11589 (v.2) Physics of Fluids 301

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Area:	Department of Applied Physics
Contact Hours:	2.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	1744 (v.3) Structure of Matter 102 or any previous version AND 7907 (v.5) Particles and Waves 201 or any previous version
Introduction to properties of fluids. Hydrostatics, stress strain relationships. The basic equations of fluid dynamics. Dimensional analysis. Boundary layers and turbulence. Inviscid flow-potential and rotational flow. Vorticity. Complex variables and conformal mapping. Flow over immersed bodies. Geophysical fluids. Motion in a rotating reference frame. Open channel flows. Diffusion processes in fluids.