In this article, let us know in detail about fluid dynamics and its applications.
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What Is Fluid Dynamics?
Fluid dynamics is “the branch of applied science that is concerned with the movement of liquids and gases,” according to the American Heritage Dictionary. It involves a wide range of applications such as calculating force & moments, determining the mass flow rate of petroleum through pipelines, predicting weather patterns, understanding nebulae in interstellar space, and modelling fission weapon detonation.
What Is Computational Fluid Dynamics?
Applications of Fluid Dynamics
Fluid Dynamics can be applied in the following ways:
- Fluid dynamics is used to calculate the forces acting upon the aeroplane.
- It is used to find the flow rates of material such as petroleum from pipelines.
- It can also be used in traffic engineering (traffic treated as continuous liquid flow).
Equations in Fluid Dynamics: Bernoulli’s Equation
Here,
v2/2g is the kinetic head or kinetic energy per unit weight
z is the potential head or potential energy per unit weight
P is the Pressure
ρ is the Density
K is the Constant
The Bernoulli equation is different for isothermal as well as adiabatic processes.
Where,
Z is the elevation point
ρ is the density of fluid
The equation can also be written as,
Where,
q is the dynamic pressure
PO is the total pressure
P is the static pressure
See the video below, to understand the concept of Equation of Continuity and Fluid Mechanics
Frequently Asked Questions – FAQs
What is fluid dynamics?
What are the applications of fluid dynamics?
The following are the applications of fluid dynamics:
- Fluid dynamics can also be used in traffic engineering.
- It is used to calculate the forces acting upon the aeroplane.
- It is used to find the flow rates of material such as petroleum from pipelines.
Give the equation to find the fluid pressure?
q is the dynamic pressure
PO is the total pressure
P is the static pressure
State true or false: Fluid dynamics is used to calculate the forces acting upon the aeroplane.
What Is computational fluid dynamics?
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