Advanced fluid dynamics

This unit on advanced fluid dynamics consolidates and extends your understanding of the principal concepts and methods of fluid dynamics gained in an earlier undergraduate unit. The main topics covered in the unit include the conservation of mass, momentum, and energy for continuous bodies, the derivation and use of Navier-Stokes equation for the description of viscous flows, the application of similarity and dimensional analysis, an introduction to lubrication theory, the fundamental concepts of boundary layers and separation, applications of circulation and vorticity theorems, analysis of potential flow, an introduction to turbulence, lift and drag, an appreciation of surface tension and surface tension driven flows. The unit aims to give you a deeper and more thorough grounding in principles and basic applications of fluid mechanics and will develop your capacity to formulate and solve problems involving diverse types of flows, from ideal to viscous flow, encountered in engineering practice.