fluid mechanics
Study of flow
Fluid mechanics is the branch of physics that studies how liquids and gases behave at rest and in motion.
It encompasses fluid statics (fluids at rest), fluid dynamics (fluids in motion), and the forces that act upon them.
The field underlies engineering disciplines from aeronautics to plumbing: The bridge design required extensive fluid mechanics analysis to account for wind loads.
- viscosityFluid's flow resistance
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- boundary layerViscous region near walls
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- laminar flowSmooth, parallel fluid motion
steady state · aerodynamics · wind tunnel · pressure · hydraulic pressure · capillary action · cavitation · shear · Bernoulli's principle · pressure gradient · pipe · wake · pump · current · vortex · density · swirl · hydrodynamics
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