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Constantine Pozrikidis ... 1296 pages - Publisher: Oxford Univ. Press; 2nd edition (September, 2011) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0199752079 - ISBN-13: 978-0199752072 ... 

This book discusses the fundamental principles and equations governing the motion of incompressible Newtonian fluids, and simultaneously introduces analytical and numerical methods for solving a broad range of pertinent problems. Topics include an in-depth discussion of kinematics, elements of differential geometry of lines and surfaces, vortex dynamics, properties and computation of interfacial shapes in hydrostatics, exact solutions, flow at low Reynolds numbers, interfacial flows, hydrodynamic stability, boundary-layer analysis, vortex motion, boundary-integral methods for potential and Stokes flow, principles of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and finite-difference methods for Navier-Stokes flow. The discourse includes classical and original topics, as well as derivations accompanied by solved and unsolved problems that illustrate the theoretical results and explain the implementation of the numerical methods. Appendices provide a wealth of information and establish the necessary mathematical and numerical framework. A unique and comprehensive synthesis of the essential aspects of the discipline, this volume serves as an ideal textbook in several graduate courses on theoretical and computational fluid dynamics, applied mathematics, and scientific computing. The material is an indispensable resource for professionals and researchers in various fields of science, chemical, mechanical, biomechanical, civil and aerospace engineering.

Robert L. Mott, Joseph A. Untener ... 552 pages - Publisher: Pearson; 7th edition (February, 2014) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0132558920 - ISBN-13: 978-0132558921 ...

Oleg Zikanov ... 320 pages - Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (March, 2010) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0470423293 - ISBN-13: 978-0470423295 ....

This book serves as a complete and self-contained introduction to the principles of Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) analysis. It is deliberately short (at approximately 300 pages) and can be used as a text for the first part of the course of applied CFD followed by a software tutorial. The main objectives of this non-traditional format are: 1) To introduce and explain, using simple examples where possible, the principles and methods of CFD analysis and to demystify the `black box’ of a CFD software tool, and 2) To provide a basic understanding of how CFD problems are set and which factors affect the success and failure of the analysis. Included in the text are the mathematical and physical foundations of CFD, formulation of CFD problems, basic principles of numerical approximation (grids, consistency, convergence, stability, and order of approximation, etc), methods of discretization with focus on finite difference and finite volume techniques, methods of solution of transient and steady state problems, commonly used numerical methods for heat transfer and fluid flows, plus a brief introduction into turbulence modeling.

From the Back Cover: The essential introductory guide to computational fluid dynamics: As modern advancements continue to generate growth in computer power, and as new, more accurate and effective numerical techniques are developed, computational fluid dynamics is emerging as a primary method for analyzing fluid flows and heat transfer. CFD is used in many areas, such as astrophysics, weather prediction, and biomedical research, but mainly in engineering, where it has become an everyday tool of design and optimization. Essential Computational Fluid Dynamics shows why it is imperative for newcomers in this field as well as for experienced engineers to understand the basics of CFD analysis in order to apply available CFD software correctly and efficiently. This indispensable companion: Introduces computational fluid dynamics to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as to working professionals in the areas of practical applications of CFD, such as mechanical, civil, chemical, or environmental engineering + Focuses on the needs of someone who wants to apply the CFD software and understand how it works, rather than develop new codes + Covers all the major topics, from the basics of discretization to turbulence modeling and uncertainty analysis + Discusses complex issues using simple examples and rein-forces learning with problems. With expert guidance and a wealth of useful techniques, this book offers a clear, concise, and accessible account of the essentials needed to conduct and interpret a CFD analysis.

Donald F. Young, Bruce R. Munson, Theodore H. Okiishi, Wade W. Huebsch ... 
528 pages - Publisher: Wiley; 5th edition (November 23, 2010)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0470596791 - ISBN-13: 978-0470596791

A Brief Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition is designed to cover the standard topics in a basic fluid mechanics course in a streamlined manner that meets the learning needs of today?s student better than the dense, encyclopedic manner of traditional texts. This approach helps students connect the math and theory to the physical world and practical applications and apply these connections to solving problems. The text lucidly presents basic analysis techniques and addresses practical concerns and applications, such as pipe flow, open-channel flow, flow measurement, and drag and lift. It offers a strong visual approach with photos, illustrations, and videos included in the text, examples and homework problems to emphasize the practical application of fluid mechanics principles

Jack Lewin ... 
312 pages - Publisher: Thomas Telford Publishing; 2nd edition (January 1, 2001)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 072772990X - ISBN-13: 978-0727729903

Based on the authors extensive practical experience, this new edition will act as a definitive reference work on gates and valves.

