Fluid Mechanics

This page is managed by Dr. Robert Hesketh (Rowan University)

Syllabi, schedules, course notes

• Rowan University
• King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
• University of California Santa Barbara
• University of Notre Dame
• MIT Opencourseware

Textbooks

Chemical Engineering Fluids Textbooks 

• Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers, 4th ed. by Noel De Nevers,
• Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers: with Microfluidics, CFD, and COMSOL Multiphysics 5, 3rd ed. by James O. Wilkes
• Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics, 4th ed. by Ron Darby, Raj P. Chhabra
• Introduction to Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics by William M. Deen,

Common General Fluid Mechanics Textbooks

• Fluid Mechanics, 9th ed. by Frank M. White and Henry Xue
• Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications by Yunus A. Cengel and John M. Cimbala
• Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 8th ed. by Philip M. Gerhart, Andrew L. Gerhart, and John I. Hochstein 

Screencasts

• LearnChemE (University of Colorado Boulder): More than 250 screencast videos for fluid mechanics, including example problems, introduction to topics, software tutorials, and exam review problems.
• Learnfluidmechanics (Cambridge University): 75 fluid mechanics screencasts for an undergraduate course
• Texas A&M University
• Simmy Sigma lectures
    

Interactive Simulations and Self-Study Modules

• Interactive Simulations (University of Colorado Boulder): More than 40 interactive simulations, most of which play directly in browsers.

    

• Self-Study Modules (University of Colorado Boulder): more than 20 self-study modules that include screencasts (with questions), ConcepTests, introductory screencasts, interactive simulations, list of equations and important points, example problem screencasts, and a summary.

Concept Tests

Multiple-choice conceptual questions for use in class with student response systems (clickers)

• LearnChemE (University of Colorado Boulder): More than 225 fluid mechanics ConcepTests. Contact LearnChemE@gmail.com to obtain access.
• AIChE Concept Warehouse (Tufts University)

Software

• Polymath^plus Solves ODEs, linear equations, and nonlinear equations. Screencasts demonstrating Polymath use can be found here.
• Fluid examples in Chapter 8: Problem Solving in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering with Polymath, Excel, and MATLAB (2nd Edition)
• Team maker and team assessments tools: Creates homework teams and does peer assessment
• CheCalc for fluid flow: Calculated pressure losses in pipes and fittings

Videos

• Link to fluid mechanics videos
  

Laboratory Experiments in Fluids

• Low-Cost Desktop Learning Modules (Washington State University)
• Digital experiments (University of Colorado Boulder): Eight digital experiments (Fluidized bed, Hydraulic loss, Venturi meter, Viscous flow, Tank emptying)
• Armfield F1 Complete Fluid Mechanics Laboratory Experiment (16 videos)
• Open tank drainage: Effect of drain tube length
• Tank Efflux (drainage) counter-intuitive example
• Venturi Flowmeter Pressure Profile
• Pitot Tube in channel flow
• A Teacher's Guide to Classroom Demonstrations in Transport Phenomena (University of Notre Dame) Request free PDF from David Leighton (dtl@nd.edu)

Mixing

• Advances in Industrial Mixing: A Companion to the Handbook of Industrial Mixing, editors: Suzanne M. Kresta, Arthur W. Etchells III, David S. Dickey, and Victor A. Atiemo-Obeng
• Handbook of Industrial Mixing: Science and Practice editors: Edward L. Paul, Victor A. Atiemo-Obeng, and Suzanne M. Kresta (free PDF)

Example Problems and Solutions

• 22 Fluid Mechanics Problems solutions
• Calculation of the Flow Rate in a Pipeline
• 2500 Solved Problems in Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
• AIChE SACHE Safety Problems for Fluid Mechanics
• Transport Phenomena Problem Compendium (University of Notre Dame)

Example Pump Curves

• Price Pump® Model LT Close Coupled Horizontal Pump
• Price Pump® Model CL Close Coupled Horizontal Centrifugal Pump
• Lecture on Centrifugal Pumps
• Lectures on Positive Displacement Pumps

Computational Fluid Dynamics

• The Secret of Golf Balls
• Turbulent Flow is MORE Awesome Than Laminar Flow
• Boston University: 32 Computational Fluid Dynamics video lectures
• Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Updated and verified August 9, 2026