11589 (v.3) Physics of Fluids 301


Area: Department of Applied Physics
Credits: 12.5
Contact Hours: 2.0
 
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Lecture: 2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 1744 (v.3) Structure of Matter 102 or any previous version
AND
7907 (v.6) Particles and Waves 201 or any previous version
 
Syllabus: Properties of fluids. Hydrostatics, stress-strain relationships. The basic equations of fluid dynamics - Integral relationships, Differential relationships, including the Navier-Stokes equations. Dimensional analysis. Inviscid flow - potential flow and rotational flow. Vorticity. Boundary layers and turbulence, Descriptions of turbulence. Complex variables and conformal mapping. Flow over immersed bodies. Geophysical fluids, Boussinesq approximation. Motion in a rotating reference frame.
 
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Field of Education: 10301 Physics
Funding Cluster: 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2005 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
Area
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Central
External
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Partially
Online
Internal
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Fully
Online
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