Essentials of Fluid Dynamics: With Applications to Hydraulics, Aeronautics, Meteorology and Other Subjects (Authorized Translation)

x, 452 pp. Black-and-white diagrams. CONTENTS: Equilibrium of Liquids and Gases; Kinematics: Dynamics of Frictionless Fluids; Motion of Viscous Fluids: Turbulence, Fluid Resistance, Pratical Applications; Flow with Appreciable Volume Changes (Dynamics of Gases); Miscellaneous Topics: Combined Effects of More Than One State of Matter; Rotating Body and Rotating System of Reference; Flow in Heavy Stratified Fluids; Heat Transfer in Moving Fluids; Cases of Flow Due to Heat; Bibliography; Appendix; Index.