Applied hydrodynamics: an introduction to ideal and real fluid flows

Fluid dynamics is the engineering science dealing with forces and energies generated by fluids in motion. Fluid dynamics and hydrodynamics play a vital role in everyday life. Practical examples include the flow motion in the kitchen sink, the exhaust fan above the stove, and the air conditioning system in our home. When driving a car, the air flow around the vehicle body induces some drag which increases with the square of the car speed and contributes to excess fuel consumption. Engineering applications encompass fluid transport in pipes and canals, energy generation, environmental processes and transportation (cars, ships, aircraft's). Other applications include coastal structures, wind flow around buildings, fluid circulations in lakes, oceans and atmosphere, and even fluid motion in the human body. This textbook deals with the topic of applied hydrodynamics. The lecture material is grouped into two complementary sections: ideal fluid flow and real fluid flow. The former deals with two- and possibly three-dimensional fluid motions that are not subject to boundary frictioneffects, while the latter considers the flow regions affected by boundary friction and turbulent shear. The lecture material is designed as an intermediatecourse in fluid dynamics for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students in Civil, Environmental, Hydraulic and Mechanical Engineering. It is supported by notes, applications, remarks and discussions in each chapter. Moreover a series of appendices is added, while some major homework assignments are developed at the end of the book, before the bibliographic references. INDICE: Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Fundamental Equations Part I - Irrotational Flow Motion of Ideal Fluid I-1 - Introduction to Ideal Fluid Flows I-2 - Ideal Fluid Flows and Irrotational Flow Motion I-3 - Two-DimensionalFlows (1) Basic equations and flow analogies I-4 - Two-Dimensional Flows (2) Basic flow patterns I-5 - Complex potential, velocity potential & Joukowski transformation I-6- Joukowski transformation, theorem of Kutta-Joukowski & lift force on airfoil I-7 - Theorem of Schwarz-Christoffel, free streamlines & applications Part II - Real Fluid Flows : Theory and Applications II-1 Introduction II-2 Turbulence: an introduction II-3 Boundary Layer Theory. Application to Laminar Boundary layer Flows II-4 Turbulent Boundary layers

• ISBN: 978-0-415-49271-3
• Editorial: CRC Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 448
• Fecha Publicación: 29/04/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés