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Lecture Notes

The lecture notes outline the topics discussed, and indicate the reading and problem set assignments that accompany each.

Course Outline

WEEK # TOPICS
1 Continuum Viewpoint and the Equation of Motion (PDF)
2 Static Fluids (PDF)
3 Mass Conservation (PDF)
4 Inviscid Flow - Differential Approach: Euler's Equation, Bernoulli's Integral and the Effects of Streamline Curvature, the General Form of Bernoulli's Integral (PDF)
5 Control Volume Theorems (Integral Approach): Linear Momentum Theorem, Angular Momentum Theorem, and First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics (PDF)
6 Navier-Stokes Equation and Viscous Flow (PDF)
7 Similarity and Dimensional Analysis (PDF)
8 Boundary Layers, Separation and the Effect on Drag and Lift (PDF)
9 Vorticity and Circulation (PDF)
10 Potential Flows: Lift, Drag, and Thrust Production (PDF)
11 Surface Tension and its Effect on Flows (PDF)
12 Introduction to Turbulence (PDF)