Computational Fluid Dynamics

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 800 pages
• Published by: Cambridge University Press
• Edition: 1st Edition January 15, 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0521594162
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521594165
• Book Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.1 x 2 inches
• Weighs: 4.2 pounds

Product Review
"The book not only serves as a valuable reference for the practitioner, but also a self sufficient resource for the beginnerThe book is well structured and proceeds from one level to the next without ambiguityChung is to be commended for his elucidating and thorough approach to all aspects of computional fluid dynamics." Choice

"The treatment is thorough, and a number of detailed example applications are providedThis book is well written and well indexed. Readers should have no trouble finding the topic of interest and following the clearly written text. It is an great tool for those who need an introduction to CFD, as well as for those who perform CFD calculations routinely, including researchers, students and those in industry." Chemical Engineering Progress

"This comprehensive book ranges from elementary concepts for the beginner to state-of-the-art CFD for the practitioner." Mechanical Engineering

"this book constitutes an extremely valuable contribution to the technical CFD literature.I highly recommend it for the library of any institution of individual conducting fundamental or applied research in CFD." Book Reviews

Product Description
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques are used to study and solve complex fluid flow and heat transfer problems. This comprehensive text ranges from elementary concepts for the beginner to state-of-the-art CFD for the practitioner. It discusses and illustrates the basic principles of finite difference (FD), finite element (FE), and finite volume (FV) methods, with step-by-step hand calculations. Chapters go on to examine structured and unstructured grids, adaptive methods, computing techniques, and parallel processing. Finally, the author describes a variety of practical applications to problems in turbulence, reacting flows and combustion, acoustics, combined mode radiative heat transfer, multiphase flows, electromagnetic fields, and relativistic astrophysical flows. Students and practitioners--particularly in mechanical, aerospace, chemical, and civil engineering--will use this authoritative text to learn about and apply numerical techniques to the solution of fluid dynamics problems.

Reader Reviews
This book covers just about every aspect Computational Fluid Dynamics. The fact that a single author could master such a range of topics and articulate them clearly is truly remarkable. Yet, I can't recommend this book. I bought it with high hopes in 2004, eager to broaden my knowledge beyond the finite volume method and SIMPLE algorithm. Well, it's been over three years and the book has mostly sat on the shelf. Every time I pull it down to learn some tidbit, I come away empty handed. The writing is high level and abstract, and it's difficult to extract useful nuggets from it. The first line of the preface says, "This book is intended for the beginner as well as for the practitioner in CFD." As a long time practitioner, I can't see it as useful for either. A typical section consists of a brief intro, then a bunch of equations, followed by some results extracted from a journal paper. Then it's on to the next section. Consider Chapter 3 on the Finite Difference Method. The first 5 pages are an onslaught of 45 equations and almost no descriptive text. How does one get a sense of the method from this? I would strongly recommend reading a section or two before buying this book.