fluid_mechanics

Preface
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WileyPLUS offers today’s engineering students the interactive and visual learning materials they
need to help them grasp difficult concepts—and apply what they’ve learned to solve problems in a
dynamic environment. A robust variety of examples and exercises enable students to work problems,
see their results, and obtain instant feedback including hints and reading references linked directly
to the online text.
Contact your local Wiley representative, or visit www.wileyplus.com for more information
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Acknowledgments
We express our thanks to the many colleagues who have helped in the development of this text,
including:
Donald Gray of West Virginia University for help with Chapter 10;
Bruce Reichert for help with Chapter 11;
Patrick Kavanagh of Iowa State University;
Dave Japiske of Concepts NREC for help with Chapter 12;
Bud Homsy for permission to use many of the new video segments.
We wish to express our gratitude to the many persons who supplied the photographs used throughout
the text and to the many persons who provided suggestions for this and previous editions through
reviews and surveys. In addition, we wish to express our thanks to the reviewers and contributors of
the WileyPLUS course:
David Benson, Kettering University
Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University
Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville
Alison Griffin, University of Central Florida
Jay Martin, University of Wisconsin—Madison
John Mitchell, University of Wisconsin—Madison
Pierre Sullivan, University of Toronto
Mary Wolverton, Mississippi State University
Finally, we thank our families for their continued encouragement during the writing of this sixth
edition.
Working with students over the years has taught us much about fluid mechanics education. We
have tried in earnest to draw from this experience for the benefit of users of this book. Obviously we
are still learning and we welcome any suggestions and comments from you.
BRUCE R. MUNSON
DONALD F. YOUNG
THEODORE H. OKIISHI
WADE W. HUEBSCH