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Outline of fluid dynamics
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<h2 id="what-type-of-thing-is-fluid-dynamics">What type of thing is fluid dynamics?</h2> <p>Fluid dynamics can be described as all of the following: </p> <ul><li>An <a href="/facts/Outline_of_academic_disciplines/wSo6525k">academic discipline</a> – one with academic departments, curricula and degrees; national and international societies; and specialized journals.</li> <li>A scientific field (a branch of <a href="/facts/Outline_of_science/P8wVFfV0">science</a>) – widely recognized category of specialized expertise within science, and typically embodies its own terminology and nomenclature. Such a field will usually be represented by one or more scientific journals, where peer-reviewed research is published. <ul><li>A <a href="/facts/Outline_of_natural_science/4DM0XSMN">natural science</a> – one that seeks to elucidate the rules that govern the natural world using empirical and scientific methods. <ul><li>A <a href="/facts/Outline_of_physical_science/30ztjEKK">physical science</a> – one that studies non-living systems. <ul><li>A branch of <a href="/facts/Outline_of_physics/rfkSNY1X">physics</a> – study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. <ul><li>A branch of <a href="/facts/Mechanics/A3yHLQA5">mechanics</a> – area of mathematics and physics concerned with the relationships between force, matter, and motion among physical objects. <ul><li>A branch of <a href="/facts/Continuum_mechanics/vI7LpFDk">continuum mechanics</a> – subject that models matter without using the information that it is made out of atoms; that is, it models matter from a macroscopic viewpoint rather than from microscopic. <ul><li>A subdiscipline of <a href="/facts/Fluid_mechanics/NIy4tRfE">fluid mechanics</a> – branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids (liquids, gases, and plasmas) and the forces on them, which also includes <a href="/facts/Hydrostatics/GYu6ljQ0">hydrostatics</a> as a subdiscipline</li> <li>A subdiscipline of <a href="/facts/Fluid_mechanics/NIy4tRfE">fluid mechanics</a> – branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids (liquids, gases, and plasmas) and the forces on them.</li></ul></li> <li>A branch of <a href="/facts/Dynamics_(mechanics)/JLk81H71">dynamics (mechanics)</a> – subject that studies forces and motion.</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <h2 id="branches-of-fluid-dynamics">Branches of fluid dynamics</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Acoustic_theory/wANpcQtR">Acoustic theory</a> – Theory of sound waves</li> <li><a href="/facts/Aerodynamics/Cn6Lnl3H">Aerodynamics</a> – Branch of dynamics concerned with studying the motion of air</li> <li><a href="/facts/Aeroelasticity/xEL9ae5M">Aeroelasticity</a> – Interactions among inertial, elastic, and aerodynamic forces</li> <li><a href="/facts/Computational_fluid_dynamics/zuWdtNJp">Computational fluid dynamics</a> – Analysis and solving of problems that involve fluid flows</li> <li><a href="/facts/Flow_measurement/PvbEEcE8">Flow measurement</a> – Quantification of bulk fluid movement</li> <li><a href="/facts/Electrohydrodynamics/WX7zfpAB">Electrohydrodynamics</a> – Study of electrically conducting fluids in the presence of electric fields</li> <li><a href="/facts/Magnetohydrodynamics/7mQbJPPD">Magnetohydrodynamics</a> – Model of electrically conducting fluids</li> <li><a href="/facts/Topological_fluid_dynamics/5tTELY9P">Topological fluid dynamics</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Quantum_hydrodynamics/0P4o7HVK">Quantum hydrodynamics</a> – The study of hydrodynamic-like systems which demonstrate quantum mechanical behaviorPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li></ul> <h2 id="history-of-fluid-dynamics">History of fluid dynamics</h2> <p class="note">Further information: <a href="/facts/Timeline_of_fluid_and_continuum_mechanics/3vkxKS2A">Timeline of fluid and continuum mechanics</a></p> <p><a href="/facts/History_of_fluid_dynamics/NIy4tRfE">History of fluid dynamics</a> </p> <h2 id="mathematical-equations-and-concepts">Mathematical equations and concepts</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Airy_wave_theory/hwhbJ65e">Airy wave theory</a> – Fluid dynamics theory on the propagation of gravity waves</li> <li><a href="/facts/Benjamin%25E2%2580%2593Bona%25E2%2580%2593Mahony_equation/xIHDNYjM">Benjamin–Bona–Mahony equation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Boussinesq_approximation_(water_waves)/RIdslj3U">Boussinesq approximation (water waves)</a> – Approximation valid for weakly non-linear and fairly long waves</li> <li><a href="/facts/Boundary_conditions_in_fluid_dynamics/j0gFgz0U">Boundary conditions in fluid dynamics</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Boundary_conditions_in_computational_fluid_dynamics/lAyWTLW0">Boundary conditions in computational fluid dynamics</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Elementary_flow/sUafBDhC">Elementary flow</a> – collection of basic flows from which is possible to construct more complex flows by superpositionPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Euler_equations_(fluid_dynamics)/EYW5lerl">Euler equations (fluid dynamics)</a> – Set of quasilinear hyperbolic equations governing adiabatic and inviscid flow <ul><li><a href="/facts/Relativistic_Euler_equations/QyNt5Qsw">Relativistic Euler equations</a> – generalization of the Euler equations that account for the effects of general relativityPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Helmholtz%2527s_theorems/sudpna96">Helmholtz's theorems</a> – 3D motion of fluid near vortex lines</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kirchhoff_equations/9JeNSBXA">Kirchhoff equations</a> – Motion of rigid body in ideal fluid</li> <li><a href="/facts/Knudsen_equation/1CTNoYhY">Knudsen equation</a> – Description of gas flow in free molecular flow</li> <li><a href="/facts/Manning_equation/7qc8CChC">Manning equation</a> – Estimate of velocity in open channel flowsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mild-slope_equation/twQ2wARv">Mild-slope equation</a> – Physics phenomenon and formula</li> <li><a href="/facts/Morison_equation/0ttJY881">Morison equation</a> – Equation for force on an object in sea waves</li> <li><a href="/facts/Navier%25E2%2580%2593Stokes_equations/48pQugEa">Navier–Stokes equations</a> – Equations describing the motion of viscous fluid substances</li> <li><a href="/facts/Oseen_flow/3re80UTh">Oseen flow</a> – Formulae for viscous and incompressible fluid flow at small Reynolds numbersPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Poiseuille%2527s_law/eJkIJ2SV">Poiseuille's law</a> – Law describing the pressure drop in an incompressible and Newtonian fluidPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pressure_head/1K2BySkE">Pressure head</a> – In fluid mechanics, the height of a liquid column</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rayleigh%2527s_equation_(fluid_dynamics)/CzLpf8GV">Rayleigh's equation (fluid dynamics)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Stokes_stream_function/t7WT8SHt">Stokes stream function</a> – describe the streamlines and flow velocity in a three-dimensional incompressible flow with axisymmetry.Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Stream_function/nEoYTGAl">Stream function</a> – Function for incompressible divergence-free flows in two dimensions</li> <li><a href="/facts/Streamlines%2c_streaklines_and_pathlines/sLb4nHR1">Streamlines, streaklines and pathlines</a> – Field lines in a fluid flowPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Torricelli%2527s_Law/kbEV0qIg">Torricelli's Law</a> – Theorem in fluid mechanicsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li></ul> <h2 id="types-of-fluid-flow">Types of fluid flow</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Aerodynamic_force/V9C98uHk">Aerodynamic force</a> – Force exerted on a body as it moves through air or gas</li> <li><a href="/facts/Convection/E8vsCPhu">Convection</a> – Fluid flow that occurs due to heterogeneous fluid properties and body forces</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cavitation/RFSxKS41">Cavitation</a> – Low-pressure voids formed in liquids</li> <li><a href="/facts/Compressible_flow/SUX6gw9D">Compressible flow</a> – Branch of fluid mechanics</li> <li><a href="/facts/Couette_flow/pSBxDXGk">Couette flow</a> – Model of viscous fluid flow between two surfaces moving relative to each other</li> <li><a href="/facts/Effusive_limit/auJBudS4">Effusive limit</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Free_molecular_flow/uLQ8sP3n">Free molecular flow</a> – Gas flow with a relatively large mean free molecular path</li> <li><a href="/facts/Incompressible_flow/1CwmhTPf">Incompressible flow</a> – Fluid flow in which density remains constant</li> <li><a href="/facts/Inviscid_flow/GRNloKQ6">Inviscid flow</a> – Flow of fluids with zero viscosity (superfluids)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Isothermal_flow/zhw05ryz">Isothermal flow</a> – Model of fluid flow</li> <li><a href="/facts/Open_channel_flow/bxuMTtSk">Open channel flow</a> – Type of liquid flow within a conduitPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pipe_flow/gByXBFup">Pipe flow</a> – Type of liquid flow within a closed conduit</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pressure-driven_flow/gIXLc1Lv">Pressure-driven flow</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Secondary_flow/0Hhz4cTJ">Secondary flow</a> – Relatively minor flow superimposed on the primary flow by inviscid assumptions</li> <li><a href="/facts/Stream_thrust_averaging/q1RICVl7">Stream thrust averaging</a> – Process to convert 3D flow into 1D</li> <li><a href="/facts/Superfluidity/QuePDujN">Superfluidity</a> – Fluid which flows without losing kinetic energy</li> <li><a href="/facts/Transient_flow/y7uzSCfg">Transient flow</a> – Aspects of fluid mechanics involving fluid flowPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Two-phase_flow/ByrIWy5x">Two-phase flow</a> – Flow of gas and liquid in the same conduit</li></ul> <h2 id="fluid-properties">Fluid properties</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_hydrodynamic_instabilities/VnbnMaq1">List of hydrodynamic instabilities</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Newtonian_fluid/hpzNyDH5">Newtonian fluid</a> – Type of fluid</li> <li><a href="/facts/Non-Newtonian_fluid/jX8ldWJa">Non-Newtonian fluid</a> – Fluid whose viscosity varies with the amount of force/stress applied to it</li> <li><a href="/facts/Surface_tension/EuluYmSM">Surface tension</a> – Tendency of a liquid surface to shrink to reduce surface area</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vapour_pressure/whrEr96T">Vapour pressure</a> – Pressure exerted by a vapor in thermodynamic equilibriumPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li></ul> <h2 id="fluid-phenomena">Fluid phenomena</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Balanced_flow/c6cDJVCQ">Balanced flow</a> – Model of atmospheric motion</li> <li><a href="/facts/Boundary_layer/go8gqWM1">Boundary layer</a> – Layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of a bounding surface</li> <li><a href="/facts/Coanda_effect/q68Mm4PM">Coanda effect</a> – Tendency of a fluid jet to stay attached to a surface of any formPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Convection_cell/4QTnSGww">Convection cell</a> – Cyclic flow of convection currents in a fluid</li> <li><a href="/facts/Squeeze_mapping/CYxzaaKR">Convergence/Bifurcation</a> – Linear mapping permuting rectangles of the same area</li> <li><a href="/facts/Darwin_drift/nhCXEMIJ">Darwin drift</a> – phenomenon in fluid dynamics where a fluid parcel is permanently displaced after the passage of a body through a fluidPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Drag_(force)/vdl4jF7I">Drag (force)</a> – Retarding force on a body moving in a fluidPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Droplet_vaporization/zazIyYlx">Droplet vaporization</a> – Phenomenon in fluid dynamics</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hydrodynamic_stability/5hnxSFjo">Hydrodynamic stability</a> – Subfield of fluid dynamics</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kaye_effect/yhDWUh8V">Kaye effect</a> – Property of complex liquids</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lift_(force)/ehQKKaWP">Lift (force)</a> – Force perpendicular to flow of surrounding fluid</li> <li><a href="/facts/Magnus_effect/Sgolud8d">Magnus effect</a> – Deflection in the path of a spinning object moving through a fluid</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ocean_current/vfwdGwPY">Ocean current</a> – Directional mass flow of oceanic water</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ocean_surface_waves/7IsEqwJp">Ocean surface waves</a> – Surface waves generated by wind on open waterPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rossby_wave/mjzp9KyL">Rossby wave</a> – Inertial wave occurring in rotating fluids</li> <li><a href="/facts/Shock_wave/CqrG1Xm5">Shock