1.5. Further Background Reading

The following is a selection of books related to fluids, thermodynamics, CFD and computing:

  • An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics, The Finite Volume Method

    H K Versteeg and W Malalasekera; Longman, 1995. An excellent introduction to the theory of CFD with well-presented derivations of the equations.

  • Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

    C T Shaw; Prentice Hall, 1992. An introduction to the practical aspects of using CFD.

  • Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow

    S V Patankar; Taylor & Francis, 1980. A standard text on the details of numerical methods.

  • Engineering Thermodynamics: Work and Heat Transfer

    G F C Rogers and Y R Mayhew; Longman, 1996. An undergraduate thermodynamics text book.

  • Mechanics of Fluids

    Bernard Massey, Spon Press, 1998. An undergraduate fluid mechanics text book.

  • Viscous Fluid Flow

    F M White; McGraw Hill, 2005. An advanced text on fluid dynamics.

  • Perry’s Chemical Engineer’s Handbook (7th Edition)

    McGraw Hill Professional Publishing, 1997. A superb reference for the physical properties of fluids.

  • An Album of Fluid Motion

    Milton Van Dyke, The Parabolic Press, 1982. Fluid flow phenomena demonstrated in pictures.