Useful property tables, 17 Jul 1999
his is not a 'book' in the traditional sense. It is more of an engineering reference table, giving specific properties of substances in different states.

A very useful purchase for anyone connected with engineering calculations (including students) in thermodynamics and aerodynamics.

Useful property tables, 17 Jul 1999
his is not a 'book' in the traditional sense. It is more of an engineering reference table, giving specific properties of substances in different states.

A very useful purchase for anyone connected with engineering calculations (including students) in thermodynamics and aerodynamics.

Fluid Mechanics by Frank White, 29 Jun 2007
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

Fluid Mechanics (fourth edition) review, 10 Jan 2006
This book is particulary useful for the examples it provides. After every chapter of theory, a number of carefully chosen questions helps you to understand the variety of applications of all the theory.

The book is particularly useful for anyone doing an Aerospace degree or any other degree with Viscous Flows module.

A good basic text on fluid mechanics, 20 Apr 2003
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.

Good text, needs supplemental information, 16 Jun 1999
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.

Useful property tables, 17 Jul 1999
his is not a 'book' in the traditional sense. It is more of an engineering reference table, giving specific properties of substances in different states.

A very useful purchase for anyone connected with engineering calculations (including students) in thermodynamics and aerodynamics.

Fluid Mechanics by Frank White, 29 Jun 2007
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

Fluid Mechanics (fourth edition) review, 10 Jan 2006
This book is particulary useful for the examples it provides. After every chapter of theory, a number of carefully chosen questions helps you to understand the variety of applications of all the theory.

The book is particularly useful for anyone doing an Aerospace degree or any other degree with Viscous Flows module.

A good basic text on fluid mechanics, 20 Apr 2003
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.

Good text, needs supplemental information, 16 Jun 1999
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.

Engineering Council Examination recommended reading list, 09 Aug 2000
Recommended reading for the Engineering Council Part 1 Examination Subject 503, Engineering Science

Useful property tables, 17 Jul 1999
his is not a 'book' in the traditional sense. It is more of an engineering reference table, giving specific properties of substances in different states.

A very useful purchase for anyone connected with engineering calculations (including students) in thermodynamics and aerodynamics.

Fluid Mechanics by Frank White, 29 Jun 2007
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

Fluid Mechanics (fourth edition) review, 10 Jan 2006
This book is particulary useful for the examples it provides. After every chapter of theory, a number of carefully chosen questions helps you to understand the variety of applications of all the theory.

The book is particularly useful for anyone doing an Aerospace degree or any other degree with Viscous Flows module.

A good basic text on fluid mechanics, 20 Apr 2003
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.

Good text, needs supplemental information, 16 Jun 1999
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.

Engineering Council Examination recommended reading list, 09 Aug 2000
Recommended reading for the Engineering Council Part 1 Examination Subject 503, Engineering Science

If only all text books were like this..., 08 Nov 2000
First things first - this book is on the Finite Volume Method - amazon do not make this very clear (read the book cover picture).

Dry and heavy going this book is NOT. Over simplistic - no. This book takes you into the heavily mathematical and theoretical world of CFD and makes it seem like a walk in the park. The book is a mass of graphs, tables, flow diagrams and figures. The theoretical principles are clearly elucidated - they even have the unprecidented nerve to write verbal equations below the maths to clearly identify the significance of each element!

Seriously, I am delighted with this book. In ten years of blood sweat and tears, this is the first text in the field that I have read that makes the whole subject readable. I am no stranger to the production of course material being a lecturer by profession and this is excellent. The authors must have laboured long and hard to get the material to this level and I congratulate them... if only all text books were like this one.

Useful property tables, 17 Jul 1999
his is not a 'book' in the traditional sense. It is more of an engineering reference table, giving specific properties of substances in different states.

A very useful purchase for anyone connected with engineering calculations (including students) in thermodynamics and aerodynamics.

Fluid Mechanics by Frank White, 29 Jun 2007
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

Fluid Mechanics (fourth edition) review, 10 Jan 2006
This book is particulary useful for the examples it provides. After every chapter of theory, a number of carefully chosen questions helps you to understand the variety of applications of all the theory.

The book is particularly useful for anyone doing an Aerospace degree or any other degree with Viscous Flows module.

A good basic text on fluid mechanics, 20 Apr 2003
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.

Good text, needs supplemental information, 16 Jun 1999
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.

