Foundations of Fluid Mechanics with Applications: Problems Solving Using Mathematica (Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology) - Hardcover

Vorozhtsov, Evgenii Vasilev; Etc.; Kiselev, S.P.; Fomin, V.M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3764339950 ISBN 13: 9783764339951

Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG, 1999

Synopsis

This reference presents theory, methods and computations for fluid mechanics with Mathematica program examples.

About this title

Review

"This is a self-contained book that systematically takes the reader from basic principles to the most advanced topics of fluid mechanics... Every concept is rigorously derived and proof is provided for theorems and equations... This reviewer has found the combination of fluid mechanics with computer algebra very useful since it allows one to ‘wet the hands’ with simple programs thus making the learning process more interactive... The book is well written, and every topic has a rigorous treatment from the mathematical point of view. It is very easy to move through the book since an initial index and a good final subject index are given... This reviewer certainly recommends the purchase of [this book], since it contains a lot of interesting material not commonly found in usual textbooks."

―Applied Mechanics Review

"This new text/reference presents the basic concepts and methods of fluid mechanics, including Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions, tensors of stresses and strains, continuity, momentum, energy, thermodynamics laws, and similarity theory. The models and their solutions are presented within a new context of the mechanics of multiphase media. The treatment fully utilizes the computer algebra and software system Mathematica (to both develop concepts and help the reader to master modern methods of solving problems in fluid mechanics).

Foundations of Fluid Mechanics with Applications is a complete and accessible text/reference for graduates and professionals in mechanics, applied mathematics, physical sciences, materials science, and engineering. It is an essential resource for the study and use of modern solution methods for problems in fluid mechanics and the underlying mathematical models."

―Analele Stiintifice

From the Back Cover

Fluid mechanics is a branch of science dealing with the study of flows of continua under the action of external forces.  It has a rich history and unchanging core of materials, but is constantly expanding and evolving as new methods, applications, and computational tools are developed.
This text presents the basic concepts and methods of fluid mechanics, including Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions, tensors of stresses and strains, continuity, momentum, energy, thermodynamics laws, and similarity theory.  The models and their solutions are presented within a context of the mechanics of multiphase media.  The treatment fully utilizes the computer algebra and software system Mathematica® to both develop concepts and help the reader to master modern methods of solving problems in fluid mechanics.
Topics and features:

• Glossary of over thirty Mathematica® computer programs
  
• Exte

nsive, self-contained appendix of Mathematica® functions and their use

Chapter coverage of mechanics of multiphase heterogeneous media

Detailed coverage of theory of shock waves in gas dynamics

Thorough discussion of aerohydrodynamics of ideal and viscous fluids and gases

Complete worked examples with detailed solutions

Problem-solving approach

Foundations of Fluid Mechanics with Applications is a complete and accessible text or reference for graduates and professionals in mechanics, applied mathematics, physical sciences, materials science, and engineering.  It is an essential resource for the study and use of modern solution methods for problems in fluid mechanics and the underlying mathematical models.  The present, softcover reprint is designed to make this classic textbook available to a wider audience.
Reviews
The book is well written, and every topic has a rigorous treatment from the mathematical point of view. It is very easy to move through the book since an initial index and a good final subject index are given... This reviewer certainly recommends the purchase of [this book], since it contains a lot of interesting material not commonly found in usual textbooks.
-- Applied Mechanics Review
[This book] is a complete and accessible text/reference for graduates and professionals in mechanics, applied mathematics, physical sciences, materials science, and engineering. It is an essential resource for the study and use of modern solution methods for problems in fluid mechanics and the underlying mathematical models.
-- Analele Stiintifice

Edition details

• Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 3764339950
• ISBN 13: 9783764339951
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 592