Category
page 3Fluid dynamics
Dean number
characteristic number of flows in curved pipes
d'Alembert's paradox
hydrodynamic theorem
Rankine–Hugoniot conditions
concept in physics
Reynolds transport theorem
3D generalization of the Leibniz integral rule
gas kinetics
study of the motion of gases
float switch
Level sensor
pressure drop
difference in pressure between two points of a fluid
circulation
path integral of the fluid velocity around a closed curve
internal wave
wave within a fluid medium, rather than on the surface
Hartmann number
characteristic number for electrically conducting fluids
Couette flow
flow of a viscous fluid in the space between two surfaces, one of which is moving tangentially relative to the other
power number
characteristic number for the power of an agitator
no-slip condition
Dirichlet boundary condition imposed on viscous fluid flow
Ohnesorge number
characteristic number that relates the viscous forces to inertial and surface tension forces
Brunt–Väisälä frequency
angular frequency at which a vertically displaced parcel will oscillate within a statically stable environment
Navier–Stokes existence and smoothness
Millennium Prize Problem
magnetic Reynolds number
characteristic number of an electrically conducting fluid
vacuum coffee maker
Device used to brew coffee
Ursell number
number used in fluid mechanics
Marangoni number
concept in fluid dynamics
Eötvös number
dimensionless number in fluid dynamics
fluidics
thumb|A module with two input streams at the top, an AND gate|AND output bucket in the middle, and an XOR output stream at the bottom.
geophysical fluid dynamics
fluid dynamics of naturally occurring flows, such as lava flows, oceans, and planetary atmospheres, on Earth and other planets
Inviscid flow
flow of fluids with zero viscosity (superfluids)
large eddy simulation
mathematical model for turbulence
electrohydrodynamics
Electrohydrodynamics (EHD), also known as electro-fluid-dynamics (EFD) or electrokinetics, is the study of the dynamics of electrically charged fluids. Electrohydrodynamics (EHD) is a joint domain of electrodynamics and fluid dynamics mainly focused on the fluid motion induced by electric fields. EHD, in its simplest form, involves the application of an electric field to a fluid medium, resulting in fluid flow, form, or properties manipulation. These mechanisms arise from the interaction between the electric fields and charged particles or polarization effects within the fluid. The generation
Plateau–Rayleigh instability
Fluid breakup of a falling stream

aeroacoustics
thumb | rightAeroacoustics is a branch of acoustics that studies noise generation via either turbulent fluid motion or aerodynamic forces interacting with surfaces. Noise generation can also be associated with periodically varying flows. A notable example of this phenomenon is the Aeolian tones produced by wind blowing over fixed objects.
direct numerical simulation
simulation in computational fluid dynamics
Graetz number for heat transfer
characteristic number for the relation between heat transfer by convection and conduction in a laminar flow in a pipe
ram pressure
pressure exerted on a body that is moving through a fluid medium
Roshko number
dimensionless parameter in fluid mechanics
hull speed
speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the waterline length
airlift pump
pump using density difference due to injected air in the liquid
Taylor number
characteristic number of a shaft rotating in a fluid
flow velocity
vector field which is used to mathematically describe the motion of a continuum
magnetorheological fluid
type of smart fluid in a carrier fluid

Mach wave
pressure wave

pipe flow
type of liquid flow within a closed conduit

Womersley number
characteristic number of pulsating flows in a pipe
static pressure
pressure in the absence of sound waves

friction loss
loss of energy in a pipe through friction along the edge

capillary condensation

antibubble
thumbnail|Submerged antibubbles of air surrounded by soapy water
thumb|Cluster of antibubbles on the surface of soapy water

Heat-transfer fluid
fluid that transports and stores thermal energy
Weissenberg number
product of shear strain rate and relaxation time in viscoelastic flows
Boussinesq approximation
simplification for simulating fluids under natural convection
open-channel flow
branch of hydraulics and fluid mechanics

magnetohydrodynamic drive
MHD drive usually used to propel watercraft
Görtler vortices
Secondary flow structures in the boundary layer of a fluid following a curved wall
Chandrasekhar number
dimensionless quantity used in magnetic convection to represent ratio of the Lorentz force to the viscosity
bow wave
wave that forms at the bow of a ship when it moves through the water
Lorentz force velocimetry
electromagnetic flow measurement technique

rheometer
thumb|A rotational rheometer in use in a research laboratory
natural ventilation
process of supplying air to and removing air from an indoor space without using mechanical systems
particle image velocimetry
method to measure velocities in fluid
pressure coefficient
dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics
Taylor–Couette flow
type of flow
natural convection
mechanism, or type of heat transport, in which the fluid motion is not generated by any external source, but only by density differences in the fluid occurring due to temperature gradients
magnetic Prandtl number
quotient of kinematic and magnetic viscosity in an electrically conducting liquid