Engineering Council Examination recommended reading list, 09 Aug 2000
Recommended reading for the Engineering Council Part 1 Examination Subject 503, Engineering Science

If only all text books were like this..., 08 Nov 2000
First things first - this book is on the Finite Volume Method - amazon do not make this very clear (read the book cover picture).

Dry and heavy going this book is NOT. Over simplistic - no. This book takes you into the heavily mathematical and theoretical world of CFD and makes it seem like a walk in the park. The book is a mass of graphs, tables, flow diagrams and figures. The theoretical principles are clearly elucidated - they even have the unprecidented nerve to write verbal equations below the maths to clearly identify the significance of each element!

Seriously, I am delighted with this book. In ten years of blood sweat and tears, this is the first text in the field that I have read that makes the whole subject readable. I am no stranger to the production of course material being a lecturer by profession and this is excellent. The authors must have laboured long and hard to get the material to this level and I congratulate them... if only all text books were like this one.

Clear, concise and useful for self-teaching, 23 Jun 2003
I found this book vital in plugging a hole in my knowledge in the step up from undergraduate maths to post-graduate applied maths - the book's approach pleased me very much as it is rooted in the mathematics of the subject. No equation is plucked from the air - the fluid dynamics is described from first principles, for both viscous and non-viscous flows, with some investigation into boundary layers.

The exercises are particularly useful, and the answers given are detailed. Probably a good working knowledge of vector calculus is needed, although the method for calculating divergence and curl in curvilinear coords is well explained in appendices. The chapter on waves is a good read - some rather paradoxical results there.

Useful property tables, 17 Jul 1999
his is not a 'book' in the traditional sense. It is more of an engineering reference table, giving specific properties of substances in different states.

A very useful purchase for anyone connected with engineering calculations (including students) in thermodynamics and aerodynamics.

Fluid Mechanics by Frank White, 29 Jun 2007
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

Fluid Mechanics (fourth edition) review, 10 Jan 2006
This book is particulary useful for the examples it provides. After every chapter of theory, a number of carefully chosen questions helps you to understand the variety of applications of all the theory.

The book is particularly useful for anyone doing an Aerospace degree or any other degree with Viscous Flows module.

A good basic text on fluid mechanics, 20 Apr 2003
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.

Good text, needs supplemental information, 16 Jun 1999
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.

Engineering Council Examination recommended reading list, 09 Aug 2000
Recommended reading for the Engineering Council Part 1 Examination Subject 503, Engineering Science

If only all text books were like this..., 08 Nov 2000
First things first - this book is on the Finite Volume Method - amazon do not make this very clear (read the book cover picture).

Dry and heavy going this book is NOT. Over simplistic - no. This book takes you into the heavily mathematical and theoretical world of CFD and makes it seem like a walk in the park. The book is a mass of graphs, tables, flow diagrams and figures. The theoretical principles are clearly elucidated - they even have the unprecidented nerve to write verbal equations below the maths to clearly identify the significance of each element!

Seriously, I am delighted with this book. In ten years of blood sweat and tears, this is the first text in the field that I have read that makes the whole subject readable. I am no stranger to the production of course material being a lecturer by profession and this is excellent. The authors must have laboured long and hard to get the material to this level and I congratulate them... if only all text books were like this one.

Clear, concise and useful for self-teaching, 23 Jun 2003
I found this book vital in plugging a hole in my knowledge in the step up from undergraduate maths to post-graduate applied maths - the book's approach pleased me very much as it is rooted in the mathematics of the subject. No equation is plucked from the air - the fluid dynamics is described from first principles, for both viscous and non-viscous flows, with some investigation into boundary layers.

The exercises are particularly useful, and the answers given are detailed. Probably a good working knowledge of vector calculus is needed, although the method for calculating divergence and curl in curvilinear coords is well explained in appendices. The chapter on waves is a good read - some rather paradoxical results there.

A must read for anyone with an interest in CFD., 29 Jul 1998
Having suffered through several cryptic books on fluid dynamics, I found this one quite refreshing, and student friendly. The author spends a great deal of time developing and giving the reader an appreciation for the complete Navier-Stokes equations. Then he carefully explains the mathematical behavior of various flows, giving the reader an understanding of well posedness for different flow regimes. The section on discretization and solution techniques focuses on the right and wrong way to obtain stable solutions. Finally, the applications provide complete step by step guidance that is very helpful to the novice in this field. In the preface the author speaks of the "joys of CFD", and by the final chapter, the reader can indeed share this view. I wish this book had been around 22 years ago when I was in college - it's suitable for students and professionals.

