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Fluid Dynamics Basics
Flow fundamentals
Fluid dynamics studies how liquids and gases flow, including pressure, velocity, viscosity, and turbulence, informing pipe sizing, aerodynamics, and pumps.
- pressure
- velocity
- viscosity
- laminar
- turbulence
Core Quantities
Flow rate, pressure, and velocity describe how fluids move.
Regimes
Laminar vs turbulent flow depends on Reynolds number and affects losses.
Applications
Use continuity and Bernoulli for sizing pipes and predicting forces.