wave</a> – Propagating disturbance</li> <li><a href="/facts/Soliton/5rC19BSU">Soliton</a> – Self-reinforcing single wave packet</li> <li><a href="/facts/Stokes_drift/RUwHBTN4">Stokes drift</a> – Average velocity of a fluid parcel in a gravity wave</li> <li><a href="/facts/Teapot_effect/CPPIhLBM">Teapot effect</a> – Phenomenon in fluid dynamics</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fluid_thread_breakup/rQ6YU0yB">Thread breakup</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Turbulent_jet_breakup/y4SWDpqK">Turbulent jet breakup</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Upstream_contamination/CVhSuepn">Upstream contamination</a> – Contaminants moving opposite of flow</li> <li><a href="/facts/Venturi_effect/jysHQ97s">Venturi effect</a> – Reduced pressure caused by a flow restriction in a tube or pipe</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vortex/K6oeqcuX">Vortex</a> – Fluid flow revolving around an axis of rotation</li> <li><a href="/facts/Water_hammer/z4coe4cN">Water hammer</a> – Pressure surge when a fluid is forced to stop or change direction suddenlyPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Wave_drag/qvyeCTjv">Wave drag</a> – Aircraft aerodynamic drag at transonic and supersonic speeds due to the presence of shock waves</li> <li><a href="/facts/Wind/Nt0QIu5B">Wind</a> – Natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface</li></ul> <h2 id="concepts-in-aerodynamics">Concepts in aerodynamics</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Aileron/700JRzbo">Aileron</a> – Aircraft control surface used to induce roll</li> <li><a href="/facts/Airplane/81161IpU">Airplane</a> – Powered aircraft with wings</li> <li><a href="/facts/Angle_of_attack/v5NkMgqu">Angle of attack</a> – Angle between the chord of a wing and the undisturbed airflow</li> <li><a href="/facts/Banked_turn/vQ6S9XlD">Banked turn</a> – Inclination of road or surface other than flat</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bernoulli%2527s_principle/Y7urHvPr">Bernoulli's principle</a> – Principle relating to fluid dynamics</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bilgeboard/l15eRNmP">Bilgeboard</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Boomerang/qFHGGvBh">Boomerang</a> – Thrown tool and weapon</li> <li><a href="/facts/Centerboard/h7eKCDxc">Centerboard</a> – Retractable keel which pivots out of a slot in the hull of a sailboatPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Chord_(aircraft)/LoHjGUvP">Chord (aircraft)</a> – Imaginary straight line joining the leading and trailing edges of an aerofoilPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Circulation_control_wing/Ucs1V9rx">Circulation control wing</a> – Aircraft high-lift device</li> <li><a href="/facts/Currentology/qDcBrc9X">Currentology</a> – Science that studies the internal movements of water masses</li> <li><a href="/facts/Diving_plane/9dSwW6RN">Diving plane</a> – Control surface on a submarine</li> <li><a href="/facts/Downforce/4dDMSvmd">Downforce</a> – Downwards lift force created by the aerodynamic characteristics of a vehicle</li> <li><a href="/facts/Drag_coefficient/UF2vHpz5">Drag coefficient</a> – Dimensionless parameter to quantify fluid resistance</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fin/0NMSclCt">Fin</a> – Thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure</li> <li><a href="/facts/Flipper_(anatomy)/dv4PuQVY">Flipper (anatomy)</a> – Flattened limb adapted for propulsion and maneuvering in water</li> <li><a href="/facts/Flow_separation/Lnvdqo4p">Flow separation</a> – Detachment of a boundary layer from a surface into a wake</li> <li><a href="/facts/Foil_(fluid_mechanics)/6bGLTJEX">Foil (fluid mechanics)</a> – Solid object used in fluid mechanics</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fluid_coupling/bJa9yzsr">Fluid coupling</a> – Device used to transmit rotating mechanical power</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gas_kinetics/tKDpetrd">Gas kinetics</a> – Study of the motion of gases</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hydrofoil/snHVfw8F">Hydrofoil</a> – Type of fast watercraft and the name of the technology it uses</li> <li><a href="/facts/Keel/Ep5vCBc4">Keel</a> – Lower centreline structural element of a ship or boat hull (hydrodynamic)</li> <li><a href="/facts/K%25C3%25BCssner_effect/jyhz2YzF">Küssner effect</a> – Unsteady aerodynamic forces on an airfoil or hydrofoil caused by encountering a transverse gust</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kutta_condition/g9vhaX4D">Kutta condition</a> – Fluid dynamics principle regarding bodies with sharp corners</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kutta%25E2%2580%2593Joukowski_theorem/Mzc1Y1nG">Kutta–Joukowski theorem</a> – Formula relating lift on an airfoil to fluid speed, density, and circulation</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lift_coefficient/Xz0sjYv9">Lift coefficient</a> – Dimensionless quantity relating lift to fluid density and velocity over an area</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lift-induced_drag/qJ61p5cR">Lift-induced drag</a> – Type of aerodynamic resistance against the motion of a wing or other airfoil</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lift-to-drag_ratio/yTDYBok1">Lift-to-drag ratio</a> – Measure of aerodynamic efficiency</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lifting-line_theory/HPNRRRM5">Lifting-line theory</a> – Mathematical model to quantify lift</li> <li><a href="/facts/NACA_airfoil/cBUodM1n">NACA airfoil</a> – Wing shape</li> <li><a href="/facts/Newton%2527s_third_law/XKzGTXK1">Newton's third law</a> – Laws in physics about force and motionPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Propeller/0IN0JKXC">Propeller</a> – Device that transmits rotational power into air movement thrust on a fluid</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pump/UtMn3Btt">Pump</a> – Device that imparts energy to the fluids by mechanical action</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rudder/w675HJUP">Rudder</a> – Control surface for fluid-dynamic steering in the yaw axis</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sail/Xm44ulmn">Sail</a> – Fabric or other surface supported by a mast to allow wind propulsion (aerodynamics)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Skeg/G34PeNKa">Skeg</a> – Extension of a boat's keel at the back, also a surfboard's fin</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sound_barrier/IUj8tzgt">Sound barrier</a> – Sudden increase of undesirable effects when an