Abstract:
The purpose of this series is to focus on subjects in which fluid mechanics plays a fundamental
role.
As well as the more traditional applications of aeronautics, hydraulics, heat and mass
transfer etc., books will be published dealing with topics which are currently in a state of
rapid development, such as turbulence, suspensions and multiphase fluids, super and hypersonic
flows and numerical modelling techniques.
It is a widely held view that it is the interdisciplinary subjects that will receive intense
scientific attention, bringing them to the forefront of technological advancement. Fluids
have the ability to transport matter and its properties as well as transmit force, therefore
fluid mechanics is a subject that is particulary open to cross fertilisation with other sciences
and
disciplines of
engineering.
The
subject
of
fluid
mechanics
will be highly relevant
in domains such as chemical, metallurgical, biological and ecological engineering. This
series is particularly open to such new multidisciplinary domains.
The median level of presentation is the first year graduate student. Some texts are monographs
defining the current state of a field; others are accessible to final year undergraduates;
but
essentially the
emphasis
is
on readability
and
clarity.