Useful property tables, 17 Jul 1999
his is not a 'book' in the traditional sense. It is more of an engineering reference table, giving specific properties of substances in different states.

A very useful purchase for anyone connected with engineering calculations (including students) in thermodynamics and aerodynamics.

Fluid Mechanics by Frank White, 29 Jun 2007
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

Fluid Mechanics (fourth edition) review, 10 Jan 2006
This book is particulary useful for the examples it provides. After every chapter of theory, a number of carefully chosen questions helps you to understand the variety of applications of all the theory.

The book is particularly useful for anyone doing an Aerospace degree or any other degree with Viscous Flows module.

A good basic text on fluid mechanics, 20 Apr 2003
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.

Good text, needs supplemental information, 16 Jun 1999
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.

Engineering Council Examination recommended reading list, 09 Aug 2000
Recommended reading for the Engineering Council Part 1 Examination Subject 503, Engineering Science

If only all text books were like this..., 08 Nov 2000
First things first - this book is on the Finite Volume Method - amazon do not make this very clear (read the book cover picture).

Dry and heavy going this book is NOT. Over simplistic - no. This book takes you into the heavily mathematical and theoretical world of CFD and makes it seem like a walk in the park. The book is a mass of graphs, tables, flow diagrams and figures. The theoretical principles are clearly elucidated - they even have the unprecidented nerve to write verbal equations below the maths to clearly identify the significance of each element!

Seriously, I am delighted with this book. In ten years of blood sweat and tears, this is the first text in the field that I have read that makes the whole subject readable. I am no stranger to the production of course material being a lecturer by profession and this is excellent. The authors must have laboured long and hard to get the material to this level and I congratulate them... if only all text books were like this one.

Clear, concise and useful for self-teaching, 23 Jun 2003
I found this book vital in plugging a hole in my knowledge in the step up from undergraduate maths to post-graduate applied maths - the book's approach pleased me very much as it is rooted in the mathematics of the subject. No equation is plucked from the air - the fluid dynamics is described from first principles, for both viscous and non-viscous flows, with some investigation into boundary layers.

The exercises are particularly useful, and the answers given are detailed. Probably a good working knowledge of vector calculus is needed, although the method for calculating divergence and curl in curvilinear coords is well explained in appendices. The chapter on waves is a good read - some rather paradoxical results there.

A must read for anyone with an interest in CFD., 29 Jul 1998
Having suffered through several cryptic books on fluid dynamics, I found this one quite refreshing, and student friendly. The author spends a great deal of time developing and giving the reader an appreciation for the complete Navier-Stokes equations. Then he carefully explains the mathematical behavior of various flows, giving the reader an understanding of well posedness for different flow regimes. The section on discretization and solution techniques focuses on the right and wrong way to obtain stable solutions. Finally, the applications provide complete step by step guidance that is very helpful to the novice in this field. In the preface the author speaks of the "joys of CFD", and by the final chapter, the reader can indeed share this view. I wish this book had been around 22 years ago when I was in college - it's suitable for students and professionals.

Extensive examples lead to comprehensive text, 29 Apr 2001
Includes so many examples and sample questions that it would be impossible to attempt them all! Covers the basics and more complicated stuff to give a solid background in fluid mechanics.

Useful property tables, 17 Jul 1999
his is not a 'book' in the traditional sense. It is more of an engineering reference table, giving specific properties of substances in different states.

A very useful purchase for anyone connected with engineering calculations (including students) in thermodynamics and aerodynamics.

Fluid Mechanics by Frank White, 29 Jun 2007
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

Fluid Mechanics (fourth edition) review, 10 Jan 2006
This book is particulary useful for the examples it provides. After every chapter of theory, a number of carefully chosen questions helps you to understand the variety of applications of all the theory.

The book is particularly useful for anyone doing an Aerospace degree or any other degree with Viscous Flows module.

A good basic text on fluid mechanics, 20 Apr 2003
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.

Good text, needs supplemental information, 16 Jun 1999
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.

Engineering Council Examination recommended reading list, 09 Aug 2000
Recommended reading for the Engineering Council Part 1 Examination Subject 503, Engineering Science

If only all text books were like this..., 08 Nov 2000
First things first - this book is on the Finite Volume Method - amazon do not make this very clear (read the book cover picture).

Dry and heavy going this book is NOT. Over simplistic - no. This book takes you into the heavily mathematical and theoretical world of CFD and makes it seem like a walk in the park. The book is a mass of graphs, tables, flow diagrams and figures. The theoretical principles are clearly elucidated - they even have the unprecidented nerve to write verbal equations below the maths to clearly identify the significance of each element!

