## 1.5. Further Background Reading

The following is a selection of books related to fluids, thermodynamics, CFD and computing:

- An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics, The Finite Volume Method

  H K Versteeg and W Malalasekera; Longman, 1995. An excellent introduction to the theory of CFD with well-presented derivations of the equations.

- Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

  C T Shaw; Prentice Hall, 1992. An introduction to the practical aspects of using CFD.

- Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow

  S V Patankar; Taylor & Francis, 1980. A standard text on the details of numerical methods.

- Engineering Thermodynamics: Work and Heat Transfer

  G F C Rogers and Y R Mayhew; Longman, 1996. An undergraduate thermodynamics text book.

- Mechanics of Fluids

  Bernard Massey, Spon Press, 1998. An undergraduate fluid mechanics text book.

- Viscous Fluid Flow

  F M White; McGraw Hill, 2005. An advanced text on fluid dynamics.

- Perry’s Chemical Engineer’s Handbook (7th Edition)

  McGraw Hill Professional Publishing, 1997. A superb reference for the physical properties of fluids.

- An Album of Fluid Motion

  Milton Van Dyke, The Parabolic Press, 1982. Fluid flow phenomena demonstrated in pictures.

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