Mechanics of Fluid Flow covers the concepts, theories, and applications of the mechanics of fluid flow. It is a must-have for any engineer working in the oil and gas industry

The book applies fundamental concepts to problems encountered in the petroleum industry. Mathematical description of specific applied problems and their solutions are presented, as well as the concepts behind them, both traditional and newly conceived ideas.

Contents

Part I. Fundamentals of the Mechanics of Continua

1. Basic Concepts of the Mechanics of Continua
2. Conservation Laws. Integral and Differential Equations of Continuous Medium
3. Continuous Medium Deformation Rate
4. Liquids
5. Basics of the Dimensionality and Conformity Theory

Part II. Hydromechanics

6. Hydrostatics
7. Flow of Ideal Fluid
8. Parallel-Plane Flows of Ideal Incompressible Fluid
9. Flow of Viscous Incompressible Fluid in Prismatic Tubes
10. Turbulent Flow of Fluids in Pipes
11. Hydraulic Calculation for Pipelines
12. Fluid’s Outflow from Orifices and Nozzles
13. Non-Stationary Flow of Viscous Fluid in Tubes
14. Laminar Boundary Layer
15. Unidimensional Gas Flows
16. Laminar Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids
17. Two-Phase Flow in Pipes

Part III. Oil and Gas Subsurface Hydromechanics

18. Main Definitions and Concepts of Fluid and Gas Flow, Darcy’s Law and Experiment
19. Mathematical Models of Uniphase Filtration
20. Unidimensional Transient-Free Filtration of Incompressible Fluid and Gas in an Uniform Porous Medium
21. Unidemensional Filtration of Incompressible Liquid and Gas in a Nonuniform Reservoirs Under Darcy’s Law
22. Flat Transient-Free Filtration Flows
23. Non-Stationary Flow of an Elastic Fluid in an Elastic Reservoir
24. Non-Stationary Flow of Gas in a Porous Medium
25. Filtration of Non-Newtonian Liquid
26. Liquid and Gas Flow in Fractured and Fractured-Porous Media

Index

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