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Terminated in academic year 2012/2013

Physics of Fluids

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction Czech
Code 516-0907/01
Abbreviation FT
Course title Physics of Fluids
Credits 10
Coordinating department Institute of Physics
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Libor Hlaváč, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. STRUCTURE OF LIQUIDS
2. MECHANICS OF FLUIDS
3. MOVEMENT OF VISCOUS FLUIDS
4. WAVE PROGRESS IN FLUIDS
5. TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN FLUIDS
6. SOLID PARTICLES MOVEMENT IN FLUIDS
7. SURFACE PHENOMENA
8. THEORY OF PHYSICAL SIMILARITIES
9. ELECTRICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF LIQUIDS
10. METHODS OF FLOW VISUALIZATION
11. DISPERSION OF LIQUIDS
12. BURNING AND COMBUSTION OF LIQUID FUELS
13. NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS
14. HIGH-ENERGY LIQUID JETS

Literature

1. 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.
2. Pnueli, David; Chaim, Gutfinger; Fluid mechanics; Cambridge; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
3. Stehen H, Davis; Parviz, Moin; Anual review of fluid mechanics, Palo Alto : Annual Reviews, 2006.
4. Knapp, R.T., Daily, J.W., Hammitt, F.G.: Cavitation. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1970

Advised literature

1. Cohen, I., Kundu, P.: Fluid Mechanics, Elsevier, 2004
2. 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).
3. 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).
4. Proceedings of the ISWJT organized conference series since 1989 in Asia - Pacific Rim International Conference on Water Jet Technology.