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| 0321-3119 | Continuum Theory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University credit hours: 3.0
Course description
- Continuum theories in Physics.
- Dimensional analysis and dynamical similarity.
- Elementary concepts: stress, strain, flow lines, Eulerian and Lagrangian approaches, Reynolds transport theorem and mass conservation, momentum conservation.
- Constitutive equations, simple flows, vortices, Kelvin’s theorem, Bernoulli’s theorem, potential flow, Blasius theorem, Kutta-Joukowski law, aerofoil theory. Navier-Stokes equation.
- Waves: surface waves, small amplitude waves, Kelvin’s wedge, sound waves.
- Finite amplitude waves, 1D gas dynamics, shock waves.
- Solitons, Korteweg – de Vries equation.
- Special topics: viscous fingering, vortices in superconductors.