Seriously, I am delighted with this book. In ten years of blood sweat and tears, this is the first text in the field that I have read that makes the whole subject readable. I am no stranger to the production of course material being a lecturer by profession and this is excellent. The authors must have laboured long and hard to get the material to this level and I congratulate them... if only all text books were like this one.

Clear, concise and useful for self-teaching, 23 Jun 2003
I found this book vital in plugging a hole in my knowledge in the step up from undergraduate maths to post-graduate applied maths - the book's approach pleased me very much as it is rooted in the mathematics of the subject. No equation is plucked from the air - the fluid dynamics is described from first principles, for both viscous and non-viscous flows, with some investigation into boundary layers.

The exercises are particularly useful, and the answers given are detailed. Probably a good working knowledge of vector calculus is needed, although the method for calculating divergence and curl in curvilinear coords is well explained in appendices. The chapter on waves is a good read - some rather paradoxical results there.

A must read for anyone with an interest in CFD., 29 Jul 1998
Having suffered through several cryptic books on fluid dynamics, I found this one quite refreshing, and student friendly. The author spends a great deal of time developing and giving the reader an appreciation for the complete Navier-Stokes equations. Then he carefully explains the mathematical behavior of various flows, giving the reader an understanding of well posedness for different flow regimes. The section on discretization and solution techniques focuses on the right and wrong way to obtain stable solutions. Finally, the applications provide complete step by step guidance that is very helpful to the novice in this field. In the preface the author speaks of the "joys of CFD", and by the final chapter, the reader can indeed share this view. I wish this book had been around 22 years ago when I was in college - it's suitable for students and professionals.

Extensive examples lead to comprehensive text, 29 Apr 2001
Includes so many examples and sample questions that it would be impossible to attempt them all! Covers the basics and more complicated stuff to give a solid background in fluid mechanics.

I have also been to Dr. Acheson's lectures, 25 Feb 2000
I think that the previous reviewer was a little optimistic. Acheson is a reasonable lecturer and this book does follow the first part of the Oxford University mathematics first year mechanics course well (in fact some of his problem sheets come straight from the book making it easy to complete said problem sheets!). However, the book goes into lots of, although interesting, unnecessary detail. It also does not contain anything on rotating frames of reference which is in the mechanics course at Oxford. So my advice is not to buy this book as a course guide but to get "A first course in Mechanics" by Lunn instead. However, if you want to get this book for interest then it is well worth it.

I've been to this guy's lectures, 01 Dec 1999
He's a good lecturer, doing the 1st term mechanics course (maths, the previous reviewer should note) at Oxford, much of which (and more) is covered in this book. And the book is quite decent too, especially for those such as myself who dislike mechanics dreadfully and who think it should be an option rather than an imposition - for goodness sakes, as the other reviewer implies, it just isn't maths. Still, if you are doing first year mechanics, buy this book - he has some great ideas and methods.

Excellent "interactive" introduction to nonlinear dynamics, 08 Jul 1999
This is an excellent overview of dynamics from the birth of calculus to the latest research in nonlinear dynamics - it bears all the marks of being well-honed under the test of teaching the material to students. As a physicist, Acheson doesn't get hung up on mathematical niceties at the expense of the meaning of things. A great feature is the inclusion of little computer programs written in QBASIC so that you can explore things for yourself. In the mid-1980s there were dozens of books that took this programming approach; all power to Acheson for reviving it in the face of "multimedia maths".

Useful property tables, 17 Jul 1999
his is not a 'book' in the traditional sense. It is more of an engineering reference table, giving specific properties of substances in different states.

A very useful purchase for anyone connected with engineering calculations (including students) in thermodynamics and aerodynamics.

Fluid Mechanics by Frank White, 29 Jun 2007
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

Fluid Mechanics (fourth edition) review, 10 Jan 2006
This book is particulary useful for the examples it provides. After every chapter of theory, a number of carefully chosen questions helps you to understand the variety of applications of all the theory.

The book is particularly useful for anyone doing an Aerospace degree or any other degree with Viscous Flows module.

A good basic text on fluid mechanics, 20 Apr 2003
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.

Good text, needs supplemental information, 16 Jun 1999
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.

