Advanced fluid dynamics
4 points * First semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: MAT2010, MAA2011, MAA2032 and either MAA2042, MAA3221, ASP3021 or ATM3172 * Prohibitions: ATM3131
Objectives On the completion of this subject students will understand the basis of the governing differential equations for compressible viscous flow; apply these equations to a wide range of physical situations; develop skills in solving the equations; appreciate the significance of the solutions in relation to properties of the fluid flow.
Synopsis The Navier-Stokes equations for compressible viscous flow. Dynamical similarity. Exact solutions for incompressible flow. Flow past rigid bodies at low and high Reynolds number. Acoustics and shock waves.
Assessment Examinations (1.5 hours ): 85% * Assignments: 15%
Recommended texts
Acheson D J Elementary fluid dynamics OUP, 1990
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