Course overview
This course introduces the mathematical modelling of fluid flow. Learners will formulate the partial differential equations governing fluid flow based on the principles of conservation of mass and momentum. They will solve these models in a number of special cases relevant to common physical situations, including inviscid flow, irrotational flow, flows with conservative forces and very viscous flow. Skills in interpretating mathematical results in the context of real-world problems will also be developed.
- Kinematics and dynamics
- Inviscid flow
- Viscous flow
Course learning outcomes
- Analyse, describe and visualise the motion of fluid flows.
- Recall, apply, interpret and derive the continuity, Euler and Navier-Stokes equations.
- Formulate and solve inviscid incompressible flow problems.
- Formulate and solve viscous incompressible flow problems.
- Interpret, explain and assess the results from mathematical models of fluid flows in context.
Availability
Class details
Mawson Lakes
Class number 55669
Section FR01
Size 25
Available 25
Class number 55670
Section WS01
Size 25
Available 25
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 55671
Section FR01
Size 25
Available 25
Class number 55672
Section WS01
Size 25
Available 25
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