Complex Fluids: Non Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Introduces the treatment of non Newtonian liquids in flow. A review of classical rheological models will be discussed in detail. The course will focus on effects of non Newtonian behavior on the flow of these materials. The intended audience is graduate students in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, and Applied Mathematics. Prerequisite: We will use material from ENGN 2010 / 2020 , such as differential equations, Fourier and Laplace transforms, elementary differential geometry, basic probability, vector calculus. A graduate course on fluid mechanics is required (ENGN2810).