2.25: Fluids Mechanics

Fall | Graduate | 12 Units | Prereq: 2.006 or 2.06; Coreq: 18.075 or 18.085

Survey of principal concepts and methods of fluid dynamics. Mass conservation, momentum, and energy equations for continua. Navier-Stokes equation for viscous flows. Similarity and dimensional analysis. Lubrication theory. Boundary layers and separation. Circulation and vorticity theorems. Potential flow. Introduction to turbulence. Lift and drag. Surface tension and surface tension driven flows.