Fluid Mechanics 2nd Edition

Book Preface

The first English edition was the translation of the fourth German edition. In the meantime, the textbook has undergone several additions, mostly stimulated by consulting activities of the first author. Since the textbook continues to receive favorable reception in German-speaking countries and has been translated in other languages as well, the publisher suggested a second English edition. The additions were translated for the most part by Prof. L. Crane from Trinity College in Dublin, who has accompanied this textbook from the very beginning. Since the retirement of the first author, Prof. N. Aksel from the University of Bayreuth, Germany, the second author, was actively engaged in the sixth and the seventh editions. The additions were written by the first author who accepts the responsibility for any mistakes or omissions in this book.