目录: Preface xix Companion Website xx Acknowledgments xxi Nomenclature xxii 1. Introduction 1 1.1. Fluid Mechanics 2 1.2. Units of Measurement 3 1.3. Solids, Liquids, and Gases 3 1.4. Continuum Hypothesis 5 1.5. Molecular Transport Phenomena 5 1.6. Surface Tension 8 1.7. Fluid Statics 9 1.8. Classical Thermodynamics 12 First Law of Thermodynamics 13 Equations of State 14 Specific Heats 14 Second Law of Thermodynamics 15 Property Relations 16 Speed of Sound 16 Thermal Expansion Coefficient 16 1.9. Perfect Gas 16 1.10. Stability of Stratified Fluid Media 18 Potential Temperature and Density 19 Scale Height of the Atmosphere 21 1.11. Dimensional Analysis 21 Step 1. Select Variables and Parameters 22 Step 2. Create the Dimensional Matrix 23 Step 3. Determine the Rank of the Dimensional Matrix 23 Step 4. Determine the Number of Dimensionless Groups 24 Step 5. Construct the Dimensionless Groups 24 Step 6. State the Dimensionless Relationship 26