Schaum's Outline of Fluid Dynamics (Schaum's) | 
| Authors: William F. Hughes, John A. Brighton
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 369
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0070311188
Dewey Decimal Number: 532.05
UPC: 639785304531
EAN: 9780070311183
ASIN: 0070311188
Publication Date: June 28, 1999
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 A new cover to an old book December 14, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have this book first edition; this third edition is not much different from the first one. No CFD, no computer applications and almost the same subjects of 30 years ago. The chapters about MHD, non-newtonian flows and hyper-sonic flows are all but too short; they are almost useless.
There is a new chapter about waves which figures are not as good as the older ones.
Well, the book is cheap and certenly worths the price.
 MHD, turbulence, boundary layers... December 31, 2004
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Fluid mechanics is a vast field. It can be considered a branch of applied physics. Highly mathematical, as can be seen in the problems given in this book by Hughes. He takes you through the field, giving the salient equations used to describe various fluid phenomena.
Foremost amongst these is the Navier-Stokes equation. A nonlinear partial differential equation that describes the balancing or conservation of momentum and energy in a fluid. Most of fluid mechanics builds on Navier-Stokes. So you need to get your understanding of it down pat. The problems given for these should be tackled and hopefully solved by you, before going onto later sections in the book. You need a solid grasp of this. It can make the rest much easier.
Other chapters describe various important special cases. Like incompressible flow. Or one dimensional flow of a fluid that is compressible. Then expanding this discussion into 2 dimensions.
Boundary layer problems are also heavily studied. Important in practice, because these relate to the designing of surfaces of planes or boats or missiles. Which leads naturally into problems of turbulence.
Then what if the fluid is charged? Electromagnetic effects [currents] then come into consideration. So Hughes devotes a chapter to magnetohydrodynamics. Students of nuclear fusion or stellar evolution may find this chapter germane.
Overall, Hughes gives a broad span of the field. Many problems to sharpen your understanding.
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