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FLUID DYNAMICS

Theory, Computation, and


Numerical Simulation

Accompanied by the software library FDLIB

by

C. Pozrikidis
University of California, San Diego
La JoIIa9 California 92093-0411
U.S.A.

Email: cpozrikidis@ucsd.edu
Internet URL: http://stokes.ucsd.edu/cjpozrikidis

KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS


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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Pozrikidis, C.
Fluid dynamics: theory, computation, and numerical simulation / by C. Pozrikidis
p.cm.
"Accompanied by the software library FDLIB. "
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7923-7351-0 (acid-free paper)
1. Fluid dynamics. I. Title

QA911 .P632001
532'.05—dc21
2001029458

Copyright © 2001 by Kluwer Academic Publishers

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a


retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, photo-
copying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the
publisher, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 101 Philip Drive, Assinippi Park, Norwell,
Massachusetts 02061.

Printed on acid-free paper.

Printed in the United States of America.


Preface

Ready access to computers at an institutional and personal level has


defined a new era in teaching and learning. The opportunity to extend
the subject matter of traditional science and engineering disciplines into
the realm of scientific computing has become not only desirable, but also
necessary. Thanks to portability and low overhead and operating costs,
experimentation by numerical simulation has become a viable substitute,
and occasionally the only alternative, to physical experimentation.
The new environment has motivated the writing of texts and mono-
graphs with a modern perspective that incorporates numerical and com-
puter programming aspects as an integral part of the curriculum: meth-
ods, concepts, and ideas should be presented in a unified fashion that
motivates and underlines the urgency of the new elements, but does not
compromise the rigor of the classical approach and does not oversimplify.
Interfacing fundamental concepts and practical methods of scientific
computing can be done on different levels. In one approach, theory and
implementation are kept complementary and presented in a sequential
fashion. In a second approach, the coupling involves deriving compu-
tational methods and simulation algorithms, and translating equations
into computer code instructions immediately following problem formu-
lations. The author of this book is a proponent of the second approach
and advocates its adoption as a means of enhancing learning: interject-
ing methods of scientific computing into the traditional discourse offers
a powerful venue for developing analytical skills and obtaining physical
insight.
The goal of this book is to offer an introductory course in fluid me-
chanics, covering traditional topics in a way that unifies theory, computa-
tion, computer programming, and numerical simulation. The approach
is truly introductory, in the sense that a minimum of prerequisites are
required. The intended audience includes not only advanced undergrad-
uate and entry-level graduate students, but also a broad class of scientists
and engineers with a general interest in scientific computing.
The discourse is distinguished by two features. First, solution pro-
cedures and algorithms are developed immediately after problem formu-
lations. Second, numerical methods are introduced on a need-to-know
basis and in increasing order of difficulty: function interpolation, func-
tion differentiation, function integration, solution of algebraic equations,
finite-difference methods, etc.
A supplement to this book is the FORTRAN software library FDLIB
whose programs explicitly illustrate how computational algorithms trans-
late into computer code instructions. The codes of FDLIB range from in-
troductory to advanced, and the problems considered span a broad range
of applications; from laminar channel flows, to vortex flows, to flows in
aerodynamics. The input is either entered from the keyboard or read
from data files. The output is recorded in output files in numerical form
so that it can be read and displayed using independent graphics, visu-
alization, and animation applications on any computer platform. Com-
puter problems at the end of each section ask the student to run the
programs for various flow conditions, and thus study the effect of the
various parameters characterizing a flow. Instructions for downloading
the source code and a description of the library contents are given on
page 651.
In concert with the intended usage of this book as a stand-alone text
and as a tutorial on numerical fluid dynamics and scientific computing,
references are not provided in the text. Instead, a selected compilation
of introductory, advanced, and specialized references on fluid dynamics,
calculus, numerical methods, and computational fluid dynamics are list-
ed in the bibliography on page 666. The reader who wishes to focus on
a particular topic is directed to these resources for further details.
I would like to extend special thanks to Vasilis Bontozoglou for his
friendship and encouragement, and to Yuan Chih-Chung, Rhodalynn De-
gracia, Audrey Hill, and Kurt Keller for helping me with the preparation
of the manuscript.

C. Pozrikidis

San Diego

January, 2001

Email: cpozrikidis@ucsd.edu
Book internet site: http://stokes.ucsd.edu/C-pozrikidis/FD-TCNS

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