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Fluid Dynamics

Theory, Computation, and Numerical Simulation

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  • © 2009

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Authors:
  1. Constantine Pozrikidis
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  • An accessible introduction to theoretical and computational fluid dynamics (CFD), written from a modern perspective that unifies theory and numerical practice

  • Few prerequisites needed for comprehension

  • Supplemented by free web-based software library, FDLIB, and now by MatLab

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-16
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  2. Introduction to Kinematics

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    Pages 1-53

  3. More on Kinematics

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    Pages 54-114

  4. Flow Computation based on Kinematics

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    Pages 115-162

  5. Forces and Stresses

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    Pages 163-217

  6. Hydrostatics

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    Pages 218-307

  7. Equation of Motion and Vorticity Transport

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    Pages 308-359

  8. Channel, Tube, and Film Flow

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    Pages 360-423

  9. Finite-Difference Methods

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    Pages 424-493

  10. Low Reynolds Number Flow

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    Pages 494-561

  11. High Reynolds Number Flow

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    Pages 562-630

  12. Vortex Motion

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    Pages 631-679

  13. Aerodynamics

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    Pages 680-727

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 1-46
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Ready access to computers has de?ned a new era in teaching and learning. The opportunity to extend the subject matter of traditional science and engineering curricula into the realm of scienti?c computing has become not only desirable, but also necessary. Thanks to portability and low overhead and operating cost, experimentation by numerical simulation has become a viable substitute, and occasionally the only alternative, to physical experimentation. The new framework has necessitated the writing of texts and monographs from a modern perspective that incorporates numerical and computer progr- ming aspects as an integral part of the discourse. Under this modern directive, methods, concepts, and ideas are presented in a uni?ed fashion that motivates and underlines the urgency of the new elements, but neither compromises nor oversimpli?es the rigor of the classical approach. Interfacing fundamental concepts and practical methods of scienti?c c- puting can be implemented on di?erent levels. In one approach, theory and implementation are kept complementary and presented in a sequential fashion. In another approach, the coupling involves deriving computational methods and simulation algorithms, and translating equations into computer code - structions immediately following problem formulations. Seamlessly interjecting methods of scienti?c computing in the traditional discourse o?ers a powerful venue for developing analytical skills and obtaining physical insight.

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From the reviews of the second edition: “The book unites the traditional fluid dynamics with computer programming and numerical solutions using MATLAB programs and CFD methods. … The combination of introduction into theoretical and numerical fluid dynamics by the combined treatment immediately after formulation of many problems is interesting and very useful. … highly recommended for students, researchers, and engineers.” (Bernd Platzer, Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, Vol. 90 (6), 2010)

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