TY - BOOK AU - Mott,Robert L. TI - Applied fluid mechanics SN - 9780131976436 AV - TA357 .M67 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - Upper Saddle River, NJ PB - Prentice Hall KW - Fluid mechanics KW - Fluides, Mâecanique des KW - Vloeistofmechanica KW - gtt KW - Hydrodynamica KW - CD-ROMs N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The nature of fluids and the study of fluid mechanics -- Viscosity of fluids -- Pressure measurement -- Forces due to static fluids -- Buoyancy and stability -- Flow of fluids and Bernoulli's equation -- General energy equation -- Reynolds number, laminar flow, turbulent flow, and energy losses due to friction -- Velocity profiles for circular sections and flow in noncircular sections -- Minor losses -- Series pipeline systems -- Parallel pipeline systems -- Pump selection and application -- Open-channel flow -- Flow measurement -- Forces due to fluids in motion -- Drag and lift -- Fans, blowers, compressors, and the flow of gases -- Flow of air in ducts ER -