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Physics of Fluids

Summary

The topics of the subject are as follows: structure of fluids, mechanics of fluids, motion of viscous fluid, wave processes in fluids, transmission phenomena in fluids, motion of solid particle in fluids, surface phenomena, theory of physical similarity, electric and thermal properties of fluids, methods of flow visualization, fundamentals of water jet as tool for material machining.

Literature

Hughes, W.F.; Brighton, J.A. Theory and problems of fluid dynamics. Schaum’s outline series in engineering, New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1967.
Pnueli, David; Chaim, Gutfinger; Fluid mechanics; Cambridge; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Stehen H, Davis; Parviz, Moin; Anual review of fluid mechanics, Palo Alto : Annual Reviews, 2006.
Knapp, R.T., Daily, J.W., Hammitt, F.G.: Cavitation. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1970

Advised literature

Cohen, I., Kundu, P.: Fluid Mechanics, Elsevier, 2004
Proceedings of the BHRGroup conference series since 1972 (International Symposium on Jet Cutting Technology, later International Conference on Jet Cutting Technology, then Jetting Technology International Conference, now Water Jetting International Conference).
Proceedings of the WJTA organized conference series since 1981 (U.S. Water Jet Symposium, U.S. Water Jet Conference, American Water Jet Conference, WJTA American Waterjet Conference, since 2003 only CD proceedings).
Proceedings of the ISWJT organized conference series since 1989 in Asia - Pacific Rim International Conference on Water Jet Technology.


Language of instruction angličtina, čeština
Code 480-8801
Abbreviation FT
Course title Physics of Fluids
Coordinating department Department of Physics
Course coordinator doc. RNDr. Dalibor Ciprian, Ph.D.