2D Fluids Research
Exploring the possibility of using flowing soap films as two dimensional fluids. Click on the "science" menu to find this content.
http://home.earthlink.net/~marutgers/Advanced Aero/Hydrodynamics
Course materials from University of Vermont.
http://www.aoe.vt.edu/aoe5104/
Antibubbles
An antibubble is a ball of liquid surrounded by a thin film of air. Pictures, documentation and links.
http://hot-streamer.com/antibubbles
Bernoulli's Principle Animation
Interactive animation shows how pressure and velocity in a fluid behave according to Bernoulli's Principle.
http://home.earthlink.net/~mmc1919/venturi.html
Calculations and Equations of Fluid Mechanics
An online fluid dynamics calculator.
http://www.lmnoeng.com/
Cinema Particle Image Velocimetry Investigation of Turbulence and Combustion
High-speed "movies" of time-evolving velocity fields in turbulent and combusting gas flows are obtained using a newly developed kilohertz frame-rate cinema Particle Image Velocimetry system.
http://www.engin.umich.edu/dept/aero/pivmovie/
Compressible Aerodynamics Calculator
Computes the standard relations for compressible flow of a perfect gas. Isentropic flow relations, normal shock relations, and oblique shock relations can be calculated.
http://www.aoe.vt.edu/aoe3114/calc.html
Convection in a box.
Experiments with smoke inside a plexiglass box challenge convectional wisdom. Smoke can unexpectedly act heavier than air and then spontaneously reverse.
http://www.synapse9.com/airbox.htm
eFluids
A one-stop internet resource for fluid dynamics and flow engineering professionals
http://www.efluids.com
eMicroNano
A free one-stop information resource for bio-, micro-, and nano-fluidic systems.
http://www.emicronano.com
Engineers Edge - fluid flow, hydraulic and pneumatic
Fluids section of engineering directory. Provides definitions and practical applications.
http://www.engineersedge.com/fluid_flow/fluid_flow_table_content.htm
ePower Propulsion and Combustion
A one-stop resource for professionals working in propulsion, power, and combustion fields.
http://www.epower-propulsion.com/
ERCOFTAC
European Research Community on Fluids, Turbulence and Combustion. Portal to Fluid Dynamics database resources. Free registration required.
http://ercoftac.mech.surrey.ac.uk/
Flow optimization
The site demonstrates a method of flow visualisation by using an optically active liquid. The advantages of the method and some example applications are described.
http://flow-optimization.com/
Fluid dynamics course material
139 pages script at undergraduate level on the fundamental aspects of non-relativistic fluid dynamics in pdf format.
http://www.maths.qmul.ac.uk/~hve/MAS209/
Fluid Dynamics of Bioreactors
This site summarizes the research currently conducted at the Georgia Institute of Technology on the fluidic characterization of bioreactors.
http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gt7704b/
Fluid Mechanics
Site contains a collection of tutorials, javascript calculators, and links of interest to those doing teaching and research in fluid mechanics, wave propagation, applied physics, and mechanical and aerospace engineering.
http://www.fluidmech.net
Fluid Power Net International (FPN)
Provides information and links to fluid power (hydraulics & pneumatics).
http://fluid.power.net/
Fluid Salients in Air, Water, and Solids
Site discusses fluid salients as a cause for ocean wave formation, cloud formation and geologic structure formation. Several small physical models of salients are also discussed.
http://www.geocities.com/magsalients
Funneller - Single Vortex Technology
Introduction to a propulsion technique that utilizes a rotating cone.
http://www.funneller.com
History of Fluid Mechanics, Mathematics, and Science
Links to historical information for mathematics, science and fluid mechanics.
http://www.fluidmech.net/msc/hist.htm
Incompressible Navier-Stokes equations reduce to Bernoulli's Law
Integrates the vector Navier-Stokes equation to obtain a vector form of Bernoulli's law. Provides interpretation and a mathematical basis for doing calculations.
http://home.usit.net/~cmdaven/navier.htm
Investigation into Aerodynamic Flutter Test Systems
An investigation into aerodynamic vibration excitation systems for in-flight flutter testing of general aviation aircraft. Richard R. Western, Melbourne, 1999.
http://www.angelfire.com/music/thugboy
Navier Stokes Equations
A brief summary of the Navier-Stokes equations governing fluid dynamics and fluid mechanics.
http://www.navier-stokes.net/
PivNet 2
An introduction to the European Collaboration on Particle Image Velocimetry. Links to participating partners, information about courses, conferences and literature.
http://pivnet.dlr.de/
Scientific American: Working Knowledge: The Flight of the Frisbee
Frisbees are essentially spinning wings that stay aloft thanks to aerodynamic lift and gyroscopic stability.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000155A0-6D59-1C71-9EB7809EC588F2D7
The Effects of Water Hammer And Pulsations
Explanation of water hammer and pulsation inclusive the formula used to calculate the pressure increase.
http://www.plastomatic.com/water-hammer.html
Topographical Measurements of Water Waves
A project report in pdf format gives an overview of existing methods for measuring the shape of water waves. Further a repercussionless system for water height measurements at a 3 x 3 matrix is described.
http://www.vennemann-online.de/waterwaves.html
Transforming Ellipsodial Into Translatory Motion
A report in pdf format describes how ellipsoidal water wave motion can be transformed into translatory motion to exchange polluted water in an almost closed sea bay.
http://www.geocities.com/marmarisproject/main.htm
Turbulent Scalar Transport
Heat and mass transfer studies using direct numerical simulations of turbulent channel, Couette, and shear flows as well as experiments with tube banks.
http://www.erc.wisc.edu/~debussch/research/
University of Colorado Flow Visualization Course
A course in the physics and art of fluid flow for engineering and fine arts photography students at the University of Colorado, Boulder. The student gallery has a wide assortment of images ranging from soap films to clouds.
http://www.colorado.edu/MCEN/flowvis/
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