn't been covered well enough in the preceding text to allow them to be both solved AND understood.Furthermore, there were some thermo/fluid topics that weren't covered in the book at all that I thought should have been (compressible flow, for example).As a result, when I took the course in college, my professor had to print out pages from other thermo books to compensate for this.

Despite this, however, there were many pictures that accompanied the examples and again, as stated above, it was easy to understand.I was very impressed with that, given the abstractness of the subject, and the difficulty that other authors have had explaining it effectively.

The bottom line: It was a great book to learn about the fundamentals.I suppose, according to the title, it has served its purpose.However, if you want to go into depth with this subject, go elsewhere.

A couple of comments
I will begin with the good things. This book contains a LOT of information. The tables are very extensive, and the subject matter is very broad. The derivations are generally easy to follow and I found the text itself even enjoyable to read at times. These things upped my opinion of the book from one star to two. However, the example problems are generally not sufficient to help with the far more complex problems in the back of the chapters. As a further frustration, only about a sixth of the problems include the solutions. The end result is that for a homework one is left leafing through the book in a futile search for more extensive guidance on the very extensive problems, all the while not knowing if you didn't mess up the problem already in the first calculation you made. For example, I have this textbook for my second course in fluid dynamics. For my first homework, I had a three day weekend to complete 3 problems. 30+ work hours later (and one shot weekend) I have no idea if I'm right on the first one and I'm still stuck on the last one. I dislike having to go to reciation, so it's not unusual for me to spend lots of time on problems and reading the book in order to figure out the homeworks on my own. But this book is quite frankly kicking my arse. Considering that this is my second fluids course (I'm an aerospace eng student) you would think I would be better at fluids. However, my first fluids textbook was also a Cengel book, and that book was next to useless as well. My overall conclusion: A great book for reading and catching derivations with lots of good tables and a wide array of topics. But it's a huge frustration waiting to happen if you plan on working the problems/preparing for an exam.

Very interesting read!
I am currently taking an introductory course in thermodynamics. I find this book to be a very interesting read. The book uses both SI units and Imperial units, which at times seem very confusing. There is a lot of information on this book, thus this book is a good starting point to learn about thermodynamics. ... Read more

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The text is richly illustrated, lightly written and more wide-ranging than Volume 1. A comprehensive treatment of fluid-structure interactions involving axial flow and slender structures, such as piping, human veins, aircraft, nuclear reactor fuel and submarine skins. The emphasis is on fundamentals, particularly on the physical understanding and underlying mechanisms, as well as on applications.

This book will be invaluable for researchers, professional engineers, applied scientists and students involved in the design, study or operation or systems involving fluid flow, internal or external structures, wind or ocean currents

Emphasizes real-world analysis of problems encountered in the field and presents their solutions

A practical and thorough literature review of over 1400 references, an excellent reference document

Bridges the gap between academic researchers and practitioners in industry ... Read more

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Fundamental reference book
This is a fundamental reference book if you are working in the area of fluid-structure interaction, vibrations and stability of pipes, nonlinear dynamics, Coriolis flowmeters and cardiovascular biomechanics. ... Read more

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Spectral methods have long been popular in direct and large eddy simulation of turbulent flows, but their use in areas with complex-geometry computational domains has historically been much more limited. More recently the need to find accurate solutions to the viscous flow equations around complex configurations has led to the development of high-order discretization procedures on unstructured meshes, which are also recognized as more efficient for solution of time-dependent oscillatory solutions over long time periods. Here Karniadakis and Sherwin present a much-updated and expanded version of their successful first edition covering the recent and significant progress in multi-domain spectral methods at both the fundamental and application level. Containing over 50% new material, including discontinuous Galerkin methods, non-tensorial nodal spectral element methods in simplex domains, and stabilization and filtering techniques, this text aims to introduce a wider audience to the use of spectral/hp element methods with particular emphasis on their application to unstructured meshes. It provides a detailed explanation of the key concepts underlying the methods along with practical examples of their derivation and application, and is aimed at students, academics and practitioners in computational fluid mechanics, applied and numerical mathematics, computational mechanics, aerospace and mechanical engineering and climate/ocean modelling. ... Read more

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With a clear, comprehensive approach, this quick reference pocket guide on the basic principles of fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances, imbalances, and related disorders is a must have for all nursing students and professionals. ... Read more

