Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 -- 3.3 Classification of Fluid 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 -- 7.4 Laminar Flow Between Parallel Plates -- 7.5 Laminar Flow between Rotating Cylinders -- 7.6 Turbulent Flow in a Pipe -- 7.7 Open Channel Flow -- Chapter 8 External Flows -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Flow Around Blunt Bodies -- 8.3 Flow Around Airfoils -- 8.4 Potential Flow -- 8.5 Boundary-Layer Flow -- 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 -- 10.3 Pumps in Pipe Systems -- 10.4 Pipe Networks -- 10.5 Unsteady Flow -- 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 -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

Fluid mechanics is required for most engineering courses. This title provides multiple-choice problems of the type used on the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam taken by various qualifying engineers.

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