fluid dynamics
Motion of liquids
Fluid dynamics is the branch of physics that studies how liquids and gases move and the forces acting on them.
It encompasses phenomena from blood flow through arteries to air currents around airplane wings.
Engineers and scientists apply fluid dynamics to design everything from pipelines to weather prediction models.
The field divides into aerodynamics (gases) and hydrodynamics (liquids).
- air pressureAtmospheric weight per area
- dragResistance through fluid
- wind resistanceAir opposing forward motion
- streamlined bodyForm reducing movement resistance
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
thermodynamics · surface tension · laminar flow · wind tunnel · wind load · viscosity · boundary layer · cavitation · shock waves · pressure gradient · pressure drop · buoyancy · vortex · shear · lift · convection · plume · jet
- physicsphysics, momentum, atom, acceleration, gravity
- computingcomputer, computers, software, hardware, code
- Physical Sciencesphysics, chemistry, astronomy, geology, meteorology
- engineering fieldscivil engineering, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, materials science, robotics
- Mechanical Engineeringmechanical engineer, design engineer, valves, motors, aerospace engineer
- physics simulationrigid body, collision detection, ragdoll physics, momentum, friction
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