Engineering Council Examination recommended reading list, 09 Aug 2000
Recommended reading for the Engineering Council Part 1 Examination Subject 503, Engineering Science

If only all text books were like this..., 08 Nov 2000
First things first - this book is on the Finite Volume Method - amazon do not make this very clear (read the book cover picture).

Dry and heavy going this book is NOT. Over simplistic - no. This book takes you into the heavily mathematical and theoretical world of CFD and makes it seem like a walk in the park. The book is a mass of graphs, tables, flow diagrams and figures. The theoretical principles are clearly elucidated - they even have the unprecidented nerve to write verbal equations below the maths to clearly identify the significance of each element!

Seriously, I am delighted with this book. In ten years of blood sweat and tears, this is the first text in the field that I have read that makes the whole subject readable. I am no stranger to the production of course material being a lecturer by profession and this is excellent. The authors must have laboured long and hard to get the material to this level and I congratulate them... if only all text books were like this one.

Clear, concise and useful for self-teaching, 23 Jun 2003
I found this book vital in plugging a hole in my knowledge in the step up from undergraduate maths to post-graduate applied maths - the book's approach pleased me very much as it is rooted in the mathematics of the subject. No equation is plucked from the air - the fluid dynamics is described from first principles, for both viscous and non-viscous flows, with some investigation into boundary layers.

The exercises are particularly useful, and the answers given are detailed. Probably a good working knowledge of vector calculus is needed, although the method for calculating divergence and curl in curvilinear coords is well explained in appendices. The chapter on waves is a good read - some rather paradoxical results there.

A must read for anyone with an interest in CFD., 29 Jul 1998
Having suffered through several cryptic books on fluid dynamics, I found this one quite refreshing, and student friendly. The author spends a great deal of time developing and giving the reader an appreciation for the complete Navier-Stokes equations. Then he carefully explains the mathematical behavior of various flows, giving the reader an understanding of well posedness for different flow regimes. The section on discretization and solution techniques focuses on the right and wrong way to obtain stable solutions. Finally, the applications provide complete step by step guidance that is very helpful to the novice in this field. In the preface the author speaks of the "joys of CFD", and by the final chapter, the reader can indeed share this view. I wish this book had been around 22 years ago when I was in college - it's suitable for students and professionals.

Extensive examples lead to comprehensive text, 29 Apr 2001
Includes so many examples and sample questions that it would be impossible to attempt them all! Covers the basics and more complicated stuff to give a solid background in fluid mechanics.

I have also been to Dr. Acheson's lectures, 25 Feb 2000
I think that the previous reviewer was a little optimistic. Acheson is a reasonable lecturer and this book does follow the first part of the Oxford University mathematics first year mechanics course well (in fact some of his problem sheets come straight from the book making it easy to complete said problem sheets!). However, the book goes into lots of, although interesting, unnecessary detail. It also does not contain anything on rotating frames of reference which is in the mechanics course at Oxford. So my advice is not to buy this book as a course guide but to get "A first course in Mechanics" by Lunn instead. However, if you want to get this book for interest then it is well worth it.

I've been to this guy's lectures, 01 Dec 1999
He's a good lecturer, doing the 1st term mechanics course (maths, the previous reviewer should note) at Oxford, much of which (and more) is covered in this book. And the book is quite decent too, especially for those such as myself who dislike mechanics dreadfully and who think it should be an option rather than an imposition - for goodness sakes, as the other reviewer implies, it just isn't maths. Still, if you are doing first year mechanics, buy this book - he has some great ideas and methods.

Excellent "interactive" introduction to nonlinear dynamics, 08 Jul 1999
This is an excellent overview of dynamics from the birth of calculus to the latest research in nonlinear dynamics - it bears all the marks of being well-honed under the test of teaching the material to students. As a physicist, Acheson doesn't get hung up on mathematical niceties at the expense of the meaning of things. A great feature is the inclusion of little computer programs written in QBASIC so that you can explore things for yourself. In the mid-1980s there were dozens of books that took this programming approach; all power to Acheson for reviving it in the face of "multimedia maths".

Solid book, 06 Sep 2002
A solid book and very informative. It approaches the subject of turbulence from a mathematical angle and explores the subject in great depth. However, best suited to university undergrad and postgrad students.

A cracking read!, 26 Nov 2000
Never before has the crazy phenomenon that is fluid turbulence been explain with such lucidity and verve. From the initial transition from laminar to turbulent flow regimes to that oh so tiny Kolmogorov dissipative length scale this book had me gripped. Not for the fainted hearted undergradute - Tennekes and Lumley are the Tolstoy and Joyce of the fluid dynamic world!