aircraft approaches the speed of sound</li> <li><a href="/facts/Spoiler_(automotive)/NkpcMLbB">Spoiler (automotive)</a> – Device for reducing aerodynamic dragPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Stall_(flight)/nsB7YRc5">Stall (flight)</a> – Abrupt reduction in lift due to flow separationPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Supersonic_flow_over_a_flat_plate/PtwrY4n2">Supersonic flow over a flat plate</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Surfboard_fin/WUX5KM9F">Surfboard fin</a> – Part of a surfboard</li> <li><a href="/facts/Surface_science/WTENdutJ">Surface science</a> – Study of physical and chemical phenomena that occur at the interface of two phases</li> <li><a href="/facts/Torque_converter/EWq1vwVv">Torque converter</a> – Fluid coupling that transfers rotating power from a prime mover to a rotating driven load</li> <li><a href="/facts/Trim_tab/9tKjhH9r">Trim tab</a> – Boat or aircraft component</li> <li><a href="/facts/Wing/6v6VAUT2">Wing</a> – Appendage used for flight</li> <li><a href="/facts/Wingtip_vortices/k7QgNM0K">Wingtip vortices</a> – Turbulence caused by difference in air pressure on either side of wing</li></ul> <h2 id="fluid-dynamics-research">Fluid dynamics research</h2> <ul><li>Fluid dynamics journals</li></ul> <h3>Methods used in fluid dynamics research</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Finite_volume_method_for_unsteady_flow/mn5XPUpE">Finite volume method for unsteady flow</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Flow_visualization/j4WuQdFC">Flow visualization</a> – Visualization technique in fluid dynamics</li> <li><a href="/facts/Immersed_boundary_method/U60MK5sB">Immersed boundary method</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Projection_method_(fluid_dynamics)/WTF3U8t6">Projection method (fluid dynamics)</a> – Method for numerically solving time-dependent incompressible fluid-flow problems</li> <li><a href="/facts/Seeding_(fluid_dynamics)/NplzXajx">Seeding (fluid dynamics)</a> – process done while attempting to evaluate the flow of a fluidPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li></ul> <h3>Tools used in fluid dynamics research</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Peniche_(fluid_dynamics)/KkhFg9bC">Peniche (fluid dynamics)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rotating_tank/2B2LJXqJ">Rotating tank</a> – Fluid dynamics</li></ul> <h2 id="applications-of-fluid-dynamics">Applications of fluid dynamics</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Acoustics/2GpQUymy">Acoustics</a> – Branch of physics involving mechanical waves</li> <li><a href="/facts/Aeronautics/yu2YEPv9">Aeronautics</a> – Science involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of airflight-capable machines</li> <li><a href="/facts/Astrophysical_fluid_dynamics/ga50QnvB">Astrophysical fluid dynamics</a> – modern branch of astronomy involving fluid mechanicsPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cryosphere_science/0taEf85w">Cryosphere science</a> – Earth's surface where water is frozenPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Geophysical_fluid_dynamics/n5huhjfM">Geophysical fluid dynamics</a> – Dynamics of naturally occurring flows</li> <li><a href="/facts/Haemodynamics/HzubzJpn">Hemodynamics</a> – Dynamics of blood flowPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hydraulics/KSIqLovc">Hydraulics</a> – Applied engineering involving liquids</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hydrology/Xh727cnE">Hydrology</a> – Science of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fluidics/TGsCqRwD">Fluidics</a> – Use of a fluid to perform analog or digital operations</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fluid_power/7sCeI3Pu">Fluid power</a> – Use of fluids under pressure to generate, control, and transmit power</li> <li><a href="/facts/Geodynamics/UwbNJ0lx">Geodynamics</a> – Study of dynamics of the Earth</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hydraulic_machinery/4GeHHaKb">Hydraulic machinery</a> – Type of machine that uses liquid fluid power to perform work</li> <li><a href="/facts/Meteorology/xblFr28q">Meteorology</a> – Interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere focusing on weather forecasting</li> <li><a href="/facts/Naval_architecture/dJnh5bsd">Naval architecture</a> – Engineering discipline of marine vessels</li> <li><a href="/facts/Oceanography/LtrG6peD">Oceanography</a> – Study of physical, chemical, and biological processes in the ocean</li> <li><a href="/facts/Plasma_physics/1d3btMVU">Plasma physics</a> – State of matterPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pneumatics/QzkvCCpk">Pneumatics</a> – Use of pressurised gas in mechanical systems</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ice-sheet_dynamics/FgUv1pWv">Ice-sheet dynamics</a> – Large mass of glacial icePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li></ul> <h2 id="fluid-dynamics-organizations">Fluid dynamics organizations</h2> <p class="note">Further information: <a href="/facts/List_of_biofluid_mechanics_research_groups/FNeroXFa">List of biofluid mechanics research groups</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Von_Karman_Institute_for_Fluid_Dynamics/mFh1DXnk">Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Max_Planck_Institute_for_Dynamics_and_Self-Organization/aRD0F9Fw">Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization</a></li></ul> <h2 id="fluid-dynamics-publications">Fluid dynamics publications</h2> <h3>Books on fluid dynamics</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_publications_in_physics/G9DhLgTM">Publications in fluid dynamics throughout history</a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/An_Album_of_Fluid_Motion/SV9b4Fa9">An Album of Fluid Motion</a></i> (1982)</li></ul> <h3>Journals pertaining to fluid dynamics</h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Annual_Review_of_Fluid_Mechanics/5k7UVJnV">Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Journal_of_Fluid_Mechanics/mqNgdNNl">Journal of Fluid Mechanics</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Physics_of_Fluids/JaAo9pem">Physics of Fluids</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Physical_Review_Fluids/QxekSF11">Physical Review Fluids</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Experiments_in_Fluids/PeGFUpvc">Experiments in Fluids</a></i></li> <li><i>European Journal of Mechanics B: Fluids</i></li> <li><i>Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics</i></li> <li><i>Computers and