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Author:   William B. Brower, Jr. (Rensselaer Polytech Institute, Troy, New York, USA) ,  William B. Brower Jr (Rensselaer Institute, Troy, New York, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.060kg
ISBN:  

9780849393686

ISBN 10:   084939368
Pages:   540
Publication Date:   22 October 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Fluid Properties - Kinetic Theory of GasesIntroductionThe Macroscopic View of MatterThe Liquid StateOn the Kinetic Theory of GasesMass DensityPressure in a GasThe Molecular Mean-Free-Path LengthRelation between Viscosity and Mean-Free-Path LengthOn Heat ConductionOn the Units of ViscosityOn the Viscosity of Real GasesHeat Conduction Coefficient for Dilute GasesOn the Viscosity of LiquidsAvailability and Future Sources of Fluid Property DataFluid StaticsIntroductionEquilibrium and Pressure in a FluidClassification of ForcesThe Fundamental Equation of Fluid StaticsEquation of Fluid Statics for a Uniform Gravitational FieldPressure-Height Relation in a LiquidElementary Pressure-Measuring InstrumentsAn Application in ManometryForces and Moments on Submerged SurfacesApplications Involving Forces and Moments on Curved SurfacesForces on Submerged BodiesThe Concept of Static StabilityApplication: Stability of a BuoyOn the Stability of a Floating Parabolic SegmentFluid Statics of the AtmosphereUS Standard AtmosphereConcept of Geopotential HeightStability of the AtmosphereBuoyancy in the AtmosphereApplication of the Inverse Square Law of Gravitation: Pressure at the Center of the EarthSurface TensionThe Equation of Fluid MechanicsIntroductionConcepts from KinematicsRelating Observed Motion for Two Different ObserversKinematics in a Flow FieldTime Derivatives and the Substantial DerivativeIllustrative ExamplesExample Involving Other Time DerivativesConcept of a One-Dimensional FlowThe Postulates of Fluid DynamicsThe Continuity EquationInvariance of Continuity Equation under Change of ObserverThe Dynamical Equation of MotionOn Newton's Second LawOn Concepts from ThermodynamicsThe First Law of ThermodynamicsThe Second Law of ThermodynamicsThe Energy EquationDiss

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Unique...Meticulously accurate...The author gives a refreshingly original discussion. - Ronald L. Panton, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Texas at Austin

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