"Fluid mechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids (liquids, gases, and plasmas) and the forces on them."
The study of fluids in motion.
Properties of fluids: This topic covers the fundamental properties of fluids, such as density, viscosity, surface tension, and compressibility.
Fluid statics: It covers the study of fluids at rest, including the concept of pressure and fluids in containers.
Fluid dynamics: This includes the study of fluids in motion, including the equations of motion, conservation of mass, momentum and energy.
Bernoulli’s equation: This equation states that as the speed of a fluid increases, its pressure decreases and vice versa.
Continuity equation: The equation describes the conservation of mass in a flowing fluid.
Reynolds number: A dimensionless number used to predict the onset of turbulent flow in a fluid.
Viscous flow: It refers to the flow of fluids that have a high viscosity and is characterized by resistance to flow.
Laminar flow: A type of fluid flow characterized by smooth, ordered movement.
Turbulent flow: A type of fluid flow characterized by chaotic and unsteady movement.
Boundary layer theory: It refers to the study of the thin layer of fluid in contact with a surface.
Drag and lift: It is the resistance and the opposing force of the flow that acts on an object moving through a fluid.
Flow measurement: This includes methods used to measure fluid flow rate, such as volumetric flow rate and mass flow rate.
Pipe flow: The study of fluid flow through pipes, including the calculation of pressure drop, head loss, and flow rate.
Pump and fan design: The design of devices used to move fluids through pipelines or circulate air.
Flow through porous media: This includes the study of fluid flow through porous materials such as soils and rocks.
Heat transfer: It refers to the transfer of heat from one fluid to another or from a fluid to a solid surface.
HVAC systems: It covers the study of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
Aerodynamics: The study of the flow of air around objects, including aircraft and vehicles.
Hydrodynamics: The study of the flow of water around objects, including ships and submarines.
Computational fluid dynamics: A numerical method to solve complex fluid flow problems using computer simulations.
Statics: This type of Fluid Mechanics deals with the study of fluids at rest.
Dynamics: This type of Fluid Mechanics deals with the study of fluids in motion.
Fluid Kinematics: This deals with the study of fluids in motion without considering the forces that cause the motion.
Fluid Dynamics: This deals with the study of fluids in motion and considers the forces that cause the motion.
Aerodynamics: This deals with the study of air in motion.
Hydrodynamics: This deals with the study of water in motion.
Compressible Flow: This deals with the study of gases in motion.
Incompressible Flow: This deals with the study of liquids in motion.
Turbulence: This deals with the study of chaotic and irregular motion of fluids.
Boundary layer: This deals with the study of the thin layer of fluid adjacent to a solid surface.
Viscosity: This deals with the study of the resistance of fluids against motion.
Bernoulli's Principle: This deals with the study of pressure and fluid velocity.
Fluid-structure Interaction: This deals with the study of the interaction between fluids and structures.
Heat transfer: This deals with the study of the transfer of heat between fluids.
Multiphase Flow: This deals with the study of the simultaneous flow of multiple phases of matter.
Rheology: This deals with the study of the flow and deformation of fluids and solids under stress.
Acoustics: This deals with the study of the propagation of sound waves in fluids.
Bubble dynamics: This deals with the study of the formation and motion of bubbles in fluids.
Cavitation: This deals with the study of the formation and collapse of bubbles in fluids.
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): This deals with the numerical simulation of fluid flow using computer algorithms.
"It has applications in a wide range of disciplines, including mechanical, aerospace, civil, chemical, and biomedical engineering, as well as geophysics, oceanography, meteorology, astrophysics, and biology."
"It can be divided into fluid statics, the study of fluids at rest; and fluid dynamics, the study of the effect of forces on fluid motion."
"It is a branch of continuum mechanics, a subject which models matter without using the information that it is made out of atoms; that is, it models matter from a macroscopic viewpoint rather than from microscopic."
"Fluid mechanics, especially fluid dynamics, is an active field of research, typically mathematically complex."
"Many problems are partly or wholly unsolved and are best addressed by numerical methods, typically using computers."
"A modern discipline, called computational fluid dynamics (CFD), is devoted to this approach."
"Particle image velocimetry, an experimental method for visualizing and analyzing fluid flow, also takes advantage of the highly visual nature of fluid flow."
"Fluid mechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids (liquids, gases, and plasmas)."
"It has applications in a wide range of disciplines, including mechanical, aerospace, civil, chemical, and biomedical engineering."
"It can be divided into fluid statics, the study of fluids at rest."
"It can be divided into... fluid dynamics, the study of the effect of forces on fluid motion."
"Yes, fluid mechanics involves studying fluids at rest through fluid statics."
"Yes, fluid mechanics has applications in astrophysics."
"Yes, fluid mechanics has applications in oceanography."
"Fluid mechanics models matter from a macroscopic viewpoint rather than from microscopic."
"Yes, particle image velocimetry is an experimental method for visualizing and analyzing fluid flow."
"Many problems are best addressed by numerical methods, typically using computers."
"Fluid mechanics is a branch of continuum mechanics, which models matter without using the information that it is made out of atoms."
"Fluid mechanics, especially fluid dynamics, is an active field of research."