Introduction to fluid dynamics
4 points * Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: MAA2011 * Corequisites: MAT2010
Fluid properties, compressibility and viscosity. Inviscid, incompressible fluids. Velocity field, continuity. Pressure. Equations of motion in various forms. Energy and Bernoulli's equation. Potential flow and its significance, drag. Two-dimensional solutions to Laplace's equation. Complex potential, cylinder with circulation.
Assessment
Examinations (1.5 hours): 85% * Tests and assignments during the semester: 15%
Recommended texts
Lighthill J An informal introduction to theoretical fluid mechanics OUP, 1986