PHYS 255
Intro to Fluid Dynamics
Fluid properties; fluid statics; kinematics of moving fluids; the Bernoulli equation and applications; control volume analysis differential analysis of fluid flow; inviscid flow, plane potential flow; viscous flow, the Navier-Stokes equation; dimensional analysis, similitude; empirical analysis of pipe flows; flow over immersed bodies, boundaries layers, lift and drag. (cross-listed with ME 225).
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
Catalogue variants
- Intro to Fluid Dynamics · 4.0