Mechanics of Fluid Flow
Published on 26. October 2012
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576 pages
978-1-118-53362-8 (ISBN)
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The mechanics of fluid flow is a fundamental engineering discipline explaining both natural phenomena and human-induced processes, and a thorough understanding of it is central to the operations of the oil and gas industry. This book, written by some of the world's best-known and respected petroleum engineers, covers the concepts, theories, and applications of the mechanics of fluid flow for the veteran engineer working in the field and the student, alike. It is a must-have for any engineer working in the oil and gas industry.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
1852 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-53362-8 (9781118533628)
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Kaplan S. Basniev | Nikolay M. Dmitriev | George V. Chilingar
Mechanics of Fluid Flow
E-Book
11/2012
Wiley-Scrivener
€195.99
Available for download
Kaplan S. Basniev | Nikolay M. Dmitriev | George V. Chilingar
Mechanics of Fluid Flow
E-Book
10/2012
Wiley-Scrivener
€195.99
Available for download
Persons
Kaplan S. Basniev, PhD, is a well-known specialist in the oil and gas industry with over 50 years of experience. He has held numerous high-level positions in the field throughout his career, including heading the Oil and Gas Section of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences for 15 years. He has 240 publications, 15 monographs, and numerous medals and awards to his name. Nikolay M. Dmitriev, PhD, is a specialist in the area of fluid flow with many years of experience and publications under his belt. He is the head of the Department of International Education and Cooperation at the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. George V. Chilingar, PhD, is an Emeritus Professor of Engineering at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He is one of the most well-known petroleum geologists in the world and the founder of several prestigious journals in the oil and gas industry. He has published over 70 books and 500 articles and has received over 100 awards over his career.
Content
Preface 13 Part I. Fundamentals of the Mechanics of Continua 15 I. Basic Concepts of the Mechanics of Continua 15 II. Conservation Laws. Integral and Differential Equations of Continuous Medium 27 III. Continuous Medium Deformation Rate 45 IV. Liquids 57 V. Basics of the Dimensionality and Conformity Theory 73 Part II. Hydromechanics 91 VI. Hydrostatics 91 VII. Flow of Ideal Fluid 105 VIII. Parallel-Plane Flows of Ideal Incompressible Fluid 135 IX. Flow of Viscous Incompressible Fluid in Prismatic Tubes 153 X. Turbulent Flow of Fluids in Pipes 165 XI. Hydraulic Calculation for Pipelines 179 XII. Fluid's Outflow from Orifices and Nozzles 191 XIII. Non-Stationary Flow of Viscous Fluid in Tubes 201 XIV. Laminar Boundary Layer 233 XV. Unidimensional Gas Flows 243 XVI. Laminar Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids 277 XVII. Two-Phase Flow in Pipes 299 Part III. Oil and Gas Subsurface Hydromechanics 317 XVIII. Main Definitions and Concepts of Fluid and Gas Flow, Darcy's Law and Experiment 317 XIX. Mathematical Models of Uniphase Filtration 345 XX. Unidimensional Transient-Free Filtration of Incompressible Fluid and Gas in an Uniform Porous Medium 363 XXI. Unidemensional Filtration of Incompressible Liquid and Gas in a Nonuniform Reservoirs Under Darcy's Law 395 XXII. Flat Transient-Free Filtration Flows 409 XXIII. Non-Stationary Flow of an Elastic Fluid in an Elastic Reservoir 427 XXIV. Non-Stationary Flow of Gas in a Porous Medium 469 XXV. Filtration of Non-Newtonian Liquid 489 XXVI. Liquid and Gas Flow in Fractured and Fractured-Porous Media 513 Appendix A 537 References 555 Subject Index 565