hydrodynamic
Fluid motion efficient
Hydrodynamic describes the motion of fluids and the forces acting on objects moving through them.
The term applies to water, air, and other liquids and gases: hydrodynamic drag, hydrodynamic pressure.
A hydrodynamic shape minimizes resistance as it moves through fluid—think of a dolphin's body or a submarine hull.
The field of hydrodynamics studies these principles mathematically.
Mathematician behind lift theory
- ReynoldsSurname or foil brand
- viscosityFluid's flow resistance
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- laminarArranged in thin layers
drag · lift · buoyancy · momentum · pressure · shear · circulation · kinematic
Locomotion through water
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- dolphinEcholocating marine mammal
- whaleHuge sea mammal
- sharkCartilaginous marine predator
squid · penguin · seal · otter · jellyfish · fin · flipper · undulation
Outer covering or frame
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
- torpedoPropelled undersea explosive
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
- rudderPivoting stern blade
keel · vessel · ship · boat · sailboat · yacht · kayak · rowing
Remove unnecessary elements
- currentDirected flow of charge
- eddyCircular counter-current
- vortexRotating fluid column
- wakePath left in water
turbulence · advection · circulation · discharge · flux · gradient · transient · recirculation
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- thrustForceful forward motion
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- slipstreamAerodynamic wake zone
fairing · resistance · friction · propeller · planing · displacement
Bernoulli
Mathematician behind lift theory
- ReynoldsSurname or foil brand
- viscosityFluid's flow resistance
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
laminar · drag · lift · buoyancy · momentum · pressure · shear · circulation · kinematic · inertia
swimming
Locomotion through water
shark · squid · penguin · seal · otter · jellyfish · fin · flipper · undulation · propulsion
hull
Outer covering or frame
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
- torpedoPropelled undersea explosive
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
rudder · keel · vessel · ship · boat · sailboat · yacht · kayak · rowing · outrigger
streamline
Remove unnecessary elements
wake · turbulence · advection · circulation · discharge · flux · gradient · transient · recirculation · separation
streamlining
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- thrustForceful forward motion
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
slipstream · fairing · resistance · friction · propeller · planing · displacement
- scientific adjectivesalkaline, ionic, aquatic, inorganic, metallic
- efficientefficient, streamlined, optimized, effective, productive
- Streamlined Designaerodynamics, sleekness, fluidity, smoothness, contour