11589 (v.3) Physics of Fluids 301

Area:	Department of Applied Physics
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	2.0
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Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	7907 (v.6) Particles and Waves 201 or any previous version AND 8127 (v.6) Advanced Calculus 201 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Properties of fluids. Hydrostatics and stress/strain relationships. The basic equations of fluid dynamics - integral and differential relationships, including the Navier-Stokes equations. Dimensional analysis. Inviscid flow - potential and rotational flow. Vorticity. Boundary layers and turbulence and descriptions of turbulence. Complex variables and conformal mapping. Flow over immersed bodies. Geophysical fluids and Boussinesq approximation. Motion in a rotating reference frame.
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Field of Education:	010301 Physics
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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