Fluids Screencasts

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Videos organized according to "Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (B.R. Munson et al. 6th Ed)"

Videos Added This Month

Introduction to Fluids

Characteristics of a Fluid
Derive Equation for a Fluid at Rest
Dimensional Homogeneity
Derive Equation for a Pressure Field
Falling Spherical Particle
Local and Convective Acceleration from Velocity Profiles
Naming Normal and Tangential Stresses
Shear Stress on Incline
Types of Homogeneous Equations

Fluid Pressure and Hydrostatic Forces

Capillary Action
Inclined Manometer
Introduction to Buoyancy
Force on Rotating Gate
Force on Submerged Door
Force on Submerged Gates

Introduction to Bernoulli Equation

Bernoulli Equation for Unsteady Flow
Bernoulli's Equation with a Coffee Urn
Bernoulli Equation: Unsteady-State Conditions
Derivation of Bernoulli Equation
Flow Exiting a Tank
Draining of Spherical Tank
Pitot Static Tube Introduction and Example
Simple Bernoulli Equation Example

Differential Analysis
Boundary Conditions for a Velocity Profile
Continuity and Stream Functions
Differential Form of the Continuity Equation
How to Sketch Streamlines
Introduction to Kinematics
Similitude and Scaling
Velocity Potentials and Stream Functions

Flow Around Objects
Boundary Layers
Boundary Layers Example Problem
Drag Force on an Irregular Object
Lift and Drag on Aircraft
Pressure Drag

 Velocity Profiles & Momentum Balances

Acceleration through a Nozzle
Acceleration (Vector Notation)
Balance on Tee-Pipe
Fluid Acceleration
Laminar Pipe Flow
Momentum Balance in Bend
Momentum Flux
Navier Stokes Example (Flat Plates)
Pipe Velocity Flow Based on Force Balances
Pressure Drop in a Pipe (Laminar Flow)
Reducing Bend in the X-Direction
Reducing Bend in the Y-Direction
Reynolds Transport Theorem
Solve for Equations of Motion

Inviscid Flow (Ideal Fluid)

Continuity Equation in Integral Form
Fluid Motion Calculations
Proof: Grad-Rho-Velocity
Irrotational & Incompressible

Viscous Flow

Entrance Length vs Fully Developed Flow
Flow Rate in Pipe with Losses
Head loss in a Non-Circular Duct
Internal Flow through Pipe (Entry Length)
Pipe Flow
Pipe Flow (Computer Solvers)
Shear Stress Parallel Plates

Introduction to Nondimensionalization

Buckingham Pi Theorem
Buoyancy of a Box
Non-Dimensionalize Equations
Using Dimensional Analysis to Solve for Time

Others

Solver in Excel

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