Useful property tables, 17 Jul 1999
his is not a 'book' in the traditional sense. It is more of an engineering reference table, giving specific properties of substances in different states.

A very useful purchase for anyone connected with engineering calculations (including students) in thermodynamics and aerodynamics.

Fluid Mechanics by Frank White, 29 Jun 2007
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

Fluid Mechanics (fourth edition) review, 10 Jan 2006
This book is particulary useful for the examples it provides. After every chapter of theory, a number of carefully chosen questions helps you to understand the variety of applications of all the theory.

The book is particularly useful for anyone doing an Aerospace degree or any other degree with Viscous Flows module.

A good basic text on fluid mechanics, 20 Apr 2003
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.

Good text, needs supplemental information, 16 Jun 1999
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.

Engineering Council Examination recommended reading list, 09 Aug 2000
Recommended reading for the Engineering Council Part 1 Examination Subject 503, Engineering Science

If only all text books were like this..., 08 Nov 2000
First things first - this book is on the Finite Volume Method - amazon do not make this very clear (read the book cover picture).

Dry and heavy going this book is NOT. Over simplistic - no. This book takes you into the heavily mathematical and theoretical world of CFD and makes it seem like a walk in the park. The book is a mass of graphs, tables, flow diagrams and figures. The theoretical principles are clearly elucidated - they even have the unprecidented nerve to write verbal equations below the maths to clearly identify the significance of each element!

Seriously, I am delighted with this book. In ten years of blood sweat and tears, this is the first text in the field that I have read that makes the whole subject readable. I am no stranger to the production of course material being a lecturer by profession and this is excellent. The authors must have laboured long and hard to get the material to this level and I congratulate them... if only all text books were like this one.

Clear, concise and useful for self-teaching, 23 Jun 2003
I found this book vital in plugging a hole in my knowledge in the step up from undergraduate maths to post-graduate applied maths - the book's approach pleased me very much as it is rooted in the mathematics of the subject. No equation is plucked from the air - the fluid dynamics is described from first principles, for both viscous and non-viscous flows, with some investigation into boundary layers.

The exercises are particularly useful, and the answers given are detailed. Probably a good working knowledge of vector calculus is needed, although the method for calculating divergence and curl in curvilinear coords is well explained in appendices. The chapter on waves is a good read - some rather paradoxical results there.

A must read for anyone with an interest in CFD., 29 Jul 1998
Having suffered through several cryptic books on fluid dynamics, I found this one quite refreshing, and student friendly. The author spends a great deal of time developing and giving the reader an appreciation for the complete Navier-Stokes equations. Then he carefully explains the mathematical behavior of various flows, giving the reader an understanding of well posedness for different flow regimes. The section on discretization and solution techniques focuses on the right and wrong way to obtain stable solutions. Finally, the applications provide complete step by step guidance that is very helpful to the novice in this field. In the preface the author speaks of the "joys of CFD", and by the final chapter, the reader can indeed share this view. I wish this book had been around 22 years ago when I was in college - it's suitable for students and professionals.

Extensive examples lead to comprehensive text, 29 Apr 2001
Includes so many examples and sample questions that it would be impossible to attempt them all! Covers the basics and more complicated stuff to give a solid background in fluid mechanics.

I have also been to Dr. Acheson's lectures, 25 Feb 2000
I think that the previous reviewer was a little optimistic. Acheson is a reasonable lecturer and this book does follow the first part of the Oxford University mathematics first year mechanics course well (in fact some of his problem sheets come straight from the book making it easy to complete said problem sheets!). However, the book goes into lots of, although interesting, unnecessary detail. It also does not contain anything on rotating frames of reference which is in the mechanics course at Oxford. So my advice is not to buy this book as a course guide but to get "A first course in Mechanics" by Lunn instead. However, if you want to get this book for interest then it is well worth it.

I've been to this guy's lectures, 01 Dec 1999
He's a good lecturer, doing the 1st term mechanics course (maths, the previous reviewer should note) at Oxford, much of which (and more) is covered in this book. And the book is quite decent too, especially for those such as myself who dislike mechanics dreadfully and who think it should be an option rather than an imposition - for goodness sakes, as the other reviewer implies, it just isn't maths. Still, if you are doing first year mechanics, buy this book - he has some great ideas and methods.