Hydraulic gates and valves in free surface flow and submerged outlets: 2nd edition will provide you with a comprehensive overview of the subject and clearly describes the principle options available to engineers and designers and outlines the main advantages and disadvantages of all hydraulic gates and valves, highlighting potential problems in their use.

Roland Jeppson ... 
1258 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; (November 9, 2010)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1439839751 - ISBN-13: 978-1439839751

Jerome J. Connor, C. A. Brebbia ... 
340 pages - Publisher: Transatlantic Arts; (February 1977)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0408001763 - ISBN-13: 978-0408001762

Alexandre J. Chorin, J. E. Marsden ...
172 pages - Publisher: Springer; 3rd edition (June 16, 2000)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0387979182 - ISBN-13: 978-0387979182

A presentation of some of the basic ideas of fluid mechanics in a mathematically attractive manner. The text illustrates the physical background and motivation for some constructions used in recent mathematical and numerical work on the Navier- Stokes equations and on hyperbolic systems, so as to interest students in this at once beautiful and difficult subject. This third edition incorporates a number of updates and revisions, while retaining the spirit and scope of the original book.

F. Moukalled, L. Mangani, M. Darwish ... 791 pages -Publisher: Springer; (August, 2015) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 3319168738 - ISBN-13: 978-3319168739.

This textbook explores both the theoretical foundation of the Finite Volume Method (FVM) and its applications in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Readers will discover a thorough explanation of the FVM numerics and algorithms used for the simulation of incompressible and compressible fluid flows, along with a detailed examination of the components needed for the development of a collocated unstructured pressure-based CFD solver. Two particular CFD codes are explored. The first is uFVM, a three-dimensional unstructured pressure-based finite volume academic CFD code, implemented within Matlab. The second is OpenFOAM®, an open source framework used in the development of a range of CFD programs for the simulation of industrial scale flow problems. With over 220 figures, numerous examples and more than one hundred exercise on FVM numerics, programming, and applications, this textbook is suitable for use in an introductory course on the FVM, in an advanced course on numerics, and as a reference for CFD programmers and researchers.

William S. Janna ... 738 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 4th edition (November 3, 2009)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1420085247 - ISBN-13: 978-1420085242

T. J. Chung ... 1058 pages - Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2nd edition (June 23, 2014)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1107425255 - ISBN-13: 978-1107425255

The second edition of Computational Fluid Dynamics represents a significant improvement from the first edition. However, the original idea of including all computational fluid dynamics methods (FDM, FEM, FVM); all mesh generation schemes; and physical applications to turbulence, combustion, acoustics, radiative heat transfer, multiphase flow, electromagnetic flow, and general relativity is still maintained. This unique approach sets this book apart from its competitors and allows the instructor to adopt this book as a text and choose only those subject areas of his or her interest. The second edition includes a new section on preconditioning for EBE-GMRES and a complete revision of the section on flowfield-dependent variation methods, which demonstrates more detailed computational processes and includes additional example problems. For those instructors desiring a textbook that contains homework assignments, a variety of problems for FDM, FEM, and FVM are included in an appendix. To facilitate students and practitioners intending to develop a large-scale computer code, an example of FORTRAN code capable of solving compressible, incompressible, viscous, inviscid, 1D, 2D, and 3D for all speed regimes using the flowfield-dependent variation method is made available.

Charles Hirsch ... 680 pages - Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2nd edition (August, 2007) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0750665947 - ISBN-13: 978-0750665940 ...

The second edition of Numerical Computation of Internal and External Flows is a self-contained introduction to computational fluid dynamics (CFD). It covers the fundamentals of the subject required in an introductory course for senior undergraduate or graduate level students. It is also ideal for readers who need a comprehensive reference to CFD theory and practice, or as the basis for more advanced study and simulation development.

Key Features: New approach takes readers seamlessly from first principles to more advanced and applied topics + Presents the essential components of a simulation system at a level suitable for those coming into contact with CFD for the first time, and is ideal for those who need a comprehensive refresher on the fundamentals of CFD + Enhanced pedagogy features chapter objectives, hands-on practice examples and end of chapter exercises + Extended coverage of finite difference, finite volume and finite element methods + New chapters include an introduction to grid properties and the use of grids in practice + Includes material on 2-D inviscid, potential and Euler flows, 2-D viscous flows, Navier-Stokes flows to enable the reader to develop basic CFD simulations.

Tuncer Cebeci ... 

M. Hanif Chaudhry ... 523 pages - Publisher: Springer; 2nd edition (December, 2007) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0387301747 - ISBN-13: 978-0387301747 ... 

Open Channel Flow, 2nd edition is written for senior-level undergraduate and graduate courses on steady and unsteady open-channel flow. The book is comprised of two parts: Part I covers steady flow and Part II describes unsteady flow. The second edition features considerable emphasis on the presentation of modern methods for computer analyses; full coverage of unsteady flow; inclusion of typical computer programs; new problem sets and a complete solution manual for instructors.

