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Shape and Flow: The Fluid Dynamics of Drag (Science study series) Paperback – 1964

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  • Paperback: 186 pages
  • Publisher: Heinemann (1964)
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0007J6AA8
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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By Charles D. Johnson on December 10, 2004
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Shape and Flow: The Fluid Dynamics of Drag, by Ascher H. Shapiro, is a mostly non-mathematical treatment of the subject, and is, I believe, a great introduction to the basics of viscosity, Reynolds Number (both very low and very high), and how these properties of a fluid affect the drag on an object. Although this book was first published in 1961, it remains relevant today, and for the price, it is well worth purchasing and reading. Even though the book is non-mathematical, Dr. Shapiro (an MIT graduate and professor), presents the subject matter in a very clear and thorough manner. I have studied a number of more advanced treatments of fluid dynamics, but none of them give the intuitive presentation that this book gives, and so I would highly recommend Shape and Flow as a first book for anyone interested in fluid dynamics. A number of interesting drag experiments are treated in the book, including streamlined, non-streamlined, low Reynolds Number, high Reynolds Number, smooth surface versus rough surface, and others. Certain paradoxes, such as why golf balls fly farther with dimples than without, are clearly and simply explained. The book deals with pressure gradients over streamlined and non-streamlined objects in a non-mathematical way, so the treatment can be understood by anyone who has a rudimentary understanding of Newton's laws of motion without having to resort to calculus. Very low Reynolds Number (very viscous) situations are discussed first because they are the simplest. In this situation, the flow is always laminar, without turbulence. But the interesting phenomena, such as airplane flight, require an understanding of boundary layers, turbulence, and stall, all things that occur in relatively low viscosity (high Reynolds Number) situations.Read more ›
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As certified permaculture designers, my husband and I have had much call for the references and information this book contains. There are others -- Schauberger, for one -- that we find revelatory and useful, and this is a wonderful addition to the library. Readable, accessible, useful, it is a welcome assist in following our teacher, Bill Mollison, in making each drop of water travel as far as possible and accomplish the most it can on a given property.
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as a graphic designer who wanted to represent these ideas i perused numerous "hefty" volumes of fluid mechanics for a year and a half, finally, finding this book which explains it intuitively. it is obvious that a ton of effort has been made to "demonstrate" these physical phenomena. i also found films that the author made full of demonstrative tools using experimental setups, 2d and 3d diagrams and models. he is walking the audience from the experiments to the concepts in a relentless manner, not skipping any informative step for brevity's sake. many of these motion picture demonstrations beautifully translate on this little book's pages. now that the physics of it is explained, the reader is ready to dive into the math.
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