Talk:Fluid Mechanics

Book structure and level
Engineering fluid mechanics is a subject requiring several semesters of university study to properly understand - is it practical to cover this topic in this context? What level of complexity should this book be? Is it possible to split it into two books, one simple and one advanced? I think it should start where a introductory fluid mechanic course does.

Chapter 1: key concepts, Density, Viscosity, ect Chapter 2: Statics, Hydrostatics, ect Chapter 3: Fluid Dynamics, Bernouli, ect Just to start off... (unknown contributor)

- first, what do you mean by mechanics? Math or Physics? a Fluid behavior book for everyone? or a book with strongMath-basis for engineers and scientists? if the latter, I have worked eagerly 2 years to find an excellent structure for a fluid mechanics book. here is what I reached.

Theory: Applied Fluid-Tech
 * Fluid statics
 * Pressure - pascal's law, equilibrium law
 * Force - Horizontal, Vertical *
 * Fluid Kinematics
 * Scalar approach - Flow and potential functions
 * Vector approach - Closed Subject's R, V & A fields (Eulerian), Open Subject's V & A Fields (Lagrangian)
 * Tensor approach - Stress & strain tensors
 * Flow visualization lines - streamline & streamtube, pathline, streakline, timeline
 * Flow visualization techniques - Reflective techs, Surface techs
 * Fluid kinetics
 * Integral formulation - Reynold's conservation of 1.mass, 2.Force, 3.Moment, 4.Energy and 5.entropy increase
 * differential formulation - conservation of 1.mass (continuity), 2.Force (naiver-stokes), 4.Energy(Bernoulli)
 * Internal-incompressible flow *
 * Internal-compressible flow
 * Free surface flow *
 * External flow
 * in turbo-machines
 * in power/refrigeration cycles

the sections marked with * seems to talk about liquid only. but it's not true. everything is the same for vapors & gases. --Saeed.Veradi (talk) 20:15, 7 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Some questions regarding pressure:
 * What are the topics under Force (under Fluid Statics)? Aint it lowkey covered within pressure already?
 * Also, though pressure comes under fluid statics, but where/how to cover the pressure of fluid in rotating/accelerating container?? Does that come under fluid statics too or does it shift to dynamics? Yashpalgoyal1304 (discuss • contribs) 09:58, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

- anyway, you face two obstacles:
 * 1) Yunus Cengel has written Fluid Mechanics Fundamentals and Applications for engineers. it has knocked out his 5 strong rivals, together with the older books. yes, I've red all these books. no, not every word.
 * 2) Munson
 * 3) Fox
 * 4) Streeter
 * 5) Shames
 * 6) White
 * 7) even if you write for general audience, why do you write fluid mechanics? It's a highly visual subject for which we can's provide a fraction of sufficient pictures.

--Saeed.Veradi (talk) 20:15, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Chapter 2: Vector Calculus
In this section we have some equation such as: $$Insert formula here$$A+B=c

Headline text
This formula says that the addsition of vector A & B is vector C.

Conservation of Mass
Should the derrivation of these laws be done in both Lagrangian and Eulerian reference frames? ??That comes from Mr.Reynolds theory of transport... which unites Lagran. and Eules stuff into one pakaged deal no ??? -Mechstudent Either way, it yeilds:

$$ \frac{\partial\rho}{\partial t} + \nabla\cdot \left(   \rho \mathbf{V}  \right) = 0 $$ In words we may suggest to use:

Rate of mass accumulation = Rate of mass in - Rate of mass out

new idea
There is an open content fluid mechanics textbook by Dr. Bar-Meir at www.potto.org. It seem that someone should take that book and insert it to here.

chapter order
Fluid Mechanics/Analysis Methods should come before Fluid_Mechanics/Fluid_Statics - as that would make analysis methods' chapter to be like an overview of coming chapters - in which each chapter is generally a more in depth view of an analysis method told there. The chapters (of statics only i guess) will need slight modifications to fit this flow. I can put some drafts if this sounds agreeable. Yashpalgoyal1304 (discuss • contribs) 19:33, 31 March 2021 (UTC)