PHYSICS FLUID MECHANICS AND DYNAMICS

Calculations and Equations of Fluid Mechanics
An online fluid dynamics calculator.
www.lmnoeng.com

Advanced Aero/Hydrodynamics
Course materials from University of Vermont.
www.aoe.vt.edu

Classical Fluid Mechanics Problem Solutions
Solutions to Classical Fluid Flow and Momentum Transfer Problems.
www.syvum.com

Fluid Power Net International (FPN)
Provides information and links to fluid power (hydraulics and pneumatics).
fluid.power.net

Irrotational Plane Flows of an Inviscid Fluid
Lecture for those who need a refresher course on hydrodynamics fundamentals.
www.diam.unige.it

eMicroNano
A free one-stop information resource for bio-, micro-, and nano-fluidic systems.
www.emicronano.com

eFluids
A one-stop internet resource for fluid dynamics and flow engineering professionals
www.efluids.com

Engineers Edge - fluid flow, hydraulic and pneumatic
Fluids section of engineering directory. Provides definitions and practical applications.
www.engineersedge.com

ePower Propulsion and Combustion
A one-stop resource for professionals working in propulsion, power, and combustion fields.
www.epower-propulsion.com

Antibubbles
An antibubble is a ball of liquid surrounded by a thin film of air. Pictures, documentation and links.
hot-streamer.com

The Effects of Water Hammer And Pulsations
Explanation of water hammer and pulsation inclusive the formula used to calculate the pressure increase.
www.plastomatic.com

Bernoulli's Principle Animation
Interactive animation shows how pressure and velocity in a fluid behave according to Bernoulli's Principle.
home.earthlink.net

ERCOFTAC
European Research Community on Fluids, Turbulence and Combustion. Portal to Fluid Dynamics database resources. Free registration required.
ercoftac.mech.surrey.ac.uk

Convection in a box.
Experiments with smoke inside a plexiglass box challenge convectional wisdom. Smoke can unexpectedly act heavier than air and then spontaneously reverse.
www.synapse9.com

Investigation into Aerodynamic Flutter Test Systems
An investigation into aerodynamic vibration excitation systems for in-flight flutter testing of general aviation aircraft. Richard R. Western, Melbourne, 1999.
www.angelfire.com

Incompressible Navier-Stokes equations reduce to Bernoulli's Law
Integrates the vector Navier-Stokes equation to obtain a vector form of Bernoulli's law. Provides interpretation and a mathematical basis for doing calculations.
home.comcast.net

Flow optimization
The site demonstrates a method of flow visualisation by using an optically active liquid. The advantages of the method and some example applications are described.
www.flow-optimization.com

PivNet 2
An introduction to the European Collaboration on Particle Image Velocimetry. Links to participating partners, information about courses, conferences and literature.
pivnet.dlr.de

Transforming Ellipsodial Into Translatory Motion
A report in pdf format describes how ellipsoidal water wave motion can be transformed into translatory motion to exchange polluted water in an almost closed sea bay.
www.geocities.com

Compressible Aerodynamics Calculator
Computes the standard relations for compressible flow of a perfect gas. Isentropic flow relations, normal shock relations, and oblique shock relations can be calculated.
www.aoe.vt.edu

Fluid Salients in Air, Water, and Solids
Site discusses fluid salients as a cause for ocean wave formation, cloud formation and geologic structure formation. Several small physical models of salients are also discussed.
www.geocities.com

University of Colorado Flow Visualization Course
A course in the physics and art of fluid flow for engineering and fine arts photography students at the University of Colorado, Boulder. The student gallery has a wide assortment of images ranging from soap films to clouds.
www.colorado.edu