Reviews (9)

Not for begginers
This book is indeed very good, as it presents deeper analysis of many fluids phenomena, departing from basic ideas and fundamental concepts. But in my opinion you must already have a good understanding of fluid mechanics to really enjoy it. I guess it would not be easy for a begginer in the matter, and guess that's why some may call it confusing. In fact, you won't find that current structured treatment of the matter that other books (mainly the textbooks) presents, or the contents of regular under-graduate or graduate courses in engineering, with common engineering applications, and so on. Nevertheless, as a teacher and researcher in the field of fluid mechanics, I really enjoyed reading it, and it really improved my understanding on many topics.

good read little maths
I really enjoyed this book. I found it in a bookstore one day and read it for pleasure slowly. I am a theory student (now) so I wanted to see a lot more math, but aside from that shortcoming (which some might welcome) it was just a fantastic description of fluid motion and derivations of the governing equations on a simple level.

Not ideal for mathematicians
This book is not ideal for mathematicians.It is written in the style of a physics book, with a large portion of the book devoted to experimental results; the theory is developed in the context of explaining these results, with little mathematical discussion of the resulting equations beyond asymptotic analysis.(This may be expected, given the word "Physical" in the title.)Read more

Subjects:  1. Fluid dynamics    2. General    3. Hydraulics    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Fluid mechanics    7. Physics    8. Science / Mechanics / Dynamics / Fluid Dynamics   

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. Embankments    3. Engineering - Civil    4. England    5. Environmental Science    6. Environmental Studies    7. General    8. History    9. Hydraulics    10. London    11. Politics/International Relations    12. Public works    13. Sewerage    14. Social aspects    15. Technology   

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Outdated
CFD is a rapidly evolving area. The advances made in the last couple of decades are quite significant. This book describes the techniques that were state-of-the art many years ago. The extra chapters in part II of the book do not cover the new techniques in sufficient depth. Therefore it is my opinion that the book has only historical value. I regreted buying it and I propose the book by Ferziger & Peric for the engineer/scientist who wants to seriously get involved with CFD.

Great reference book
This book is an expanded version of Roache's classical book on CFD. It addresses simulation of incompressible (stream-function and primitive-variable formulation) and compressible flow. The level of detailof the presentation makes the book adequate for beginners and experiencedCFD practitioners alike. New material include topics on grid generation andmultigrid. Although some of this new material is convered on relativelyshort chapters, the book remains a very solid reference. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Hydraulics    2. Science/Mathematics    3. Technology & Industrial Arts    4. Engineering    5. Fluid Dynamics    6. Mathematics    7. Simulations   

Subjects:  1. Congresses    2. Ecosystem management    3. Environmental Engineering & Technology    4. Environmental Science    5. Environmental Studies    6. Hydraulics    7. Life Sciences - Ecology    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Technology    10. Water Resources Engineering    11. Watershed management    12. Wetlands Ecology    13. Conservation of the environment    14. Management of land & natural resources    15. Technology / Agriculture & Animal Husbandry   

Subjects:  1. Agriculture - Irrigation    2. Hydraulics    3. Science/Mathematics    4. Technology    5. Technology & Industrial Arts    6. Third World Development    7. Water Supply    8. Hydraulics & pneumatics    9. Nature / Water Supply    10. Sanitary & municipal engineering   

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Hydraulic    2. Engineering - Mechanical    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Hydraulic Engineering (General)    5. Hydraulic engineering    6. Hydraulics    7. Reference    8. Technology    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Technology / Hydraulics   

Subjects:  1. Chemical Engineering (Specific Aspects)    2. Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical    3. Engineering Fluid Mechanics    4. Hydraulics    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Technology    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Biochemical Engineering    9. Mechanics of fluids    10. Sound, vibration & waves (acoustics)    11. Technology / Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical   

Subjects:  1. Computer Engineering    2. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    3. Engineering - Mechanical    4. Engineering Models    5. Fluid Mechanics    6. General    7. Hydraulics    8. Mechanics - General    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Technology & Industrial Arts    12. Engineering & Technology    13. Flow, turbulence, rheology    14. Mechanical engineering    15. Technology / Engineering / Mechanical   

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Mechanical    2. Engineering Fluid Mechanics    3. Fluid mechanics    4. Hydraulics    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Technology    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Mechanics of fluids    9. Technology / Engineering / Mechanical   

Subjects:  1. Earth Sciences - General    2. Environmental Engineering & Technology    3. Hydraulics    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Classical mechanics    7. Earth Sciences    8. Gravity    9. Science / Earth Sciences   

Subjects:  1. Applied    2. Asymptotic theory    3. Boundary Value Problems    4. Fluid Mechanics    5. Fluid dynamics    6. Hydraulics    7. Mathematics    8. Probability & Statistics - General    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Applied mathematics    11. Mathematics / General    12. Mechanics of fluids   

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Mechanical    2. Fluid Mechanics    3. Fluid dynamics    4. Hydraulics    5. Mechanics - General    6. Science    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Solid State Physics    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Chemistry    11. Numerical analysis    12. Science / Mechanics / Dynamics / Fluid Dynamics    13. Science-Solid State Physics    14. Technology / Hydraulics    15. Technology-Engineering - Mechanical   

Subjects:  1. Earth Sciences - Hydrology    2. Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology    3. Environmental Engineering & Technology    4. Hydraulics    5. Mathematical Analysis    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Technology    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Computing and Information Technology    10. Science / Geology   

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Mechanical    2. Hydraulic Machinery    3. Hydraulic engineering    4. Hydraulics    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Technology    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Mechanical engineering    9. Technology / Engineering / Mechanical   

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Oustanding!
If you are interested in the History of Technology , especially waterpower, I highly recommend this book. It is the best overview of the impact and development of all styles of vertical waterpower that I have read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. History    3. History: World    4. Hydraulics    5. Machinery    6. Technology & Industrial Arts    7. History of engineering & technology    8. Hydraulics & pneumatics    9. Impact of science & technology on society    10. Psychology & Psychiatry / General   

Subjects:  1. Hydraulics    2. Mechanics - General    3. Physics    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Technology & Industrial Arts   

Subjects:  1. Applied    2. Ethics & Moral Philosophy    3. Fluid dynamics    4. Hydraulics    5. Mathematics    6. Navier-Stokes equations    7. Philosophy    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Viscous flow    10. Applied mathematics    11. Fluid mechanics    12. Mathematics / Applied    13. Mathematics | Applied Mathematics   

Subjects:  1. Fluid dynamics    2. General    3. Hydraulics    4. Hydrodynamics    5. Mathematics    6. Science    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Fluid mechanics    9. Mathematics / General    10. Numerical analysis    11. Sound, vibration & waves (acoustics)   

Subjects:  1. 1899-1970    2. Architectural & Industrial    3. Design and construction    4. Glaha, Ben D.,    5. History    6. Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)    7. Hydraulics    8. Individual Photographer    9. Photography    10. Photography in engineering    11. Pictorial works    12. Science/Mathematics   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Technical    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Experiments    5. Hydraulics    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Science & Nature - Experiments & Projects    9. Science & Nature - General    10. Science & Nature - Physics    11. Water