Fluids</i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/International_Journal_for_Numerical_Methods_in_Fluids/rhF7jyQD">International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Flow%2c_Turbulence_and_Combustion/lJmUPMJ3">Flow, Turbulence and Combustion</a></i></li></ul> <h2 id="persons-influential-in-fluid-dynamics">Persons influential in fluid dynamics</h2> <p>Contributors to the field of fluid dynamics in turn come from a wide array of fields, and in addition to their other titles, each is also a fluid dynamicist. Following is a list of notable fluid dynamicists: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Snezhana_Abarzhi/PzggGDvu">Snezhana Abarzhi</a> – Applied mathematician and mathematical physicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/John_Abraham_(engineer)/ge83KzUX">John Abraham</a> – American professor</li> <li><a href="/facts/H._Norman_Abramson/uIfaKGAu">H. Norman Abramson</a> – American engineer (1926–2022)</li> <li><a href="/facts/David_Acheson_(mathematician)/AQhsJUCy">David Acheson</a> – British mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Andreas_Acrivos/splkFKy9">Andreas Acrivos</a> – Greek–American physicist (1928–2025)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Noreen_Sher_Akbar/MF7uKgx4">Noreen Sher Akbar</a> – Pakistani applied mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Silas_D._Alben/FkttEGFl">Silas D. Alben</a> – American mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jean_le_Rond_d%2527Alembert/RV1vPeHx">Jean le Rond d'Alembert</a> – French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717–1783)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hannes_Alfv%25C3%25A9n/Nh7SvJNG">Hannes Alfvén</a> – Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and Nobel laureate (1908-1995)</li> <li><a href="/facts/John_D._Anderson/Vk70u6zA">John D. Anderson</a> – American curator (born 1937)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Elephter_Andronikashvili/ny3vQ1ov">Elephter Andronikashvili</a> – Georgian physicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Shelley_Anna/lUrbs9y8">Shelley Anna</a> – American chemical engineer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Archimedes/sIeMhSVF">Archimedes</a> – Greek mathematician and physicist (c. 287 – 212 BC)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hassan_Aref/uYFbEsKp">Hassan Aref</a> – Professor of fluid dynamics</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vladimir_Arnold/IMBhyfMS">Vladimir Arnold</a> – Russian mathematician (1937–2010)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Amedeo_Avogadro/qG6Rq5Wc">Amedeo Avogadro</a> – Italian scientist (1776–1856)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ralph_Bagnold/ANRMACUJ">Ralph Bagnold</a> – British Army officer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Boris_Bakhmeteff/m7D6ch5h">Boris Bakhmeteff</a> – Russian diplomat (1880–1951)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Don%25C3%25A1t_B%25C3%25A1nki/nIKF5YQT">Donát Bánki</a> – Hungarian mechanical engineer and inventor (1859–1922)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Grigory_Barenblatt/y4gF2vre">Grigory Barenblatt</a> – Russian mathematician (1927–2018)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dwight_Barkley/wM2eeA2J">Dwight Barkley</a> – British researcher</li> <li><a href="/facts/Adh%25C3%25A9mar_Jean_Claude_Barr%25C3%25A9_de_Saint-Venant/Cgj9e3Ew">Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant</a> – French mathematician (1797–1886)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Alfred_Barnard_Basset/u8Gt1ytU">Alfred Barnard Basset</a> – British mathematician (1854–1930)</li> <li><a href="/facts/George_Batchelor/peMzQBl8">George Batchelor</a> – Australian mathematician and physicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Harry_Bateman/9tRXIjI2">Harry Bateman</a> – British-American mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Francine_Battaglia/PzGEvJRq">Francine Battaglia</a> – American computational fluid dynamicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jurjen_Battjes/ITTcInD0">Jurjen Battjes</a> – Dutch civil engineer (born 1939)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Henri-%25C3%2589mile_Bazin/2kx2Vbp2">Henri-Émile Bazin</a> – French hydraulic engineer</li> <li><a href="/facts/James_Thomas_Beale/LpBFs0pG">James Thomas Beale</a> – American mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Adrian_Bejan/99DFseXd">Adrian Bejan</a> – Romanian-American professor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Josette_Bellan/YHkFFRjM">Josette Bellan</a> – Romanian-French-American fluid dynamicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Henri_B%25C3%25A9nard/hcDD267a">Henri Bénard</a> – French physicist (1874–1939)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Brooke_Benjamin/U9I8yNzf">Brooke Benjamin</a> – English mathematical physicist and mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/David_Benney/hhERQImS">David Benney</a> – New Zealand applied mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Frank_H._Berkshire/KExUeTUp">Frank H. Berkshire</a> – British mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Natalia_Berloff/A20S6LBV">Natalia Berloff</a> – Russian mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Daniel_Bernoulli/NRs5Ne5r">Daniel Bernoulli</a> – Swiss mathematician and physicist (1700–1782)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Johann_Bernoulli/U8kRr2Bn">Johann Bernoulli</a> – Swiss mathematician (1667–1748)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Andrea_Bertozzi/lPpd4Ya4">Andrea Bertozzi</a> – American mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/W._H._Besant/jCscBfaP">W. H. Besant</a> – British mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Albert_Betz/6NT60QjV">Albert Betz</a> – German physicist (1885–1968)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Eugene_C._Bingham/XmN05ddQ">Eugene C. Bingham</a> – American chemist (1878–1945)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jean-Baptiste_Biot/DoJDp358">Jean-Baptiste Biot</a> – French physicist (1774–1862)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Robert_Byron_Bird/MF4EnQsP">Robert Byron Bird</a> – American chemical engineer (1924–2020)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Garrett_Birkhoff/5jeI7Wmr">Garrett Birkhoff</a> – American mathematician (1911–1996)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Paul_Richard_Heinrich_Blasius/ENWkX3sK">Paul Richard Heinrich Blasius</a> – German physicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tobias_de_Boer/h5dLuLMc">Tobias