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Fluid Mechanics Books

This section contains free e-books and guides on Fluid Mechanics, some of the resources in this section can be viewed online and some of them can be downloaded.

Fluid Mechanics Lecture Notes by Ahmed K Mehanna

This note covers the following topics: Physical Properties of Fluids, Fluid Statics, Forces on Submerged Plane Surfaces , Forces on Submerged Surfaces, Fluid Dynamics, Flow Measurements, Continuum Fluid Mechanics and Energy Relationships, Applications of Bernoulli Equation, Applications of Bernoulli Equation and Flow through Pipes.

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Lecture Notes On Fluid Mechanics by Dr. G. Venkata Ramana

This note explains the following topics: Properties Of Fluids And Fluid Statics, Fluid Kinematics, Fluid Dynamics, Boundary Layer Theory, Closed Conduit Flow.

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Notes on Quantum Mechanics by K. Schulten

This note introduce Quantum Mechanics at an advanced level addressing students of Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Electrical Engineering. Topics covered includes: Lagrangian Mechanics, Quantum Mechanical Path Integral, The Schrodinger Equation, Linear Harmonic Oscillator, Theory of Angular Momentum and Spin, Quantum Mechanical Addition of Angular Momenta and Spin, Motion in Spherically Symmetric Potentials, Interaction of Charged Particles with Electromagnetic Radiation, Many–Particle Systems, Relativistic Quantum Mechanics, Spinor Formulation of Relativistic Quantum Mechanics, Symmetries in Physics.

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Lecture Notes On Fluid Mechanics by Dr. G. Venkata Ramana

This note explains the following topics: Properties Of Fluids And Fluid Statics, Fluid Kinematics, Fluid Dynamics, Boundary Layer Theory, Closed Conduit Flow.

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Fluid mechanics by Dr. Matthew J Memmott

This lecture note covers the following topics: Fluid Properties, Fluid Statics, Pressure, Math for Property Balances, Integral Mass Balance, Integral Momentum Balance, Integral Energy Balance, Bernoulli Equation, Bernoulli Applications, Mechanical Energy, Dimensional Analysis, Laminar Pipe Flow, Turbulent Pipe Flow, Minor Losses, Single Pipelines, Pipe Networks, Flow Meters, Environmental Considerations, Differential Balances, Navier Stokes Equations, Boundary Layers, Drag-External Flows, Pumps, Pump Scaling, Turbines, NonNewtonian flow, NonNewtonian Fluids and Compressible Flows.

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Fluid mechanics by Istanbul Technical University

This note explains the following topics: Fluid Statics, Pressure Variation In A Static Fluid, The Hydrostatic Paradox , Manometer, Kinematics Of Fluids, Fluid In Motion, Equation Of Continuity, Basic Equations For One-dimensional Flow, Euler’s Equation Of Motion, Bernoulli’s Equation, Impulse-momentum Equation,flow Of A Real Fluid, Reynold’s Experiments, Two-dimensional Ideal Flow, Ground Water Flow, Two-dimensional Flow Of The Real Fluids , Dimensional Analysis.

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Applied fluid mechanics by The University of Iowa

Fluid mechanics is the science and technology of fluids either at rest or in motion and their effects on boundaries such as solid surfaces or interfaces with other fluids. Topics covered includes: Pressure and Fluid Statics, Bernoulli Equation, Fluids Kinematics, Velocity and Description Methods, Finite Control Volume Analysis, Continuity Equation, Differential Analysis of Fluid Flow, Fluid Element Kinematics , Dimensional Analysis and Modeling, Flow in Conduits, Flow over Immersed Bodies.

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Lecture notes in fluid mechanics by Laurent Schoeffel

This lecture note covers the following topics: Continuum hypothesis, Mathematical functions that define the fluid state, Limits of the continuum hypothesis, Closed set of equations for ideal fluids, Boundary conditions for ideal fluids, nonlinear differential equations, Euler’s equations for incompressible ideal fluids, Potential flows for ideal fluids, Real fluids and Navier-Stokes equations, Boundary conditions for real fluids, Reynolds number and related properties, The millennium problem of the Clay Institute, Bounds and partial proofs, Fluid mechanics in relativistic Heavy-Ions collisions.

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Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics by Aurovinda Mohanty

This note explains the following topics: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, Viscosity, Newtonian Fluids, Non-Newtonian Fluids, Flow Analysis Techniques, Fluid Statics, Differential Analysis Of Fluid Motion.

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Fluid Mechanics by NPTEL

This note explains the following topics: Fluid Statics, Kinematics of Fluid, Conservation Equations and Analysis of Finite Control Volume, Equations of Motion and Mechanical Energy, Principles of Physical Similarity and Dimensional Analysis, Flow of Ideal Fluids Viscous Incompressible Flows, Laminar Boundary Layers, Turbulent Flow, Applications of Viscous Flows through Pipes and Compressible Flow.

