PHY 3060U – Fluid Dynamics

An introduction to the study of fluid flow. Topics include Euler’s equations for an ideal fluid, vorticity, and irrotational flow; equations of viscous flow and flow with circular streamlines; surface waves, surface tension, sound waves, and shock waves; classical aerofoil theory, including the complex potential, method of images, and conformal mapping; vortex motion; the Navier-Stokes equations; and very viscous fluid flow.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3 (biweekly)
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1020U, PHY 1010U or PHY 1030U
Credit restriction(s): ENGR 2860U, MECE 2860U, NUCL 2860U
Recommended: MATH 2060U or MATH 2860U