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00044698 Roy, D.N. Applied fluid mechanics. Chichester etc.: Ellis Horwood Ltd.; New York: John Wiley \& Sons. xx, 556 p. \$ 85.95 (1988). 1988 Chichester etc.: Ellis Horwood Ltd.; New York: John Wiley \&| Sons EN fluid mechanics engineering applications This is a basic text concerning the practical fluid mechanics. The whole book consists of fourteen chapters and two appendices and can be divided into three parts. The first part (chapters 1-9) gives an account of fluid mechanics which mainly is simplified one-dimensional approach. The second part (chapters 8-11) deals with ideal and viscous fluid flow, using the two and three-dimensional approach. The third part (chapters 12-14) covers the engineering applications of fluid mechanics in fluid measurements, turbomachines and fluid power control. The features of the book are (1) emphasizing the fundamental concepts through the large number of examples, together with a set of thought-provoking questions and exercise problems, (2) keeping the discussion mathematically thorough, (3) fine treatment of the theory and application of fluid mechanics. The text would be an asset to undergraduates in various engineering disciplines, in particular mechanical enginnering, graduates and the practizing engineer. Gai Biengzheng