de Boer</a> – Dutch scientist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ludwig_Boltzmann/xDeLroqt">Ludwig Boltzmann</a> – Austrian mathematician and theoretical physicist (1844–1906)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Wilfrid_Noel_Bond/3jn0CN4U">Wilfrid Noel Bond</a> – English physicist (1897–1937)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Joseph_Valentin_Boussinesq/m4N2S7FQ">Joseph Valentin Boussinesq</a> – French mathematician and physicist (1842–1929)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Robert_Boyle/6tUs448C">Robert Boyle</a> – Anglo-Irish scientist (1627–1691)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Peter_Bradshaw_(aeronautical_engineer)/9v1yXegA">Peter Bradshaw (aeronautical engineer)</a> – British engineer (1935–2024)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Francis_Bretherton/EuKq60jo">Francis Bretherton</a> – American mathematician, oceanographer and engineer (1935–2021)</li> <li><a href="/facts/John_D._Buckmaster/vM7ca0nx">John D. Buckmaster</a> – British aerospace engineer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gerald_Bull/oQ6ga0Yg">Gerald Bull</a> – Canadian artillery engineer and entrepreneur (1928–1990)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jan_Burgers/vxQKnDoj">Jan Burgers</a> – Dutch physicist (1895–1981)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Adolf_Busemann/PhG01QWU">Adolf Busemann</a> – German aerospace engineer</li> <li><a href="/facts/S%25C3%25A9bastien_Candel/Xucxgbg8">Sébastien Candel</a> – French physicist (born 1946)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Isabelle_Cantat/rdE2Dre9">Isabelle Cantat</a> – French physicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Silvana_Cardoso/GmKNhPw3">Silvana Cardoso</a> – Portuguese fluid dynamicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nicolas_L%25C3%25A9onard_Sadi_Carnot/atzzIKJB">Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot</a> – French physicist and engineer (1796–1832)</li> <li><a href="/facts/George_F._Carrier/4y1FCQXw">George F. Carrier</a> – American mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Claudia_Cenedese/GIjF12m1">Claudia Cenedese</a> – Italian oceanographer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar/LQID778M">Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar</a> – Indian-American physicist (1910-1995)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hubert_Chanson/zMoWRcjE">Hubert Chanson</a> – Australian engineering academic (born 1961)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jacques_Charles/TyjKFv8I">Jacques Charles</a> – French inventor, scientist and mathematician (1746–1823)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jean-Yves_Chemin/1n4IqTTu">Jean-Yves Chemin</a> – French mathematician (born 1959)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Thomas_H._Chilton/St0xhl9G">Thomas H. Chilton</a> – American chemical engineer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Alexandre_Chorin/2aLEPHxF">Alexandre Chorin</a> – American mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Demetrios_Christodoulou/WrNwRIyp">Demetrios Christodoulou</a> – Greek mathematician and physicist (born 1951)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Chia-Kun_Chu/cT3ckExd">Chia-Kun Chu</a> – Chinese-American mathematician (1927–2023)</li> <li><a href="/facts/%25C3%2589mile_Clapeyron/108oIBhT">Émile Clapeyron</a> – French engineer and physicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/John_Frederick_Clarke/vD6Gv3xY">John Frederick Clarke</a> – British scientist (1927-2013)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rudolf_Clausius/RMgFgY7I">Rudolf Clausius</a> – German physicist and mathematician (1822–1888)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Paul_Clavin/sl9YLNMy">Paul Clavin</a> – French scientist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nicolas_Cl%25C3%25A9ment/KUz1TQQ3">Nicolas Clément</a> – French physicist and chemist (1779–1841)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Julian_Cole/bWIVlJEr">Julian Cole</a> – American mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Adrian_Constantin/od7jrYHz">Adrian Constantin</a> – Romanian-Austrian mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Stanley_Corrsin/eA05S9gS">Stanley Corrsin</a> – American physicist and engineer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Maurice_Couette/dNVrYrYJ">Maurice Couette</a> – French physicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Richard_Courant/QDToNfWl">Richard Courant</a> – German-American mathematician (1888–1972)</li> <li><a href="/facts/David_Crighton/t4obXHdU">David Crighton</a> – British mathematician and physicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mimi_Dai/YRKuCJsa">Mimi Dai</a> – MathematicianPages displaying short descriptions with no spaces</li> <li><a href="/facts/Stuart_Dalziel/0VIby8cm">Stuart Dalziel</a> – British and New Zealand fluid dynamicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gerhard_Damk%25C3%25B6hler/Fk169f3M">Gerhard Damköhler</a> – German chemist (1908–1944)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Henry_Darcy/rl7Pc4rq">Henry Darcy</a> – French engineer (1803–1858)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Georges_Jean_Marie_Darrieus/Q5QcsI5j">Georges Jean Marie Darrieus</a> – French aerospace and electrical engineer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Stephen_H._Davis/N36RG9oC">Stephen H. Davis</a> – American mathematician (1939–2021)</li> <li><a href="/facts/William_Reginald_Dean/SEJgK9kB">William Reginald Dean</a> – British mathematician (1896–1973)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lokenath_Debnath/zIlMXz2k">Lokenath Debnath</a> – Indian American mathematician (1935–2023)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Subhasish_Dey/WWU2paDU">Subhasish Dey</a> – Indian hydraulician and educator</li> <li><a href="/facts/Satish_Dhawan/bFxpFo8N">Satish Dhawan</a> – Indian mathematician and engineer (1920–2002)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rudolf_Diesel/N9LXK47e">Rudolf Diesel</a> – German inventor and engineer (1858–1913)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ronald_DiPerna/q8m0PH1N">Ronald DiPerna</a> – American mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Charles_R._Doering/eSycEjNy">Charles R. Doering</a> – American mathematician (1956–2021)</li> <li><a href="/facts/David_Dolidze/raArVol6">David Dolidze</a> – Georgian and Soviet mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Philip_Drazin/cMvAdJd3">Philip Drazin</a> – British mathematician (1934–2002)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hugh_Latimer_Dryden/1oKL6qEz">Hugh Latimer Dryden</a> – American aeronautical scientist and civil servant (1898–1965)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Elizabeth_B._Dussan_V./VFxwMygt">Elizabeth B. Dussan V.