results in an abrupt change of property, which is termed as shock in gas dynamics terminology. Shocks are characterized by discontinuous changes in flow properties...
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and topical guide to fluid dynamics: In physics, physical chemistry and engineering, fluid dynamics is a subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that describes...
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physical chemistry and engineering, fluid dynamics is a subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that describes the flow of fluids – liquids and gases. It has several...
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Astrophysical fluid dynamics is a branch of modern astronomy which deals with the motion of fluids in outer space using fluid mechanics, such as those...
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fluid dynamics (CFD) is a branch of fluid mechanics that uses numerical analysis and data structures to analyze and solve problems that involve fluid...
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cartridges that create enough hydrostatic shock to quickly bring animals down. Blast injury Shock (fluid dynamics) Stopping power Table of handgun and rifle...
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to capture shock waves and to detect shock waves in both numerical computations and experimental observations. Computational fluid dynamics is commonly...
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In fluid dynamics, the Euler equations are a set of partial differential equations governing adiabatic and inviscid flow. They are named after Leonhard...
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Geophysical fluid dynamics, in its broadest meaning, is the application of fluid dynamics to naturally occurring flows, such as lava, oceans, and atmospheres...
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In computational fluid dynamics, shock-capturing methods are a class of techniques for computing inviscid flows with shock waves. The computation of flow...
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Compressible flow (redirect from Compressible fluid)
Compressible flow (or gas dynamics) is the branch of fluid mechanics that deals with flows having significant changes in fluid density. While all flows...
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Drag (physics) (redirect from Fluid Friction)
In fluid dynamics, drag, sometimes referred to as fluid resistance, is a force acting opposite to the direction of motion of any object moving with respect...
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compressible fluid dynamics (NICFD), or non ideal gas dynamics, is a branch of fluid mechanics studying the dynamic behavior of fluids not obeying ideal-gas...
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around a cell Shock (mechanics), a sudden acceleration or deceleration Shock absorber Shock mount Shock wave Oblique shock Shock (fluid dynamics), an abrupt...
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Aerodynamics (redirect from Aero dynamics)
airplane wing. It involves topics covered in the field of fluid dynamics and its subfield of gas dynamics, and is an important domain of study in aeronautics...
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Hydraulic shock (colloquial: water hammer; fluid hammer) is a pressure surge or wave caused when a fluid in motion is forced to stop or change direction...
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Bernoulli's principle (redirect from Total pressure (fluids))
Bernoulli's principle is a key concept in fluid dynamics that relates pressure, speed and height. For example, for a fluid flowing horizontally Bernoulli's principle...
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Mach number (category Fluid dynamics)
often only Mach, (/mɑːk/; German: [max]) is a dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics representing the ratio of flow velocity past a boundary to the local...
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Traffic wave (redirect from Traffic shock)
itself can often be seen using techniques similar to those used in fluid dynamics. It is related to the accordion effect. It has been said[unreliable...
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fluid Dilatant Dissipative particle dynamics Generalized Newtonian fluid Herschel–Bulkley fluid Liquefaction Navier–Stokes equations Newtonian fluid Pseudoplastic...
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magnetorheological fluid (MR fluid, or MRF) is a type of smart fluid in a carrier fluid, usually a type of oil. When subjected to a magnetic field, the fluid greatly...
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Gas kinetics (category Fluid dynamics)
branch of fluid dynamics, concerned with the study of motion of gases and its effects on physical systems. Based on the principles of fluid mechanics...
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Mach reflection (category Fluid dynamics)
reflection is a supersonic fluid dynamics effect, named for Ernst Mach, and is a shock wave reflection pattern involving three shocks. Mach reflection can exist...
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or choosing a shock absorber, is where that energy will go. In most shock absorbers, energy is converted to heat inside the viscous fluid. In hydraulic...
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\beta .} Bow shock (aerodynamics) Gas dynamics Mach reflection Moving shock Shock polar Shock wave Hall, Nancy (13 May 2021). "Oblique Shock Waves". NASA...
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In fluid dynamics, a moving shock is a shock wave that is travelling through a fluid (often gaseous) medium with a velocity relative to the velocity of...
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Rankine–Hugoniot conditions (redirect from Shock Hugoniot)
states on both sides of a shock wave or a combustion wave (deflagration or detonation) in a one-dimensional flow in fluids or a one-dimensional deformation...
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A hydraulic fluid or hydraulic liquid is the medium by which power is transferred in hydraulic machinery. Common hydraulic fluids are based on mineral...
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Baroclinity (category Fluid dynamics)
In fluid dynamics, the baroclinity (often called baroclinicity) of a stratified fluid is a measure of how misaligned the gradient of pressure is from the...
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Burgers' equation (category Equations of fluid dynamics)
in various areas of applied mathematics, such as fluid mechanics, nonlinear acoustics, gas dynamics, and traffic flow. The equation was first introduced...
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