Buddhi N. Hewakandamby...
145 pages - Publisher: Bookboon; (2012)
Language: English - ISBN-13: 978-87-403-0069-7

A good knowledge of Fluid mechanics is essential for Chemical, Mechanical and Civil engineers. As a result it is taught at a very early stage in degree courses on those disciplines.

A First Course in Fluid Mechanics covers the basics of the engineering fluid mechanics without delving into deeper more mathematical concepts.

Building from most basic concepts such as physical properties of fluids, it covers the topics in fluid statics and dynamics. Hydrostatic pressure, buoyancy and forces on immersed bodies are discussed under fluid statics.

Under fluid dynamics, Bernoulli’s principle is introduced. Furthermore, the nature of fluid flows is discussed in engineering context. Laminar and turbulent flows in pipes are explained in detail.

Finally hydraulic design is discussed paying attention to pump capacity calculations. This textbook is levelled at first year undergraduate students.

Michel Rieutord ... 508 pages - Publisher: Springer; (December 27, 2014)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 3319093509 - ISBN-13: 978-3319093505

This book is dedicated to readers who want to learn fluid dynamics from the beginning. It assumes a basic level of mathematics knowledge that would correspond to that of most second-year undergraduate physics students and examines fluid dynamics from a physicist’s perspective. As such, the examples used primarily come from our environment on Earth and, where possible, from astrophysics. The text is arranged in a progressive and educational format, aimed at leading readers from the simplest basics to more complex matters like turbulence and magnetohydrodynamics. Exercises at the end of each chapter help readers to test their understanding of the subject (solutions are provided at the end of the book), and a special chapter is devoted to introducing selected aspects of mathematics that beginners may not be familiar with, so as to make the book self-contained.

Donald W. Knight, Caroline McGahey, Rob Lamb, Paul Samuels ...
470 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; (October 1, 2009)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0415549744 - ISBN-13: 978-0415549745

A technical reference guide and instruction text for the estimation of flood and drainage water levels in rivers, waterways and drainage channels. It is written as a user’s manual for the openly available innovative Conveyance and Afflux Estimation System (CES-AES) software, with which water levels, flows and velocities in channels can be calculated. The impact of factors influencing these levels and the sensitivity of channels to extreme levels can also be assessed. Approaches and solutions are focused on addressing environmental, flood risk and land drainage objectives. Practical Channel Hydraulics is the first reference guide that focuses in detail on estimating roughness, conveyance and afflux in fluvial hydraulics. With its universal approach and the application of metric units, both book and software serve an international audience of consultants and engineers dealing with river modelling, flood risk assessment, maintenance of watercourses and the design of drainage systems. Suited as course material for training graduate Master’s students in civil and environmental engineering or geomorphology who focus on river and flood engineering, as well as for professional training in flood risk management issues, open channel flow hydraulics and modelling.

The CES-AES software development followed recommendations by practitioners and academics in the UK Network on Conveyance in River Flood Plain Systems, following the Autumn 2000 floods, that operating authorities should make better use of recent improved knowledge on conveyance and related flood (or drainage) level estimation. This led to a Targeted Programme of Research aimed at improving conveyance estimation and subsequent integration with other research on afflux at bridges and culverts at high flows. The CES-AES software tool aims to improve and assist with the estimation of: Hydraulic roughness + water levels (and corresponding channel and structure conveyance) + flow (given slope); section-average and spatial velocities + backwater profiles upstream of a known flow-head control e.g. weir (steady) + afflux upstream of bridges and culverts + uncertainty in water level.

Barbara Hauser ... 
368 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 2nd edition (November 16, 1995)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1566700388 - ISBN-13: 978-1566700382

The Second Edition of the Practical Hydraulics Handbook is a must for all those who work with water utility systems. Presented in workbook format and emphasizing practical applications, this Handbook is perfect for hydraulic engineers, technicians, operating personnel, supervisors, managers, consultants, and students.

The exceptionally well-organized chapters include information on pressurized systems and open channel flow, principles of energy and force, flow calculations and measurement, pumps, and pumping applications.

This latest edition of the Practical Hydraulics Handbook includes new exercises at the end of each chapter and detailed solutions to selected exercises. The well-chosen exercises allow readers to practice applications of the theory and to test their knowledge of the material. The solutions provide guidance and problem-solving techniques that can be used both in the field and in the lab. Reference tables are also provided for calculations of friction loss, velocity, pipe fullness, well drawdown, English/metric conversions, power, and metered flow. These tables make calculations easier and minimize the chance for error.

In this new edition of Practical Hydraulics Handbook, all of the major principles and calculations dealing with the hydraulics of water systems are covered, and new and expanded material has been added.