</a> – American mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ernst_R._G._Eckert/PDghRfPE">Ernst R. G. Eckert</a> – American aerospace engineerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vagn_Walfrid_Ekman/kdfVkbm8">Vagn Walfrid Ekman</a> – Swedish oceanographer (1874–1954)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Simen_%25C3%2585dn%25C3%25B8y_Ellingsen/caMNIxyr">Simen Ådnøy Ellingsen</a> – Norwegian Professor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lor%25C3%25A1nd_E%25C3%25B6tv%25C3%25B6s/CP0YgoTC">Loránd Eötvös</a> – Hungarian physicist (1848–1919)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jerald_Ericksen/xcqsGcjr">Jerald Ericksen</a> – American mathematician (1924–2021)</li> <li><a href="/facts/R._Cengiz_Ertekin/0yzv8qCA">R. Cengiz Ertekin</a> – Turkish marine engineer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leonhard_Euler/z2fsbjgj">Leonhard Euler</a> – Swiss mathematician (1707–1783)</li> <li><a href="/facts/David_Evans_(mathematician)/FyLQGevP">David Evans (mathematician)</a> – British mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Amir_Faghri/XlAQGhBG">Amir Faghri</a> – American mechanical engineering professor (born 1951)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gino_Girolamo_Fanno/Vz1zpnql">Gino Girolamo Fanno</a> – Italian mechanical engineer (1882–1962)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Eduard_Feireisl/StWJyaY1">Eduard Feireisl</a> – Czech mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Antonio_Ferri/ga9nIWJq">Antonio Ferri</a> – Italian scientist (1912–1975)</li> <li><a href="/facts/John_Ffowcs_Williams/jE4H5Kpm">John Ffowcs Williams</a> – British engineer-scientist (1935–2020)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bruce_A._Finlayson/nsDgABQB">Bruce A. Finlayson</a> – American chemical engineerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Irmgard_Fl%25C3%25BCgge-Lotz/vbF3FLXQ">Irmgard Flügge-Lotz</a> – German mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Emanuele_Fo%25C3%25A0/F697IT04">Emanuele Foà</a> – Italian engineer and physicist (1892–1949)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hermann_F%25C3%25B6ttinger/fsz3XSA9">Hermann Föttinger</a> – German engineer (1877–1945)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Joseph_Fourier/sKvYF2fz">Joseph Fourier</a> – French mathematician and physicist (1768–1830)</li> <li><a href="/facts/James_B._Francis/qy4UNHS4">James B. Francis</a> – British-American civil engineer (1815–1892)</li> <li><a href="/facts/David_A._Frank-Kamenetskii/Cfu5jjsq">David A. Frank-Kamenetskii</a> – Soviet scientist (1910–1970)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fran%25C3%25A7ois_Frenkiel/Tb5yxtue">François Frenkiel</a> – physicistPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallbackPages displaying short descriptions with no spaces</li> <li><a href="/facts/Uriel_Frisch/2SkyK9Pk">Uriel Frisch</a> – French mathematical physicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Robert_Edmund_Froude/bC31YPEj">Robert Edmund Froude</a> – British engineer and naval architect</li> <li><a href="/facts/William_Froude/nuSfmJaR">William Froude</a> – British engineer and naval architect</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mohamed_Gad-el-Hak/IJFLTLPw">Mohamed Gad-el-Hak</a> – Professor of Biomedical Engineering</li> <li><a href="/facts/Joseph_Louis_Gay-Lussac/co1Ne63y">Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac</a> – French chemist and physicist (1778–1850)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Israel_Gelfand/TJeJouKs">Israel Gelfand</a> – Soviet mathematician (1913–2009)</li> <li><a href="/facts/William_K._George/YIfj5BFw">William K. George</a> – American fluid dynamicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Morteza_Gharib/f9UUWM7Y">Morteza Gharib</a> – Iranian American professor of biomechanical engineeringPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Alan_Jeffrey_Giacomin/bD5AaMoW">Alan Jeffrey Giacomin</a> – Canadian editorPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Josiah_Willard_Gibbs/xyWwxQtA">Josiah Willard Gibbs</a> – American scientist (1839–1903)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Adrian_Gill_(meteorologist)/slYlXCv0">Adrian Gill (meteorologist)</a> – Australian meteorologist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pierre-Simon_Girard/Jh4JkN7A">Pierre-Simon Girard</a> – French mathematician and engineer (1765–1836)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hermann_Glauert/oSnx02Bz">Hermann Glauert</a> – British aerodynamicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/James_Glimm/gbAJ9bqP">James Glimm</a> – American mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sergei_Godunov/IaYktIaI">Sergei Godunov</a> – Russian mathematician (1929–2023)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sydney_Goldstein/Uc1r0ktq">Sydney Goldstein</a> – British mathematician (1903–1989)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Alexander_Gorlov/YRFL3P1L">Alexander Gorlov</a> – American scientist and inventor (1931–2016)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leo_Graetz/3A0BH9N6">Leo Graetz</a> – German physicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Franz_Grashof/Aeb3y6Mb">Franz Grashof</a> – German engineer (1826–1893)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Albert_E._Green/r0kF7dWB">Albert E. Green</a> – British mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Harvey_P._Greenspan/1Bauxvwq">Harvey P. Greenspan</a> – American mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Marina_Guenza/uBqCXPan">Marina Guenza</a> – Italian chemist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Max_Gunzburger/zS3MroDe">Max Gunzburger</a> – American mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Wolfgang_Haack/Dhh4NJSE">Wolfgang Haack</a> – German mathematician (1902–1994)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gotthilf_Hagen/Al24S7X9">Gotthilf Hagen</a> – German physicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Georg_Hamel/jWMPpcrw">Georg Hamel</a> – German mathematician (1877 - 1954)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Thomas_Henry_Havelock/m1YChbh5">Thomas