This text, written as an introduction to fluid mechanics for students of all engineering disciplines emphasizes fluid flow phenomena and their Modelling. The level of mathematics is kept at the minimum so that a student can pay full attention to the complexities of the fundamental physical concepts and develop a physical feel of the subject. Common misapplications, misunderstandings and over- generalizations made by students are anticipated and cautioned against. Relatively newer and simpler treatments have been used in several topics such as Euler acceleration formula, Reynolds transport theorem and Bernoulli equation, and a new unified treatment of modelling, similitude and the basis of approximations has been presented. A preview of fluid flow phenomena in Chapter 1 and an overview in the epilogue are included. A whole array of applications from diverse engineering disciplines has been introduced through numerous solved examples and over five hundred carefully graded problems.
In this new edition, Chapter 9 on Similitude and Modelling has been re-written so as to make it easier to understand, and suggestions of several users have been incorporated.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Santosh Kumar Gupta
Santosh K. Gupta is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. A graduate of the same institute, he obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, in 1972. His research interests include modelling, optimization and on-line optimal control of polymerization reactors, and modelling and multi-objective optimization (using genetic algorithm) of chemical engineering systems. He has published over 200 papers in these areas, and has also authored/co-authored the textbooks, Fundamentals of Polymer Science and Engineering, Momentum Transfer Operations, Fluid Mechanics and its Applications, Reaction Engineering of Step-Growth Polymerizations, and Mathematical Methods in Chemical and Environmental Engineering. He has been Visiting Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, IN, USA (1985-87), National University of Singapore (1998-99), University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA (1999-2000), and IIT Bombay, Mumbai (2008-2010), where he is currently the L & T Chair Professor of Chemical Engineering. He has received several awards and honours.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Vijay Gupta
Vijay Gupta is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. A graduate of I.I.T. Delhi, he obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. His research includes high speed aerodynamics and bio-fluid mechanics. He has co-authored the text-books An Introduction to Engineering Design Methods and Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications. He is deeply interested in the process and technology of engineering education and has produced a number of educational videos. He won the Best Presentation Award for his video.
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