PHYS 215 - Introduction to Fluid Mechanics 3 s.h.

Fluid Mechanics is the science that explains the action of forces on fluids which include both gases and liquids. The importance of the study of fluid mechanics is realized when we consider the vital role it plays in our everyday lives such as flow of water through pipes, flow of steam over turbine blades, hydraulic shock absorbers in our cars, flight of an airplane and so on. Environmental problems involve a great deal of fluid mechanics. This course will include an introduction to fundamental concepts of fluid statics and dynamics, pressure variation in flowing fluids, surface resistance with laminar and turbulent boundary layers, flow in conduits, drag and lift, flow measurements along with a variety of applications. Since the use of numerical analysis and high speed computers have enabled a significant amount of simulation to help visualize phenomena related to the behavior of fluids, some of those topics will be introduced in this course.
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Prerequisite(s): PHYS 203 .