Excellent "interactive" introduction to nonlinear dynamics, 08 Jul 1999
This is an excellent overview of dynamics from the birth of calculus to the latest research in nonlinear dynamics - it bears all the marks of being well-honed under the test of teaching the material to students. As a physicist, Acheson doesn't get hung up on mathematical niceties at the expense of the meaning of things. A great feature is the inclusion of little computer programs written in QBASIC so that you can explore things for yourself. In the mid-1980s there were dozens of books that took this programming approach; all power to Acheson for reviving it in the face of "multimedia maths".

Solid book, 06 Sep 2002
A solid book and very informative. It approaches the subject of turbulence from a mathematical angle and explores the subject in great depth. However, best suited to university undergrad and postgrad students.

A cracking read!, 26 Nov 2000
Never before has the crazy phenomenon that is fluid turbulence been explain with such lucidity and verve. From the initial transition from laminar to turbulent flow regimes to that oh so tiny Kolmogorov dissipative length scale this book had me gripped. Not for the fainted hearted undergradute - Tennekes and Lumley are the Tolstoy and Joyce of the fluid dynamic world!

If you're into aerospace engineering, you gotta read this!!!, 10 Jan 1999
Riveting and captivating! Those are the 2 words I will use to describe this book. From the table of contents to the enlightening appendices, this book was simply amazing! I don't know what I would have done without it.

Useful property tables, 17 Jul 1999
his is not a 'book' in the traditional sense. It is more of an engineering reference table, giving specific properties of substances in different states.

A very useful purchase for anyone connected with engineering calculations (including students) in thermodynamics and aerodynamics.

Fluid Mechanics by Frank White, 29 Jun 2007
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

Fluid Mechanics (fourth edition) review, 10 Jan 2006
This book is particulary useful for the examples it provides. After every chapter of theory, a number of carefully chosen questions helps you to understand the variety of applications of all the theory.

The book is particularly useful for anyone doing an Aerospace degree or any other degree with Viscous Flows module.

A good basic text on fluid mechanics, 20 Apr 2003
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.

Good text, needs supplemental information, 16 Jun 1999
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.

Engineering Council Examination recommended reading list, 09 Aug 2000
Recommended reading for the Engineering Council Part 1 Examination Subject 503, Engineering Science

If only all text books were like this..., 08 Nov 2000
First things first - this book is on the Finite Volume Method - amazon do not make this very clear (read the book cover picture).

Dry and heavy going this book is NOT. Over simplistic - no. This book takes you into the heavily mathematical and theoretical world of CFD and makes it seem like a walk in the park. The book is a mass of graphs, tables, flow diagrams and figures. The theoretical principles are clearly elucidated - they even have the unprecidented nerve to write verbal equations below the maths to clearly identify the significance of each element!

Seriously, I am delighted with this book. In ten years of blood sweat and tears, this is the first text in the field that I have read that makes the whole subject readable. I am no stranger to the production of course material being a lecturer by profession and this is excellent. The authors must have laboured long and hard to get the material to this level and I congratulate them... if only all text books were like this one.

Clear, concise and useful for self-teaching, 23 Jun 2003
I found this book vital in plugging a hole in my knowledge in the step up from undergraduate maths to post-graduate applied maths - the book's approach pleased me very much as it is rooted in the mathematics of the subject. No equation is plucked from the air - the fluid dynamics is described from first principles, for both viscous and non-viscous flows, with some investigation into boundary layers.

The exercises are particularly useful, and the answers given are detailed. Probably a good working knowledge of vector calculus is needed, although the method for calculating divergence and curl in curvilinear coords is well explained in appendices. The chapter on waves is a good read - some rather paradoxical results there.

A must read for anyone with an interest in CFD., 29 Jul 1998
Having suffered through several cryptic books on fluid dynamics, I found this one quite refreshing, and student friendly. The author spends a great deal of time developing and giving the reader an appreciation for the complete Navier-Stokes equations. Then he carefully explains the mathematical behavior of various flows, giving the reader an understanding of well posedness for different flow regimes. The section on discretization and solution techniques focuses on the right and wrong way to obtain stable solutions. Finally, the applications provide complete step by step guidance that is very helpful to the novice in this field. In the preface the author speaks of the "joys of CFD", and by the final chapter, the reader can indeed share this view. I wish this book had been around 22 years ago when I was in college - it's suitable for students and professionals.

Extensive examples lead to comprehensive text, 29 Apr 2001
Includes so many examples and sample questions that it would be impossible to attempt them all! Covers the basics and more complicated stuff to give a solid background in fluid mechanics.

