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In Chapter 2 the mathematical approach to fluid mechanics was outlined. It is undoubtedly a very powerful technique but it is not the only approach available. Engineers use essentially the same methods in a rather different form. For example the continuity equation, the force equation and the energy equation, all of which were given in cartesian coordinates and in differential form in Chapter 2 are used in their natural coordinate integrated forms in engineering practice.
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Fox, J.A. (1977). The Basic Equations of Engineering Fluid Mechanics. In: An Introduction to Engineering Fluid Mechanics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15835-5_4
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