MATH2420 or MATH2360 or equivalent. To derive the equations of motion, and to illustrate basic flows.
Fluid mechanics deals with the motion of fluids such as water, air and blood.
A different mathematical formulation is needed to treat fluids as distinct from 'rigid bodies', for fluids can change their shape as they move. This module sets up the basic equations of fluid mechanics and uses them to consider mathematical models for e.g. the pollution caused by a factory emitting waste into a river, and the forces which keep a 400 ton jumbo jet in the air. Ideal fluid model. Picturing flows using streamlines. Euler's momentum equation.