M.C. Potter and D.C. Wiggert, Mechanics of Fluids, Prentice Hall (1997)

*Mechanics of Fluids* is an undergraduate engineering textbook that introduces the fundamental principles and applications of fluid mechanics. It covers fluid properties, fluid statics, fluid motion, conservation of mass, momentum and energy, dimensional analysis, internal and external flows, turbomachinery and fluid-flow measurement. The book combines physical explanations with mathematical analysis, worked examples and engineering problems. It is particularly relevant to the study of fan performance, including dimensionless coefficients, similarity laws, centrifugal turbomachinery, flow-rate measurement and specific speed.