Product Description

Whites Fluid Mechanics sixth edition will continue the text's tradition of excellent problems of different types, precision and accuracy, and good application of concepts to engineering. The new 6th edition will feature the best general problem-solving approach to date, presented at the start of the book and carefully integrated in all examples. Students can progress from general ones to those involving design, multiple steps and computer usage. Word problems are included to build readers' conceptual understanding of the subject, and FE Exam problems (in multiple-choice format) are included.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #43643 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 864 pages

From the Publisher
1. Over 1500 total problems. 500 new problems divided into categories of "regular problems", "applied problems," "comprehensive applied problems," "design projects," "word problems" and "FE (fundamentals of engineering exam) problems." The applied and comprehensive applied problems provide a real-world window into Fluid Mechanics, rather than just the standard "plug and chug" type problems. The design projects enable students to actually apply their knowledge of fluid mechanics in a hands-on format. Certain problems in the text are also identified with a computer disk icon as those that could be solved using the computer and a technical calculation package such as EES or Mathcad. 20% of the problems are in English units; 80% SI.
There are 95 new multiple-choice problems which simulate the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam.
Answers to 640 selected even-numbered problems are now included in text. (back of book)
Perforated and laminated "Key Equations Card" included with text. (after chapter 1)
New sections on "Problem Solving Methodology" and "Engineering Uncertainty" now included in chapter 1.
Chapter opening photo for each chapter. (beginning of each chapter)
Chapter 2 now contains a complete derivation of the formulas for determining floating body stability.
New instruments, such as the fused-quartz bourdon tube, the resonant silicon transducer, and Coriolis mass-flow meters, have been added to the text.
Chapter 7 introduces biological adaptation to flow.
Chapter 8 has an extensive new section on Computational Fluid Dynamics, both viscous and inviscid, steady and unsteady, plus an illustration and critique of commercial CFD codes.
Chapter 9 gives repeated illustrations of how the new equation solvers such as EES are gradually replacing the still-retained compressible flow tables of App. B.
Chapter 10 introduces new, real-world open-channel flow problems and design projects, taken from the author's experience with hydropower projects.
Chapter 11 introduces new material on compressors.
Now available with or without the EES (Engineering Equation Solver) Problems Disk which contains examples that demonstrate how to use EES programs that have been developed to solve some of the problems in the book. EES programs developed for this book are denoted in the text with a disk symbol. The EES engine is available free to those who adopt the text with the problems disk and will be distributed via a copy protected password system on the web. Be sure to give the course coordinator's name and address to account management once you verify the adoption to ensure the school receives the password.
Tips about applying EES are sprinkled in the text.

Customer Reviews

Good text, needs supplemental information
The text was well written, but the lack of supplemental information (conversion tables, property tables, etc.) was very disturbing while solving problems. Most books of this type contain extensive tables, it is truly a hastle to have to find another book for these conversion factors and properties.

A good basic text on fluid mechanics
I found the core text for the fluids course at my university a little wordy, so I tried this book by Frank White. White uses a combination of worded explanations to illustrate the equations that he writes in vector notation (the equivalent scalar notation used by our course tutor could easily be figured out).

Concepts such as hydrostatics, control volume analysis and dimensional analysis are well covered, as are differential equations for fluid motion, although those on advanced courses may need a more detailed text.

This would be a good text for someone studying fluid mechanics at the start of a degree (or similar) course.

Fluid Mechanics by Frank White
This is an excellent book. The subject matter is treated in a methodical way, firstly considering incompressible flow in pipes and around bodies (Ch. 6 & 7), and then moving onto incompressible flow, for which methodical treatments are hard to come by. Whilst aimed chiefly at new students there is enough here to help anyone, from raw beginner to practitioner.

The section dealing with pumps is particularly helpful and insightful.

The inclusion of a CD to assist with the solution of real problems is similar to Mathcad's approach, and makes the text a real pactical tool in the solution of many fluid flow problems.

Although comprehensive, some specialist areas of fluid flow, eg, surge, water hammer, and gravity flow through pipes are not covered in what is a very thorough and practical guide to the subject