 1982 original cover of “An Album of Fluid Motion” | |
| Author | Milton Van Dyke |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Parabolic Press |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paper back ) |
| Pages | 175 |
| ISBN | 0-915760-02-9 (hardcover) |
The book An Album of Fluid Motion is a collection of black-and-white photographs of flow visualizations for different types of fluid flows. These flows include:
- Creeping flow
- Laminar flow
- Flow separation
- Vortices
- Fluid instability
- Fluid turbulence
- Free-surface flow
- Natural convection
- Subsonic flow
- Shock waves
- Supersonic flow
The book was self-published by its editor, Milton Van Dyke, fluid mechanics professor at Stanford University.