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Fluent Inc., world leader in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and services, today announced its contribution to the latest version of the undergraduate engineering textbook by Bruce Munson, Donald Young, and Ted Okiishi; Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The book is intended for third and fourth-year engineering students who are interested in learning more about the fundamentals of fluid mechanics. The principles they seek to teach are classical and have been well-established. The book therefore reflects many years of teaching experience by the authors and is built on previous Editions and their introductory courses in fluid mechanics. This textbook also reflects the evolution of classroom teaching ideas and new technologies related to the education of this interesting and important engineering subject. Feedback to the authors after the 4th Edition identified the growing importance of CFD in engineering design and analysis. Fluent has helped the authors integrate CFD into the textbook through the addition of its FlowLab educational software to the offering.
Commenting on the importance of CFD in fluid mechanics curricula, Dr. Munson notes that, “There are many topics that a fluid mechanics student should learn, or at least be exposed to. Many of these topics have been around for a long time; other topics have emerged only recently. I believe that CFD is, perhaps, the most important of these recent topics. In only a few years, if not already, the practicing engineer will need to be at least familiar with the concept of CFD for various design, manufacturing, and research work. It probably will not be necessary for the engineer to know a lot related to the specific details of CFD, but many believe that a minimal exposure to the topic will be common place. It is our hope that the CFD material presented in this book will allow users to become ‘up-to-date' in the fluids world.”
Bruce Munson, Professor Emeritus of Engineering Mechanics at Iowa State University, has developed many fluid mechanics courses for studies in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, engineering science, and agricultural engineering, and has authored many technical papers in the area of fluid mechanics as well as this top-selling fluid mechanics textbook. Donald Young, professor emeritus of Engineering Mechanics at Iowa State University, has been engaged in the field of fluid mechanics for 35 years, and has co-authored two textbooks on applied mechanics. Ted Okiishi, Associate Dean of Engineering at Iowa State University, has taught fluid mechanics there since 1967.
One contributor to the book, Dr. Wade Huebsch, Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University, said of the value of introducing undergraduate engineers to Computational Fluid Dynamics; “CFD facilitates the teaching of fluid mechanics by providing for the visualization of complex flows, while allowing a student to develop an intuitive feel for the flow physics. Equally important, where engineering students in the past were expected to have some knowledge of CAD, today many commercial firms have similar expectations regarding CFD knowledge. Thankfully, CFD has matured to the point where it may be integrated into the undergraduate curriculum using student-friendly software such as FlowLab 1.2” , Prof Huebsch was an early-adopter of Fluent's FlowLab 1.2 Educational CFD Software tool. FlowLab has been available to educational establishments worldwide for the last few years and is proving to be a valuable part of the teaching experience.
Munson, Young and Okiishi include 15 FlowLab-based CFD problems in the text. These CFD problems involve setup, solving, and post-processing of the following classical fluid flow exercises:
- Developing Flow in a Pipe
- Fully Developed Flow in a Pipe
- Sudden Expansion in a Pipe
- Flow over a Cylinder
- Flow over a ClarkY Airfoil
Additionally, the Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics textbook presents 60 “Fluids in the News” stories that illustrate some of the current, important, and novel ways that fluid mechanics impacts the real world. More than 1350 homework problems, including FlowLab-based CFD problems, stress the practical application of fluid mechanics principles. Also included are 165 examples that provide detailed solutions to a wide variety of engineering problems. Figures are used extensively throughout the text to help students better visualize and understand basic concepts, and 80 separate videos which illustrate many interesting and practical applications of real world fluid phenomena are also available to purchasers of the textbook.
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About the Authors
Bruce R. Munson, Professor Emeritus of Engineering Mechanics at Iowa State University, received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Purdue University and his Ph.D. degree from the Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Department of the University of Minnesota in 1970.
Prior to joining the Iowa State University faculty in 1974, Dr. Munson was on the mechanical engineering faculty of Duke University from 1970 to 1974. From 1964 to 1966, he worked as an engineer in the jet engine fuel control department of Bendix Aerospace Corporation, South Bend, Indiana.
Dr. Munson's main professional activity has been in the area of fluid mechanics education and research. He has been responsible for the development of many fluid mechanics courses for studies in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, engineering science, and agricultural engineering and is the recipient of an Iowa State University Superior Engineering Teacher Award and the Iowa State University Alumni Association Faculty Citation.
He has authored and coauthored many theoretical and experimental technical papers on hydrodynamic stability, low Reynolds number flow, secondary flow, and the applications of viscous incompressible flow. He is a member of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers and The Physical Society.
Donald F. Young, Anson Marston Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Engineering, received his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering, his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in theoretical and applied mechanics from Iowa State University, and has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in fluid mechanics at Iowa State for many years. In addition to being named a Distinguished Professor in the College of Engineering, Dr. Young has also received the Standard Oil Foundation Outstanding Teacher Award and the Iowa State University Alumni Association Faculty Citation. He has been engaged in fluid mechanics research for more than 35 years, with special interests in similitude and modeling and the interdisciplinary field of biomedical fluid mechanics. Dr. Young has contributed to many technical publications and is the author or coauthor of two textbooks on applied mechanics. He is a Fellow of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Ted H. Okiishi, Associate Dean of Engineering and past Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University, has taught fluid mechanics courses there since 1967. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Iowa State.
From 1965-1967, Dr. Okiishi served as a U.S. Army officer with duty assignments at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, where he participated in rocket nozzle heat transfer research, and at the Combined Intelligence Center, Saigon, Republic of South Vietnam, where he studied seasonal river flooding problems.
Professor Okiishi is active in research on turbomachinery fluid mechanics. He and his graduate students and other colleagues have written a number of journal articles based on their studies. Some of these projects have involved significant collaboration with government and industrial laboratory researchers with two technical papers winning the ASME Melville Medal.
Dr. Okiishi has received several awards for teaching. He has developed undergraduate and graduate courses in classical fluid dynamics as well as the fluid dynamics of turbomachines.
He is a licensed professional engineer. His professional society activities include having been chair of the board of directors of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Gas Turbine Institute and chair of the Engineering Research Council of the American Society for Engineering Education. He is a Fellow of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the past editor of the Journal of Turbomachinery .
About Fluent
Fluent is the world's largest provider of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and consulting services. Fluent's software is used for simulation, visualization, and analysis of fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, and chemical reactions. It is a vital part of the computer-aided engineering (CAE) process for companies around the world and is deployed in nearly every manufacturing industry. FLUENT is used extensively in the Motor Racing industry worldwide by the vast majority of race teams. Using Fluent's software, engineers build virtual prototypes and simulate the performance of proposed and existing designs, allowing them to improve design quality while reducing cost and speeding time to market. Fluent's corporate headquarters are located in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA, with offices in China, Belgium, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan and Sweden. Its CFD software is also available around the world through joint ventures, partnerships, and distributors in Korea, Australia, Brazil, China, Taiwan, the Czech Republic, Middle East, and most European countries.
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About John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
The company was founded in 1807, during the Jefferson presidency. In the early years, Wiley was best known for the works of Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, and other 19th century American literary giants. By the turn of the century, Wiley was established as a leading publisher of scientific and technical information. With about 3,500 employees worldwide, Wiley has operations in the United States, Europe (England, Germany and Russia), Canada, Asia, and Australia. The Company has U.S. publishing, marketing, and distribution centers in New Jersey, California, Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Wiley's worldwide headquarters are located in Hoboken, New Jersey, just across the river from Manhattan. Additional information is available at http://he-cda.wiley.com.
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