Lower level, but with the same "traditonal" every day examples that students identify with and that makes Cimbala/Cengel's approach unique. Essentials of Fluid Fundamentals and Applications is an abridged version of a more comprehensive text by the same authors, Fluid Fundamentals and Applications (McGraw-Hill 2006). The text covers the basic principles and equations of fluid mechanics in the context of numerous and diverse real-world engineering applications.