This book presents the physics of incompressible flow for the benefit of students and others who need to understand fluid motion. In this new edition, much of the material is new or rewritten, but the purpose and style of the first edition are retained. Particular emphasis is given to information obtained by experiment and observation in addition to analysis of the equations of motion. The book's primary concern is to convey a fundamental understanding of the behavior of fluids in motion. Special features include an introductory non-mathematical treatment of three particular flow configurations; extensive consideration of geophysical topics; and detailed coverage of topics that are known primarily through experimental data. Numerous photographs illustrate the phenomena discussed, and a concluding chapter demonstrates the wide applicability of fluid mechanics. New topics in the second edition include double diffusive convection and modern ideas about dynamical chaos. The discussion of instabilities has been restructured and the treatments of separation and of convection in horizontal layers considerably expanded.

Capítulo 1. Introdução
Capítulo 2. Distribuição de pressão em um f luido
Capítulo 3. Relações integrais para um volume de controle
Capítulo 4. Relações diferenciais para escoamento de f luidos
Capítulo 5. Análise dimensional e semelhança
Capítulo 6. Escoamento viscoso em dutos
Capítulo 7. Escoamento ao redor de corpos imersos
Capítulo 8. Escoamento potencial e dinâmica dos fluidos computacional
Capítulo 9. Escoamento compressível
Capítulo 10. Escoamento em canais abertos
Capítulo 11. Turbomáquinas

Apêndices
Apêndice A. Propriedades físicas dos fluidos
Apêndice B. Tabelas de escoamento compressível
Apêndice C. Fatores de conversão
Apêndice D. Equações de movimento em coordenadas cilíndricas
Apêndice E. Introdução ao EES

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The fifth edition of "Fluid Mechanics" continues the tradition of precision, accuracy, accessibility, and strong conceptual presentation. This new edition retains its basic organization. The three approaches - integral, differential, and dimensional analysis - are treated separately, providing the conceptual foundation of fluid mechanics. Chapters on ducts, immersed bodies, potential flow, compressible flow, open channels, and turbomachinery show the major applications of the field. The new edition includes a systematic problem solving methodology for readers to follow. New chapter examples and approximately 250 new chapter problems have been added. The EES (Engineering Equation Solver) software is included, free to users, as a means to model and solve problems on the computer. A new appendix offers a brief review of mathematical tools.