Publications

The textbook Fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics, by Harvard Lomax, Thomas H. Pulliam, and David W. Zingg, was published in June 2001 by Springer-Verlag in the series Scientific Computation, ISBN 41607-2. The book is intended for a first course in computational fluid dynamics.

From a review in Contemporary Physics:

"[The book] is much needed to fill a gap in the market for texts that try to cover some of the fundamental mathematical aspects of the subject. The book is aimed at graduate students and concentrates on analysing the properties of approximations produced by finite-difference and finite-volume methods. ... The main strengths of the book are that the theoretical aspects are treated in an elegant and simple manner, making it easy for the reader to appreciate the subtle links between the discrete and continuous operators and linear algebra. The mathematics is self-contained and not daunting. Most of the sections are well written and the section on ordinary differential equations and time marching methods is particularly good."

From a review by P. Wesseling in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization:

"An introduction to finite volume methods for initial-boundary value problems for partial differential equations, developed with applications in CFD in mind ... The student who has mastered this material will be well equipped for further study and use of numerical methods in the computational disciplines, where one's only guide is often analogy with simple cases. ... I found the book pleasant to read, and good for students. The level is that of a course for students studying for a Masters degree in their final year. Teachers of similar courses will find the book useful. A good collection of exercises is included."

From a review in Applied Mechanics Reviews:

"The book is well written and organized. It can be easily adopted as a textbook for senior or graduate students studying numerical methods of fluid mechanics. Practice exercises are provided at the end of each chapter, some of them expecting the reader to write his own computer codes. This reviewer would regard Fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics as essential to anyone planning to use CFD modelling."

From a book review by Datta V. Gaitonde, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, in the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal:

"The unaffected style adopted by the authors makes the book very readable and brings a surprising degree of freshness to the mature concepts that are its emphasis. For this reason, in addition to graduate students, the book may appeal to professionals who do not have formal training in CFD but who wish to learn more theory than is found in cookbook-oriented code manuals."

"... sharp focus on ideas and analysis rather than tips and techniques ..."

From a book review by Randall J. LeVeque, University of Washington, in the SIAM Review:

"... the book covers a good set of introductory material and includes some topics and insights not found in other books at this level, along with numerous exercises. In the hands of a knowledgeable instructor, it could form the basis for an excellent course and would be a useful supplement in general."