PHYS 7601

PHYS 7601

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

Foundations of fluid mechanics from an advanced viewpoint, including formulation of continuum fluid dynamics; kinematic descriptions of fluid flow, derivation of the Navier-Stokes equations and energy equation for compressible fluids; and sound waves, viscous flows, boundary layers, and potential flows.

When Offered Fall.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: graduate students or permission of instructor.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: one semester of fluid mechanics (equivalent to MAE 3230 or higher), in addition to basic knowledge in vector calculus, ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, and complex variable analysis.

Outcomes
  • Students will be able to identify important fluid properties and physical processes in fluid flows.
  • Students will be able to formulate mathematical models for fluid flows.
  • Students will be able to select methods of analysis and computation.
  • Students will be able to develop solutions and interpret them in physical terms.
  • Students will be able to explain what was learned in written and oral form.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: MAE 6010

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4797 PHYS 7601   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: One semester of fluid mechanics equivalent to MAE 3230 or higher is required.

  •  5192 PHYS 7601   DIS 201

    • F Statler Hall 291
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Desjardins, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person