In post 17.15, we saw how fluid flow could be explained by two equations – Bernoulli’s equation (conservation of mechanical energy) and a continuity equation (conservation of mass). But, conservation of mechanical energy assumes that the viscosity of the fluid is negligible because viscosity dissipates mechanical energy (post 17.17) and so is similar to friction… Continue reading 20.35 Incompressible and compressible fluid flow

Before you read this post, you should understand the dot product of vectors (appendix 2 post 17.13), the cross product of vectors (post 17.37) and partial differentiation (post 19.11). I have been asked to write a post on the Navier-Stokes equation that was briefly introduced in post 17.15. Before I write it, I need to… Continue reading 20.34 The operator ∇

I have written this post to help students who are studying mechanics. My blog is recommended as a source of information to first-year undergraduate students studying mechanics at a UK university. Unfortunately, they have found it difficult to relate the structure of the blog to the list of topics in a conventional mechanics course. So… Continue reading 20.33 Using this blog to study mechanics