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fluid mechanics

vr.tr.fluid-mechanics · INF.KNW

Let an agent explain fluid mechanics and its principles and subfields, describe its applications from engineering to oceanography, support calculations and learning, and describe methods such as experiment and computational fluid dynamics.

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Research draft, second pass

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain fluid mechanics and its principles and subfields, describe its applications from engineering to oceanography, support calculations and learning, and describe methods such as experiment and computational fluid dynamics.

The branch of physics and engineering that studies fluids, liquids and gases, at rest and in motion, comprising fluid statics, fluid dynamics and their applications, described by conservation laws and the Navier-Stokes equations and encompassing phenomena from pipe flow, aerodynamics and turbulence to ocean currents and gyres, atmospheric circulation and blood flow; fluid mechanics underpins hydraulic, aeronautical, chemical and environmental engineering and the geosciences.

What it is for: Study of fluids at rest and in motion.

It can be explain principles; describe applications; support calculations; describe methods.

Distinguishing features

Continuum description

Conservation laws

Turbulence

Wide application

What it looks like

Not physical; a field of study.

How it is recognised

Physics of liquids and gases

Statics, dynamics, turbulence, applications

Solid mechanics studies deformable solids; thermodynamics studies heat and energy

Related models

is a kind of - category

continuum mechanics

is related to - stress in fluids and solids

mechanical stress

is related to - convective heat transfer

heat

is related to - aerodynamics in flight

aviation

In practice

Families and kinds

fluid statics

fluid dynamics

aerodynamics and hydrodynamics

geophysical fluid dynamics including ocean currents

computational fluid dynamics

Standards and regulation

SI units and notation

Engineering design codes for hydraulics and aerodynamics

No regulation of the science

Failure modes and hazards

Misapplied simplifications

Numerical errors in simulation

Confusing ocean currents as the field itself

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What fluid mechanics is.

Physics.

Principles

Principles.

Principles

Principles.

  1. What are the core principles of fluid mechanics, including continuity, momentum and energy conservation and the Navier-Stokes equations? definition
  2. Which subfield is meant? boundary

Phenomena

Key phenomena.

Phenomena

Phenomena.

  1. What are viscosity, pressure, laminar and turbulent flow, and boundary layers? definition
  2. Which entry fits turbulence? action
Apply Applications and calculation.

Engineering.

Calculate

Calculating flows.

Calculate

Calculation.

  1. How can flow rate, pressure drop or lift be estimated for this problem? action
  2. Which entry fits pipe flow? action

Fields

Application fields.

Fields

Fields.

  1. How is fluid mechanics applied in hydraulics, aeronautics, chemical processing, medicine and environment? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific application? action
Earth Geophysical fluids.

Science.

Ocean

Ocean currents.

Ocean

Ocean.

  1. How does fluid mechanics explain ocean currents, gyres and equatorial currents? provenance
  2. Which entry fits oceanography? action

Atmosphere

Atmosphere.

Atmosphere

Atmosphere.

  1. How does fluid mechanics underpin weather and climate models? provenance
  2. Which entry fits meteorology? action
Learn Methods and teaching.

Education.

Methods

Experimental and computational methods.

Methods

Methods.

  1. How are experiments, dimensional analysis and computational fluid dynamics used? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can fluid mechanics be taught with demonstrations? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should fluid dynamics be a separate entry?
  • How should textbooks be linked?
  • How should simulation tools be linked?
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