This book provides professionals in the field of fluid dynamics with a comprehensive guide and resource. The book balances three traditional areas of fluid mechanics - theoretical, computational, and experimental - and expounds on basic science and engineering techniques. Each chapter introduces a topic, discusses the primary issues related to this subject, outlines approaches taken by experts, and supplies references for further information. Topics discussed include: basic engineering fluid dynamics classical fluid dynamics turbulence modeling reacting flows multiphase flows flow and porous media high Reynolds number asymptotic theories finite difference method finite volume method finite element method spectral element methods for incompressible flows experimental methods, such as hot-wire anemometry, laser-Doppler velocimetry, and flow visualization applications, such as axial-flow compressor and fan aerodynamics, turbomachinery, airfoils and wings, atmospheric flows, and mesoscale oceanic flows The text enables experts in particular areas to become familiar with useful information from outside their specialization, providing a broad reference for the significant areas within fluid dynamics.

Table of Contents:
Basics Introduction, Richard W. Johnson Some Reflections on the History of Fluid Dynamics, John D. Anderson, Jr. General Equations of Newtonian Fluid Dynamics, R. Byron Bird and Michael D. Graham Special Equation Forms and Related Equations, Frank G. Collins and Ronald H. Aungier Basic Engineering Fluid Mechanics, John F. Foss, Ronald L. Panton, and William S. Janna Classical Fluid Dynamics Overview of Classical Fluid Dynamics, Richard W. Johnson Inviscid Incompressible Flow-Potential Flow, Robert H. Kirchhoff Inviscid Compressible Flow, Doyle D. Knight Incompressible Laminar Viscous Flows, Ismet Gursul Incompressible Laminar Boundary Layer Flow, Z.U.A. Warsi Compressible Laminar Boundary Layer Flow, Arnold Polak Waves, Matiur Rahman Transition and Turbulence, Peter S. Bernard, Jeffrey D. Crouch, Meelan Choudhari, David G. Bogard, and Karen A. Thole Turbulence Modeling and Simulation, Charles G. Speziale and Ronald M.C. So Plasma Flows, John J. Lowke and Anthony B. Murphy Chemically Reacting Flows (Combustion), David G. Lilley Multiphase Flow - Gas/Liquid, Michael L. Corradini Multiphase Flow - Gas/Solid, Liang-Shih Fan and Chao Zhu Multiphase Flow - Liquid/Solid Fluidized Bed Systems, Rong-Her Jean and Liang-Shih Fan Cavitation, Roger E.A. Arndt Flow in Porous Media, Massoud Kaviany Non-Newtonian Fluid Flow, Thomas H. Irvine, Jr., and Massimo Capobianchi High Reynolds Number Asymptotic Theories Incompressible Triple-Deck Theory, Alric P. Rothmayer and Frank T. Smith Free-Interactions and Breakaway Separation, Alric P. Rothmayer and Frank T. Smith Numerical Solution of Two-Dimensional Steady Triple-Deck Problems, Alric P. Rothmayer and Frank T. Smith Numerical Solution of the Equations of Fluid Dynamics Finite Difference Method, Kyran D. Mish Finite Volume Method, Suhas V. Patankar, K.C. Karki, and K.M. Kelkar Finite Element Method, A. Jerry Baker Spectral Element Methods for Incompressible Flows, George Em Karniadakis and Ronald D. Henderson Computer Science, Kyran D. Mish Solution Methods for the Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations, Wei Shyy and Rajat Mittal Convergence Acceleration, David A. Caughey Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics Basic Instruments, Mohamed Gad-el-Hak Hot-Wire Anemometry, Geneviève Comte-Bellot Laser-Doppler Velocimetry (LDV), Leroy M. Fingerson and Rajan K. Menon Multiphase Flow Measurements Using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), Yassin A. Hasan Phase Doppler Particle Analyzer (PDPA), William D. Bachalo and Subramanian V. Sankar Flow Visualization, James P. Crowder Uncertainty Analysis, Hugh W. Coleman and W. Glenn Steele Applications Axial-Flow Compressor and Fan Aerodynamics, David C. Wisler Turbomachinery, Lowell W. Pearson and Roger E.A. Arndt Nozzles and Diffusers, Donald J. Dusa and James L. Younghans Airfoils and Wings, Bruce R. Munson and Dennis J. Cronin Pumps, Lev Nelik Open Channel Flow, M. Hanif Chaudhry and Michael E. Barber Atmospheric Flows, Donald H. Lenschow Mesoscale Oceanic Flows, Lynn K. Shay Lubrication, Ralph A. Burton Appendixes A. Mathematics of Fluid Mechanics, Charles Zemach B. Tables of Dimensionless Numbers C. Transport Property Tables D. Units and Constants Index