MIT Study Shows Textbook Formulas for Describing Heat Flow Characteristics Are Oversimplified
Understanding How Fluids Heat or Cool Surfaces – Crucial in Many Industries Whether it’s water flowing across a condenser plate in an industrial plant, or…
Fluid Mechanics
Glug, Glug: Physics of Bubble Dynamics Reveals How to Empty Bottles Faster
Researchers zero in on the rhythmic sound bubble dynamics produce during bottle emptying to better understand the physics at play. Bottle emptying is a phenomenon…
Fluid Mechanics Discovery Inspired by Street Performers Making Gigantic Soap Bubbles
Physics of giant bubbles burst a secret of fluid mechanics that may help the flow of oil through pipes. A study inspired by street performers…
Laser Doppler Velocimetry Delivers New Insights Into Mysterious Fluid Motions
Scientists gain a deeper understanding of turbulent and transitional pipe flows. Water issuing from an ordinary faucet tells a complex tale of its journey through…
Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics – Oobleck’s Weird Behavior Is Now Predictable [Video]
MIT engineers develop a model that predicts how the cornstarch-water mixture turns from liquid to solid, and back again. It’s a phenomenon many preschoolers know…
After 127 Years, Physics Riddle Finally Solved
Researcher proves that boat wakes can be skewed. He solved a 127-year-old physics problem on paper and proved that off-centered boat wakes could exist. Five…