PHYS 7601

Foundations of Fluid Mechanics I

Course Description

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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.

• 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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