PHY 550 - Fluid Mechanics

Course Description: A comprehensive account of fluid dynamics that emphasizes fundamental physical principles. Fluid statics; fluid kinematics; integral and differential forms of conservation laws for mass, momentum and energy; Bernoulli equation; laminar flows; potential flows; vorticity dynamics; dynamic similarity; boundary layers; turbulence.

Credit Hours: 3

Corequisite Courses: None
Prerequisite Courses: None
Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Permission of instructor.
Course Repeatability Course may not be repeated

ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

Equivalent Courses: None
Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
Additional Course Fees: None
Course Attribute: None

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