2.25 Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Fall 2002

Sonin, A. A.; McKinley, Gareth H.

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Sonin, A. A.; McKinley, Gareth H.

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Advanced Fluid Mechanics

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Abstract

Survey of principal concepts and methods of fluid dynamics. Mass conservation, momentum, and energy equations for continua. Navier-Stokes equation for viscous flows. Similarity and dimensional analysis. Lubrication theory. Boundary layers and separation. Circulation and vorticity theorems. Potential flow. Introduction to turbulence. Lift and drag. Surface tension and surface tension-driven flows.

Date issued

2002-12

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36842

Department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering

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2.25-Fall2002

local: 2.25

local: IMSCP-MD5-395da2938e99f243fed0d8bbf5178f7e

Keywords

fluid dynamics,, Mass conservation,, Navier-Stokes equation,, viscous flows,, dimensional analysis,, Lubrication theory,, Boundary layers,, vorticity theorems,, Potential flow,, turbulence, Fluid mechanics

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