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11589 (v.2) Physics of Fluids 301
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
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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.
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