Engineering Fluid Mechanics |  | Authors: Clayton T. Crowe, Donald F. Elger, John A. Roberson, Barbara C. Williams
Publisher: Wiley
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ISBN: 0470259779
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Publication Date: September 29, 2008
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Connecting the math and theory of fluid mechanics to practical applications can be a difficult process. Engineering Fluid Mechanics builds on the success of previous editions to help engineers learn how to apply concepts by keeping them engaged and active throughout the book. Simple and effective examples show how key equations are utilized in practice, and step-by-step descriptions provide details into the processes that engineers follow. Each chapter also outlines the three most important things they will be able to accomplish once the concepts are learned. With its physical/visual approach, engineers will quickly gain an intuitive understanding of the principles.
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 Just going with the (supercritical) flow... January 4, 2010
GottaLottaErr (Southern California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had to buy this book for a course in fluid mechanics last semester, which turned out to be one of my favorite courses. That was due mainly to the fact that I had an amazing professor, but it was largely supported by the ease of use of this book. Reference sheets were quick and easy to use, and proved themselves invaluable when I had to look up numbers or equations in stressful times. The presentation of the material is very clear, and written in a way that is easy to understand so you can focus on the theory and the ideas, not on running to get a dictionary to look up big, complex words and their meanings (...not that an engineer would own a dictionary...or know how to use a non-internet-based one, lol).
WARNGING! CUIDADO! My only real point to pick with this book is that someone did a poor job editing it. The layout of the chapter problems is such that the diagrams for some are on different pages than the accompanying text, or located several problems before or after in the most awkward positions, meaning you really have to pay attention to the figure number to prevent drawing the wrong picture/information (which I have done several times).
And, to make matters worse, some problems actually don't have all the info needed to complete them! Several problems had info cut off, or just not present, in their diagrams.
While those are just temporary, minor annoyances and shouldn't deter anyone from buying this book, just be aware that they are present. That's the only reason this got a 4 instead of a 5.
 Great book for a Fluid Mechanics introductory engineering class! October 18, 2009
P. Perselis (Athens, Greece)
I am writing this as an engineering student at Brown University, RI, USA. I think it is helpful -and less biased- when students write reviews of the books they are using.
This is a well-written book that covers all the appropriate material to be taught in an introductory Fluid Mechanics course in an engineering curriculum. In my opinion, the format of every chapter is clear and gradually guides the reader to grasp the essence of the concepts included. It includes plenty of figures to illustrate several phenomena or to help derive equations. Some figures are confusing though and need to include more discussion.
The Appendices of the book are clearly labeled and easy to use; this is true for figures, graphs and tables. I believe that this is very important since I used books in the past which included very unorganized tables and I couldn't figure out what I was looking for!
There are many problems at the end of every chapter ranging from basic to more complex ones. Problems are grouped according the way the chapter is divided into concepts. Perhaps the book lacks general conceptual problems and/or real-life application problems, but our Professor provided this material.
Overall, I would recommend this textbook to other students who are interested to get a smooth and paced introduction to Fluid Mechanics and to teachers who want to supplement their lecture with a reliable study-guide.
 It's a textbook October 5, 2009
College student (Alaska)
You better hope your professor is good because reading this book is awful. Chances are that if you're looking at buying this it's because it is required for you course.
Fluid Book September 26, 2009
Mandy (Podunk)
It has some good examples in it but the question wording can be a little difficult to understand what the author is asking for. Not much different from the previous edition.
 Bad book and a rip-off. June 15, 2007
Brian Callahan (Uniontown, OH)
The soltution manual explains the solutions well, but the text does not even do a sufficient job presenting the material to reasonably expect that the students will be amply prepaired to solve the problems--though many still will be able to, due to the simplicity of many of the problems and the general reasoning of engineering students.
Plus, these guys are crooks; they release a new edition every year or so. Why? Only to change the cover, the problem numbers (but the same problems and same solutions)... oh yeah, so they can sell more books and charge more for it!
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