Henry Havelock</a> – English mathematicianPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Wallace_D._Hayes/c8KpFryu">Wallace D. Hayes</a> – American mechanical and aerospace engineer (1918–2001)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Peter_H._Haynes/o2UgIXvX">Peter H. Haynes</a> – British mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Werner_Heisenberg/n4qzYvj4">Werner Heisenberg</a> – German theoretical physicist (1901–1976)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Henry_Selby_Hele-Shaw/WwafFQ3s">Henry Selby Hele-Shaw</a> – British engineer (1854–1941)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hermann_von_Helmholtz/oFISedae">Hermann von Helmholtz</a> – German physicist and physiologist (1821–1894)</li> <li><a href="/facts/John_Hinch_(mathematician)/Ahkxo4Gf">John Hinch (mathematician)</a> – British mathematicianPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Julius_Oscar_Hinze/9ALtxzgT">Julius Oscar Hinze</a> – Dutch scientist (1907–1993)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hans_G._Hornung/en7e8qCs">Hans G. Hornung</a> – American engineerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leslie_Howarth/7PK7QRFa">Leslie Howarth</a> – British mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pierre_Henri_Hugoniot/UTIRcQbm">Pierre Henri Hugoniot</a> – French military engineer (1851-1887)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Herbert_Huppert/LTyJef95">Herbert Huppert</a> – British geophysicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fazle_Hussain/PQAg5PNC">Fazle Hussain</a> – American physicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/M._Yousuff_Hussaini/qyFChxY2">M. 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Steen</a> – American engineer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Josef_Stefan/CjkQUM7t">Josef Stefan</a> – Carinthian Slovene physicist, mathematician and poet (1835–1893)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Keith_Stewartson/YWlhK9lK">Keith Stewartson</a> – British mathematician (1925–1983)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sir_George_Stokes%2c_1st_Baronet/7RHJJ5Lj">Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet</a> – Irish mathematician and physicist (1819–1903)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Yvonne_Stokes/0sGta5zf">Yvonne Stokes</a> – Australian mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Howard_A._Stone/Tmuuyswy">Howard A. Stone</a> – American engineer (born 1960)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vincenc_Strouhal/ehNxD1y4">Vincenc Strouhal</a> – Czech physicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/John_Trevor_Stuart/Jj38sgFX">John Trevor Stuart</a> – British mathematician (1929–2023)</li> <li><a href="/facts/G._I._Taylor/akUuexNt">G. I. 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Wehausen</a> – American applied mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Julius_Weisbach/MWscHSuE">Julius Weisbach</a> – German mathematician and engineer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Karl_Weissenberg/mNUhc5uw">Karl Weissenberg</a> – Austrian mathematician and physicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Richard_T._Whitcomb/Ifh8AnLE">Richard T. Whitcomb</a> – American aeronautical engineer (1921–2009)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Frank_M._White/Br3P7RcH">Frank M. White</a> – American mechanical engineer (1933–2022)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gerald_B._Whitham/bBGu8tT6">Gerald B. Whitham</a> – American mathematician (1927–2014)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Forman_A._Williams/YRQXNQd0">Forman A. Williams</a> – American academic</li> <li><a href="/facts/John_R._Womersley/nc0Uogtu">John R. Womersley</a> – British mathematician, computer scientist and biophysicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Theodore_Y._Wu/apIhBz3s">Theodore Y. Wu</a> – American engineer (1924–2023)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Akiva_Yaglom/drLF50I3">Akiva Yaglom</a> – Russian physicist, mathematician, statistician, and meteorologist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Chia-Shun_Yih/HtcBg2su">Chia-Shun Yih</a> – American engineerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Z._Jane_Wang/dXbccCWJ">Z. Jane Wang</a> – Chinese and American physicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Yakov_Zeldovich/JEpdtxIM">Yakov Zeldovich</a> – Soviet physicist, physical chemist and cosmologist (1914–1987)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Yuwen_Zhang/73xMTPFJ">Yuwen Zhang</a> – Chinese-American academic</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nikolay_Zhukovsky_(scientist)/avfrPXSs">Nikolay Zhukovsky (scientist)</a> – Russian scientist (1847–1921)</li></ul> <h2 id="miscellaneous-concepts">Miscellaneous concepts</h2> <i>These topics need placement in the sections above, or in new sections.</i> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Beta_plane/2adc1hoY">Beta plane</a> – Approximation whereby the Coriolis parameter, f, is set to vary linearly in space</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bridge_scour/3ugtYyaj">Bridge scour</a> – Erosion of sediment near bridge foundations by water</li> <li><a href="/facts/Isosurface/kvMHSemB">Isosurface</a> – Surface representing points of constant value within a volume</li> <li><a href="/facts/Keulegan%25E2%2580%2593Carpenter_number/2QqojpNY">Keulegan–Carpenter number</a> – Dimensionless quantity used in fluid dynamics</li> <li><a href="/facts/Entrance_length_(fluid_dynamics)/EC0XbSFo">Entrance length (fluid dynamics)</a> – Distance a flow travels after entering a pipe before fully developed</li> <li><a href="/facts/Modon_(fluid_dynamics)/HRQPBmD3">Modon (fluid dynamics)</a> – Sea eddies</li> <li><a href="/facts/Shock_(fluid_dynamics)/70HuwCBj">Shock (fluid dynamics)</a> – term in fluid dynamicsPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Eddy_(fluid_dynamics)/V0hTLblX">Eddy (fluid dynamics)</a> – Swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid is in a turbulent flow regime</li> <li><a href="/facts/Non_ideal_compressible_fluid_dynamics/6HRjn8ne">Non ideal compressible fluid dynamics</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Plume_(fluid_dynamics)/3hN92b39">Plume (fluid dynamics)</a> – Column of one fluid moving through another</li> <li><a href="/facts/Stall_(fluid_dynamics)/nsB7YRc5">Stall (fluid dynamics)</a> – Abrupt reduction in lift due to flow separation</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>