Advanced Fluid Mechanics

Catalog description

Fluid statics, kinematics of the flow field, control volume analysis, equations of motion for viscous flow, dynamical similarity, flows dominated by inertia and viscous forces, irrotational flow theory, boundary layers, and surface tension. This course covers foundational and advanced topics in fluid mechanics of interest to graduate-level mechanical engineers and researchers, with emphasis on mastering the application of fundamental principles and techniques to solve real-world flow problems. One or more advanced topics (hydrodynamic stability, rotating flows, turbulent flows) may be included based on student interest.