I have also been to Dr. Acheson's lectures, 25 Feb 2000
I think that the previous reviewer was a little optimistic. Acheson is a reasonable lecturer and this book does follow the first part of the Oxford University mathematics first year mechanics course well (in fact some of his problem sheets come straight from the book making it easy to complete said problem sheets!). However, the book goes into lots of, although interesting, unnecessary detail. It also does not contain anything on rotating frames of reference which is in the mechanics course at Oxford. So my advice is not to buy this book as a course guide but to get "A first course in Mechanics" by Lunn instead. However, if you want to get this book for interest then it is well worth it.

I've been to this guy's lectures, 01 Dec 1999
He's a good lecturer, doing the 1st term mechanics course (maths, the previous reviewer should note) at Oxford, much of which (and more) is covered in this book. And the book is quite decent too, especially for those such as myself who dislike mechanics dreadfully and who think it should be an option rather than an imposition - for goodness sakes, as the other reviewer implies, it just isn't maths. Still, if you are doing first year mechanics, buy this book - he has some great ideas and methods.

Excellent "interactive" introduction to nonlinear dynamics, 08 Jul 1999
This is an excellent overview of dynamics from the birth of calculus to the latest research in nonlinear dynamics - it bears all the marks of being well-honed under the test of teaching the material to students. As a physicist, Acheson doesn't get hung up on mathematical niceties at the expense of the meaning of things. A great feature is the inclusion of little computer programs written in QBASIC so that you can explore things for yourself. In the mid-1980s there were dozens of books that took this programming approach; all power to Acheson for reviving it in the face of "multimedia maths".

Solid book, 06 Sep 2002
A solid book and very informative. It approaches the subject of turbulence from a mathematical angle and explores the subject in great depth. However, best suited to university undergrad and postgrad students.

A cracking read!, 26 Nov 2000
Never before has the crazy phenomenon that is fluid turbulence been explain with such lucidity and verve. From the initial transition from laminar to turbulent flow regimes to that oh so tiny Kolmogorov dissipative length scale this book had me gripped. Not for the fainted hearted undergradute - Tennekes and Lumley are the Tolstoy and Joyce of the fluid dynamic world!

If you're into aerospace engineering, you gotta read this!!!, 10 Jan 1999
Riveting and captivating! Those are the 2 words I will use to describe this book. From the table of contents to the enlightening appendices, this book was simply amazing! I don't know what I would have done without it.

A good, solid textbook, 20 Apr 2003
As the synopsis says, this book is aimed towards advanced engineering students. It is well written, with explanations that are in enough depth to illustrate points without becoming tediously long. If you got on with Frank White's more basic fluids textbook, 'Fluid Mechanics', this book is more of the same.

I would recommend it to anyone doing an advanced fluids course.

One of the better Fluid Mechanics textbooks, 16 Jul 1998
"Viscous Fluid Flow" is quite thorough and well thought out. I won't go so far as to say that it reads like a novel, but it flows quite nicely. This book is for senior undergraduate or first-year graduates. The topics contained within are quite advanced in comparison to typical undergraduate Fluid Mechanics. The only problem I had with this text is that at times (not often) the hierarchy of the topics would get jumbled. For example, the explanation for a topic might come before the topic was even introduced leading to some confusion. Regardless, this textbook is REQUIRED for the bookshelf of any serious Fluid Dynamicist.

Useful property tables, 17 Jul 1999
his is not a 'book' in the traditional sense. It is more of an engineering reference table, giving specific properties of substances in different states.

A very useful purchase for anyone connected with engineering calculations (including students) in thermodynamics and aerodynamics.

Fluid Mechanics by Frank White, 29 Jun 2007
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

Fluid Mechanics (fourth edition) review, 10 Jan 2006
This book is particulary useful for the examples it provides. After every chapter of theory, a number of carefully chosen questions helps you to understand the variety of applications of all the theory.

The book is particularly useful for anyone doing an Aerospace degree or any other degree with Viscous Flows module.

A good basic text on fluid mechanics, 20 Apr 2003
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.

Good text, needs supplemental information, 16 Jun 1999
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.

Engineering Council Examination recommended reading list, 09 Aug 2000
Recommended reading for the Engineering Council Part 1 Examination Subject 503, Engineering Science

If only all text books were like this..., 08 Nov 2000
First things first - this book is on the Finite Volume Method - amazon do not make this very clear (read the book cover picture).

Dry and heavy going this book is NOT. Over simplistic - no. This book takes you into the heavily mathematical and theoretical world of CFD and makes it seem l