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A system-specific feedback control theory for fluid process control and for motion control has been developed to enable analytical tuning. The system-specific theory enables the determination of the coefficients required to implement (i.e., tune) a proportional-integral (PI) control systemanalytically from physical characteristics of the fluid or motion system. PI control is essentially PID control with the derivative (D) coefficient set equal to zero. (A derivative coefficient is not essential and may have a detrimental effect on system response characteristics.) System-specific theory, based on the fundamental algorithm for PID control systems, was developed from a 'back-to-basics' perspective considering digital, not analog, control of fluidsystems and motion systems independently. "ControlProblems" is an application containing numerical system models corresponding to the problems presented in Chapters 23 though 27 of this book. The problems represent typical systems that may be analyzed with system-specific PI control theory. The application enables validation of proportional integral (PI) coefficient calculations as well as investigation of system response characteristics with various PI coefficients. Numerical data for the problems is presented in the ControlProblems application. This data may be changed by the user to simulate different PI coefficients, modulated capacities, complete response intervals, signal update intervals, loads, etc. Suitability of user-specified PI coefficients may be evaluated from simulated system response characteristics. System response characteristic for default PI coefficients may be used for comparison. The application is designed for computers using a Windows® 95, or later, operating system. The download - ControlProblems.zip - is a zip file containing an exe file plus 6 ocx files (ActiveX controls) required to run the exe file. The application is designed to be run - without installation - from the folder containing the ControlProblems.exe file and the ocx files. (Installing an application may change some system files. Removing - un-installing - an application may leave behind some system files.) The following download and setup procedure is required. 1.The download must be saved in its own folder, e.g., C:\ControlProblems. 2.The files contained in the zip file must be extracted to the same folder. 3.For convenience, a shortcut to ControlProblems.exe may be created on the Desktop. ... Read more

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The new 4th Edition lessens the amount of advanced coverage, and concentrates on the topics covered in typical first courses in Fluid Mechanics, while remaining a rigorous introductory level fluids book with a strong conceptual approach to fluids based on mechanics principles. Students from Mechanical, Civil, Aero, and Engineering Science departments will benefit from this title. Students find Shames, Mechanics of Fluids to be readable while having strong coverage of underlying math and physics principles. Shames' book provides an especially clear link between the basics of fluid flow and advanced courses such compressible flow or viscous fluid flow. It also includes Matlab applications for the first time, giving students a way to link fluid mechanics problem-solving with the most widely used computational & problem modeling tool. ... Read more

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for undergrad students , beware ! this book is not for you
This book is certainly not intended for undergraduate. But this is a great book if you are a graduate pursuing deeper study in fluid mechanics. To bridge the gap it would be best for undergrad to read other 'introduction to fluid mechanics' book first. And continue to this book after you had a strong background in vector-matrix & tensor analysis. To my opinion i think the fluid static part is still suitable for undergrad - especially the buoyancy part, but its fluid dynamics analysis is far too advanced for undergrad and they should find better understanding in other introductory books.

Excellent Fluids Theory
There is no doubt that Fluid Dynamics is possibly the hardest subject in Mechanical Engineering. The reason, almost all situations in Fluids are non-linear. It is important, for undergrads to realize that this book is not intended for an introductory Fluids class. notice that the title is not "Introduction to Fluid Mechanics", this is a graduate level book! If you are using this book for an intro level fluids book than your professor either has no taste or he is trying to push you to be ready for a graduate level course in Fluid mechanics. Specifically, the author does a great job developing the governing differential equations. In particular the Navier-Stokes Equations. He not only describes how the equation comes about, but he also describes how to take this non-linear, non-homogenous, partial differntial equation with 3 equations (4 unknowns) and simplify it to solve real world problems. For those of you griping about how bad this book is, I suggest you look at "Introduction to Fluid Mechanics" by Fox and McDonald. This book is excellent for the novice, then move up to a "real" Fluids book.

Shames' text truely shameful
This book provides more confusion and frustration to a student than anything. It ceases to offer sufficient example problems, while the few problems that do exist pertain to the less important theory. Also, the text provides a lack of explaination as to where it gets its values for constants - nearly all chapter problems require the utilization of some type of constant, yet the book has no tables of these values. I actually had to refer to my thermodynamics text in order to finish the questions from this book. It almost seems as if the book was rushed, since it doesn't explain or justify anything. Finally, I would like to mention that this was the most expensive of all my texts. I regret purchasing this text, as I could have learned more about fluid mechanics in my bathtub than from this book.

Horrible Fluids Book
I had Prof. Shames for junior level fluids, and this book in his series of mechanical engineering books does him no justice. It is very hard to understand, especially for the beginning fluids student (ME or CE). If you have to have the book for class and to do homework from, check it out from your school library and go buy another fluids book to study from!

The worst fluid text ever?
This is an excellent textbook.....if you already have a PhD. in Fluid Mechanics. As a textbook for an undergraduate course though, it is useless except possibly for using as a very large paper weight. The text completely lacks any useful examples. Most are far too simplistic to be of any use in solving the end of the chapter problems. As far as the writing style is concerned, the author fails to put items in a distinct clearly stated way. The text also lacks proper end of the chapter reviews of the material, which should highlight the important concepts and equations for quick reference. The back of the text has solutions, but only to certain problems and, as usual, in McGraw-Hill texts, only to the most basic and simplistic questions. In essence this text is a poor example to be used for teaching the classs, unless of course the instructor makes the solution manual available, in which case the student may have an outside chance of understanding the course concepts. I really I wish I had been like my friends...they photocopied the necessary chapters for our course and saved themselves about $80. ... Read more