Advanced Fluid Mechanics

About this programme

Content The course contains the fundamental concepts and relationships in fluid mechanics: conservation of mass, momentum and energy, and in hydrostatics: forces and torques in stationary fluids. Furthermore, the course includes concepts and relationships such as circulation, vorticity, rotating and non-rotating flows for an ideal fluid, Bernoulli's theorem, drag and lift of an ideal fluid. Linear waves and instabilities in an ideal fluid are dealt with during the course, as well as viscous flows, dynamic similarities, dimensional analysis, pipe flows, time relaxation and flow resistance in viscous flows, boundary layers and heat conduction. The course comprises a theory part of 6 credits, an experimental laboratory part of 1 credit, and a computer laboratory part of 0.5 credits. Expected study results To fulfill the goals of knowledge and understanding, the student should be able to: - define and explain in detail the fundamental relationships, laws and equations in fluid and gas dynamics - provide an in-depth explanation of important hydrodynamic concepts such as laminar and turbulent flow, instabilities, vortex formation, and drag and lifting forces. In order to fulfill the goals for proficiency and ability, the student should be able to: - apply fluid dynamical equations and conservation laws to solve advanced hydrodynamic problems - solve in-depth problems in hydrostatics and calculate pressure forces - apply dynamic similarities and dimensional analysis in problem solving - analyze viscous flows in channels and pipes, as well as drag forces and time relaxation - use