Fluid Dynamics standard reference

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around identifying standard references for fluid dynamics and computational fluid dynamics (CFD), including both theoretical and practical texts. Participants share their personal recommendations and experiences with various books in the field.

Discussion Character

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  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants recommend G. K. Batchelor's "An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics" and Landau and Lif****z Vol. 6 as standard references.
  • Others mention Sommerfeld's hydrodynamics book, noting its treatment of interesting problems like smoke rings.
  • For computational fluid dynamics, one participant suggests several texts including "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.
  • One participant expresses uncertainty about recommendations specifically for CFD.
  • There is a humorous remark regarding the inability to mention the name L-i-f-s-h-i-t-z freely, indicating a possible issue with forum guidelines.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share their personal recommendations, but there is no consensus on a single standard reference for fluid dynamics or CFD, and some uncertainty remains regarding specific CFD texts.

Contextual Notes

Some recommendations may depend on individual experiences and preferences, and the discussion does not resolve which texts are universally accepted as standards.

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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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