Thursday, November 27, 2008

Fluid Mechanics

What is Fluid Mechanics?
Fluid Mechanics is the study of fluids at rest as well as in motion.

Applications of Fluid Mechanics
The applications of Fluid Mechanics are part and parcel of our day-to-day life. Wind mills, turbines, fans, pumps, airplanes, ships, pipe flow are some of the applications of fluid mechanics. Fluid Mechanics find applications in various fields like Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Meteorology, Hydrology, Oceanography and the list continues. The varied and extensive amount of applications of Fluid Mechanics make it one of the fundamental and vital engineering studies.

Branches of Fluid Mechanics
The study of fluids can be broadly classified into three major branches:
1. Fluid Statics
2. Fluid Kinematics and
3. Fluid Dynamics

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