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Study Materials

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The page contains supplemental study materials for many topics covered in the class, and a collection of exams and solutions from previous terms.



Supplemental Materials



SECTIONSSTUDY MATERIALS
1. Continuum Viewpoint and the Equation of MotionSonin, A. A. "Fundamental Laws of Motion for Particles, Material Volumes, and Control Volumes." (PDF - 1.5 MB)

Table of Fluid Physical Properties (PDF)#
2. Static FluidsSolution to Helium Balloon Problem (PDF)
3. Mass ConservationSimple Example: Piston (PDF - 2.4 MB) - A simple example showing a number of different ways in which the conservation of mass equation for a material volume can be used.
4. Inviscid FlowStreamline Coordinates (PDF) - This document provides a derivation of the Bernoulli equation in streamline coordinates and provides an example.

Roadmap of Inviscid Flow Equations (PDF) - This page shows the interconnections between different formulations of the Euler Equation and Bernoulli Equation together with the assumptions required to derive each representation.
5. Control Volume TheoremsNavier-Stokes Equation Sheet (PDF)#
6. Navier-Stokes Equation and Viscous FlowViscous Flow (PDF)# - Outline of the derivation of the Navier-Stokes equations plus discussions of the stress tensor and also the bulk viscosity.

Criteria for Locally Fully Developed Flow (PDF) - This document summarizes the scaling and nondimensional arguments used in deciding if a flow is locally fully developed.

Slider Block Example (PDF)#
8. Potential FlowPotential Flow Formula Sheet (PDF) (Courtesy of Brenden Epps. Used with permission.)
9. Boundary Layers, Separation and DragGeneralized Boundary Layers (PDF) - Some notes on scaling the boundary layer equations.
10. Potential Flow, Lift, Drag and ThrustWingtip Vortices

General overview

NASA's Autonomous Formation Flight (AFF) Photos

Vortex Ring Guns - A quick Web search shows that these "non-lethal weapons" are still actively being considered.



Previous Exams and Solutions



EXAMSSOLUTIONS
Quiz 1 2004 (PDF)(PDF)
Quiz 1 2003 (PDF)(PDF)
Quiz 2 2004 (PDF - 1.8 MB)#(PDF - 1.6 MB)#
Quiz 2 2003 (PDF)(PDF)
Final (PDF)(PDF)

 








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