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Fluid Mechanics Lecture Notes by M.Subramanian

This note covers the following topics: Differences between fluid and solid, Differences between gas and liquid, Types of fluids, Physical properties, Fluid statics, Pressure Measurement, Buoyancy - principles, Units and Dimensions, Similitude and model studies, Fluid flow, Boundary layer, Flow of incompressible fluid in pipes, Compressible fluid flow, Closed channel flow measurement, Flow past immersed bodies, Packed Towers, Fluidization, Transportation of fluids, Rotary pumps, Airlift pump, Jet pump, Selection of pumps, Fans, blowers, and compressors.

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Fluid Mechanics Introduction Lecture Notes

This note explains the following topics: Fluid Properties, Fluid Statics, Integral Mass Balance, Integral Momentum Balance, Integral Energy Balance, Bernoulli Equation, Bernoulli Applications, Safety, Mechanical Energy, Dimensional Analysis, Dimensionless variables, Laminar Pipe Flow, Turbulent Pipe Flow, Minor Losses, Single Pipelines, Pipe Networks, Navier Stokes Equations, Boundary Layers, Pumps, Turbines, Compressible Flows.

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Fundamentals Of Fluid Mechanics

This note explains the following topics: Basic Energy Considerations, ?Basic Angular Momentum Considerations, The Centrifugal Pump The Centrifugal Pump,Dimensionless Parameters and Similarity Laws, Axial-Flow and Mixed Flow Pumps, Fans, Turbines, Compressible Flow and  Turbomachines.

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Introduction to Fluid Dynamics

This note will be useful for students wishing to gain an overview of the vast field of fluid dynamics. Topics covered includes: The continuum hypothesis, kinematics, conservation laws: continuity equation, Euler and Navier-Stokes equation, Dimensionless numbers, dynamic similarity, aerodynamics, Compressible flows, speed of sound, shocks, Fluid instabilities and turbulence, Applications of fluid dynamics in Astrophysics.

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Lecture Notes for Fluid Mechanics I

Fundamental Fluid and Flow Properties, Fluid Statics, Integral Formulation of Fluid Flow , Bernoulli Equation, Differential Formulation of Fluid Flow, Similitude and Dimensional Analysis, Viscous Flow in Pipes and Ducts, Irrotational Flow , Viscous Flow, Turbomachinery, Compressible Flow.

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Theoretical Fluid Mechanics

This book explains the following topics: Mathematical Models of Fluid Motion, Hydrostatics, Surface Tension, Incompressible Inviscid Flow, Two-Dimensional Incompressible Inviscid Flow, Axisymmetric Incompressible Inviscid Flow, Incompressible Boundary Layers, Incompressible Aerodynamics, Terrestrial Ocean Tides, Equilibrium of Compressible Fluids, Vectors and Vector Fields, Cartesian Tensors, Ellipsoidal Potential Theory and Calculus of Variations.

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An Introduction to Theoretical Fluid Dynamics

This note covers the following topics: The fluid continuum, Conservation of mass and momentum , Vorticity , Potential flow, Lift and drag in ideal fluids , Viscosity and the Navier-Stokes equations, Stokes flow, The boundary layer, Energy, Gas dynamics and Shock waves.

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Fluid Mechanics Notes

First few lectures will review the fundamentals of fluid mechanics, while subsequent lectures will focus on its applications in chemical engineering. Topics covered includes: microscopic and macroscopic balances, Navier-Stokes' equations, Introduction to turbulence, concept of boundary layer, friction factor, pipe flow, pressure loss in fittings, flow past an immersed body, packed and fluidized beds, pump and compressors.

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Lecture Notes On Intermediate Fluid Mechanics

The objective of the course note is to provide a survey of a wide variety of topics in fluid mechanics, including a rigorous derivation of the compressible Navier-Stokes equations, vorticity dynamics, compressible flow, potential flow, and viscous laminar flow.

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Fluid Mechanics lecture notes

A complete set of lecture notes for an upper-division undergraduate Fluid Mechanics course. The course concentrates on those aspects of fluid mechanics that can be studied analytically. Topics covered include hydrodynamics, surface tension, boundary layers, potential flow, aerodynamics, viscous flow, and waves.

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IB lecture notes on fluid dynamics

This note covers the following topics: Kinematics, Flow Visualization, Material Derivative, Stream Functions, Dynamics, Applications Of Momentum Integral, Vorticity, Irrotational Flows, Applications Of Irrotational and Time dependent Bernoulli, Kinetic Energy, Vortex Motion, Flows With a Free Surface.

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Computational Fluid Dynamics of Incompressible Flow (PDF 155p)

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Basic Computational Numerical Analysis (PDF 1.7 MB)

This book explains the following topics: Numerical linear algebra, Solution of non linear equation, Approximation theory, Numerical solotion of ODEs, Numerical solotion of PDEs.

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Introduction to Turbulence

This book explains the following topics: Fundamental Considerations, Statistical Analysis and Modeling of Turbulence, Large-Eddy Simulation and Multi-Scale Methods.

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Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Class Notes

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Advanced Fluid Dynamics of the Environment

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Lectures in Elementary Fluid Dynamics [PDF 163]

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Elementary fluid dynamics (PDF 163)

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