Fluid Dynamics standard reference

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Standard references for fluid dynamics include G. K. Batchelor's "An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics" and Landau and Lifshitz's Volume 6, which are commonly used by physicists. Sommerfeld's classic work on hydrodynamics is noted for its engaging problems, such as smoke rings. For computational fluid dynamics (CFD), recommended texts include "Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics" by M. Holt, "Computational Techniques for Fluid Dynamics" by C. A. Fletcher, and "Computational Fluid Dynamics, An Introduction" by J. F. Wendt. Additionally, D. Acheson's "Elementary Fluid Dynamics" and T. Faber's "Fluid Dynamics for Physicists" are also mentioned as valuable resources. The discussion also touches on the frustration regarding the inability to mention the name Lifshitz freely.
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Hi. What's a standard reference for physicsts concerning the topic of fluid dynamics or computational FD.
 
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G. K. Batchelor "An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics", and Landau and Lif****z Vol. 6 are the ones that I am used to. Also, Sommerfeld wrote a good old-school book on hydrodynamics where he treats a lot of cute problems like smoke rings and whatnot.
 
What about for CFD?
 
computational fluid dynamics... sorry, I don't know.
 
olgranpappy said:
G. K. Batchelor "An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics", and Landau and Lif****z Vol. 6 are the ones that I am used to. Also, Sommerfeld wrote a good old-school book on hydrodynamics where he treats a lot of cute problems like smoke rings and whatnot.

I've used those and D. Acheson's "Elementary Fluid Dynamics" and T. Faber's "Fluid dynamics for physicists".

As for CFD, the course at my uni recommends "Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics" by M. Holt, "Computational Techniques for Fluid Dynamics" by C. A. Fletcher and "Computational Fluid Dynamics, An Introduction" by J. F. Wendt

PS: It's outrageous that we can't say L-i-f-s-h-i-t-z! :smile:
 
GDogg said:
PS: It's outrageous that we can't say L-i-f-s-h-i-t-z! :smile:

yeah. I complained about that, but they never got back to me.
 

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