Hydrodynamic Stability, Second Edition
- 13h 55m
- P. G. Drazin, W. H. Reid
- Cambridge University Press
- 2004
Hydrodynamic stability is of fundamental importance in fluid mechanics and is concerned with the problem of transition from laminar to turbulent flow. Drazin and Reid emphasize throughout the ideas involved, the physical mechanisms, the methods used, and the results obtained, and, wherever possible, relate the theory to both experimental and numerical results. A distinctive feature of the book is the large number of problems it contains. These problems not only provide exercises for students but also provide many additional results in a concise form. This new edition of this celebrated introduction differs principally by the inclusion of detailed solutions for those exercises, and by the addition of a Foreword by Professor J. W. Miles.
- Classic account
- A feature of the first edition was the large number of exercises; for the new edition detailed solutions to all these have been supplied
- Clear and unparalleled explanation of the fundamentals of this vital topic
In this Book
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Introduction
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Thermal Instability
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Centrifugal Instability
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Parallel Shear Flows
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Uniform Asymptotic Approximations
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Additional Topics in Linear Stability Theory
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Nonlinear Stability
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Addendum—Weakly Non-Parallel Theories for the Blasius Boundary Layer
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Bibliography and Author Index
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Motion Picture Index
