About the Book
A book on Fluid Mechanics in clear and understandable terms is needed as much today as when the first edition of this book was published 50 years ago. Now in its fifth edition, the material has been thoroughly revised for today’s students.
The book describes fluids at rest and in motion under various conditions in a vast variety of applications. It is more analytical, broad-based and rational than it is empirical. Fluid Mechanics covers fluid properties, statics, manometry, relative motion, fluid acceleration and motion, viscosity, real fluid flow, dimensional analysis, pipe flow, open channel flow, and measurements.
Based on the authors’ long experience in teaching and research at leading institutions in the United States and India, they have provided in this updated edition a complete analytical treatment where necessary, as well as full explanations with reference to physical applications of the analytical results. This allows students at all levels to tackle this subject.
About the Authors
Dr. M. Manohar is a consultant in hydrodynamics who received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Madras University, an MS in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He has over 50 years’ experience in teaching, design, and research in UNESCO, the United States and India.
Professor P. Krishnamachar is a hydro consultant who received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at Madras University and a master’s in waterpower from IIT, Kharagpur. He has over 50 years of experience in teaching and research in India, France, and the United States.