An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics

A re-issue of Professor Batchelor's classic text on fluid dynamics, first published in 1967.

G. K. Batchelor (Author)

9780521663960, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 28 February 2000

658 pages, 172 b/w illus.
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm, 0.98 kg

' … a must-read for a proper understanding of the subject …' Resonance

First published in 1967, Professor Batchelor's classic text on fluid dynamics is still one of the foremost texts in the subject. The careful presentation of the underlying theories of fluids is still timely and applicable, even in these days of almost limitless computer power. This re-issue should ensure that a new generation of graduate students see the elegance of Professor Batchelor's presentation.

Preface
Conventions and notation
1. The physical properties of fluids
2. Kinematics of the flow field
3. Equations governing the motion of a fluid
4. Flow of a uniform incompressible viscous fluid
5. Flow at large Reynolds number: effects of viscosity
6. Irrotational flow theory and its applications
7. Flow of effectively inviscid liquid with vorticity
Appendices.

Subject Areas: Fluid mechanics [PHDF], Applied mathematics [PBW]