Nevers, Noel de creator text xx New York McGraw-Hill, Inc. 1991 9999 2nd monographic und xxi, 558 p.: ill. This is intended as an introduction to fluid mechanics for third-year Chemical Engineering students. The presentation of fluid mechanics is elaborated with numerous detailed examples. Throughout, an emphasis is placed on the connection between physical reality and its mathematical models. Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Fluid Statics 3. The Balance Equation and the Mass Balance 4. The First Law of Thermodynamics 5. Bernonlli's Equation 6. Fluid Friction in One-Dimensional Flow 7. The Momentum Balance 8. One-Dimensional High-Velocit Gas Flow 9. Pumps, Compressors, and Turbines 10. Potential Flow 11. The Boundary Layer 12. Flow through Porous Media 13. Model Studies, Dimensional Analysis, and Similitude 14. Gas-Liquid Flow 15. Non-Newtonian Fluids 16. Turbulence 17. Surface Forces Chemical engineering Fluid mechanics 620.106024660 NEV 9780071008303 200103