TY  - BOOK
AU  - VETT, Jack B.
AU  - Liu, Cheng.
TI  - Fundamentals of fluid mechanics / Jack B. Evett and Cheng Liu
SN  - 0070197792
PY  - 1987///
CY  - New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company
KW  - FLUID MECHANICS
N1  - Chapter 1. Properties of Fluids 1-1. Introduction 1-2. Engineering System of Units 1-3. Specific (or Unit) Weight and Mass Density 1-4. Specific Gravity 1-5. Viscosity 1-6. Vapor Pressure 1-7. Surface Tension and Capillary 1-8. Problems. Chapter 2. Pressure 2-1. Introduction 2-2. Unit Pressure 2-3. Pressure the Same in All Directions 2-4. Variation of Pressure With Depth in a Fluid 2-5. Pressure Expressed in Height of Liquid-Pressure Head 2-6. Vacuum and Atmospheric Pressure 2-7. Absolute and Gauge Pressure 2-8. Barometer 2-9. Piezometer and Manometer 2-10. Problems. Chapter 3. Fluid Pressure 3-1. Introduction 3-2. Total Resultant Force on Plane Surface 3-3. Location of Center of Pressure on Plane Surface 3-4. Horizontal and Vertical Component of Total Resultant Force on Curved Surfaces 3-5. Dams 3-6. Hoop Tension in Pipes and Tanks. Chapter 4. Buoyancy and Flotation Flow 4-1. Introduction 4-2. Archimedes' Principle 4-3. Stability of Submerged Bodies 4-4. Stability of Floating Bodies 4-5. Problems. Chapter 5. Fundamentals of Fluid Flow 5-1. Introduction 5-2. Velocity and Flow Rate 5-3. Classifications of Fluid Flow 5-4. Conservation of Mass 5-5. Energy and Head 5-6. Power 5-7. Friction Losses and "Minor" Losses 5-8. Bernoulli's Equation 5-9. Problems. Chapter 6. Flow in Closed Conduits 6-1. Introduction 6-2. Laminar Flow and Turbulent Flow 6-3. Determination of Head Loss Due to Friction 6-4. Determination of "Minor" Head Losses 6-5. Energy Gradient and Hydraulic Gradient 6-6. Empirical Equation for Water Flow in Closed Conduit 6-7. Pipe Diagrams 6-8. Problems 6-9. References Cited; Chapter 7. Complex Pipeline Systems 7-1. Introduction 7-2. Pipes in Series 7-3. Pipes in Parallel 7-4. Pipe Networks 7-5. Pipelines Containing Pumps and Turbines 7-6. Problems 7-7. Preference. Chapter 8. Flow in Open Channels 8-1. Introduction 8-2. Energy in Open Channel Flow 8-3. Open Channel Flow Formulas 8-4. Uniform Open Channel Flow in Noncircular Sections 8-5. Uniform Open Channel Flow in Circular Sections 8-6. Velocity Distribution in Open Channel Flow 8-7. Most Efficient Cross Sections 8-8. Specific Energy and Critical Flow Conditions 8-9. Hydraulic Jump 8-10. Nonuniform Flow 8-11. Problems 8-12. Reference. Chapter 9. Flow of Compressible Fluids 9-1. Introduction 9-2. Some Basic Principles Involving Perfect Gases 9-3. Isothermal Flow 9-4 Isentropic Flow 9-5. Area-Velocity Relations in Compressible Flow 9-6. The Convergent Nozzle 9-7. Compressible Flow trough a Constriction 9-8. Problems 9-9. Reference. Chapter 10. Flow Measurement 10-1. Introduction 10-2. Direct Volume and Weight Flow Measurement 10-3. Piton Tube 10-4. Venturi Meters 10-5. Orifices 10-6. Weirs 10-7. Parshall Flumes 10-8. Flow Measurement in Natural Streams 10-9. Problems 10-10. Reference Cited. Chapter 11. Pumps 11-1. Introduction 11-2. Classification of Pumps 11-3. Selection of Pumps 11-4. Performance Characteristics of Pumps 11-5. Head Delivered by Pumps 11-6. Specific Speed of Pumps 11-7. Cavitation 11-8. Efficiency of Pumps 11-9. Pumps in Series and Paralell 11-10. Problems 11-11. References Cited. Chapter 12. Forces Development by Fluids in Motion 12-1. Introduction 12-2. The Force Equation 12-3. Fluid Forces on Stationary Flat Objects 12-4. Fluids Forces on Stationary Curved Objects 12-5. Fluid Forces on Moving Objects 12-6. Fluid Forces on Pressure Conduits 12-7. Jet and Rocket Propulsion 12-8. Forces on Immersed Bodies-Drag and Lift 12-9. Problems 12-10. Reference Cited
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