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Lecture Notes



Lecture Notes

The following table presents lecture outlines for each section.


SES #TOPICS
1. The Continuum Viewpoint and the Equation of Motion (PDF)
L1Introduction: Continuum Hypothesis
L2The Material Derivative

Lagrangian and Eulerian Descriptions

Thermophysical Properties

Compressibility Effects in Gases
L3Forces Acting on a Continuum

The Inviscid Fluid
2. Static Fluids (PDF)
L4Static Fluids
3. Mass Conservation in Flowing Media (PDF)
L5Mass Conservation in Flowing Media
4. Inviscid Flow (PDF)
L6Steady Bernoulli Equation
L7Unsteady/Generalized Forms of the Bernoulli Equation
5. Control Volume Theorems and Applications (PDF)
L8The Reynolds Transport Theorem
L9Conservation of Mass/Energy/Entropy
L10Conservation of Linear Momentum

Examples of Conservation of Linear Momentum
L11Conservation of Angular Momentum
6. Navier-Stokes Equation and Viscous Flow (PDF)
L12Kinematics of Deformation
L13The Navier-Stokes Equation

Boundary Conditions for Navier-Stokes Equations
L14Fully Developed Flows, Stability of Viscous Flows
L15Start-up and Transient Flows Similarity Solution for a Flat Plate (The Rayleigh Problem)
L16Quasi-Fully Developed Flows: Lubrication Theory
7. Dimensional Analysis (PDF)
L17The Buckingham Pi Theorem

Physical Significance of Dimensionless Variables
L18Asymptotic Limits of the Governing Equations and Scaling with Dimensionless Variables
8. Potential Flow Theory (PDF)
L19The Velocity Potential and Streamfunction

Complex Variable Formulation
L20Examples of Potential Flow Solutions
9. Boundary Layers, Separation and Drag (PDF)
L21Boundary Layer on a Flat Plate

Effect of a Pressure Gradient

Separation
10. Vorticity and Circulation (PDF)
L22Definition of Circulations

Kelvin's Circulation Theorems

Lift, Induced Drag
11. Surface Tension and its Importance (PDF)
L23Free Surface Force Balance

Scaling and Dimensional Analysis
L24Sample Flows
12. Turbulence (Brief Introduction)
L25Mean and Fluctuating Quantities

Reynolds Stresses, Eddy Viscosity, Taylor Microscale

Homogeneous and Wall-Bounded Turbulence

Kolmogorov Energy Cascade
L26Turbulence (Conclusions)

Course Review

 








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