An Introduction to the Mechanics of Incompressible Fluids

This open access book allows the reader to grasp the main bulk of fluid flow problems at a brisk pace. Starting with the basic concepts of conservation laws developed using continuum mechanics, the incompressibility of a fluid is explained and modeled, leading to the famous Navier-Stokes equation th...

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Main Author: Deville, Michel O. (auth)
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Language:English
Published: Cham Springer Nature 2022
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