Moistened chopsticks, water droplets in hot cooking oil reveal complicated bubble dynamics and sound characteristics.…
Browsing: Fluid Mechanics
Fluid mechanics is a branch of physics that studies the behavior of fluids (liquids, gases, and plasmas) and the forces on them. It encompasses two main sub-disciplines: fluid statics, which deals with fluids at rest, and fluid dynamics, which involves fluids in motion. This field is critical in a wide range of applications, including engineering systems, environmental science, and biological systems. Fluid mechanics is used to understand and predict the flow behavior in various situations, such as the aerodynamics of vehicles, the flow of blood in arteries, and the movement of air over the Earth’s surface. Advanced topics in fluid mechanics also incorporate the effects of compressibility, viscosity, and turbulence, enhancing its complexity and applicability to real-world problems.
Home study projects of complex fluids in anyone’s kitchen, using readily available equipment and substances.…
Unhackneyed compartmentalization generated by audible sound allows the enzyme reactions to be controlled spatiotemporally. Spatiotemporal…
Mechanical engineers put an Oreo’s cream filling through a battery of tests to understand what…
Interfacial diffusion of nanoparticles strongly affected by their shape and surface coating. Named for a…
Serrated edge of owl wings makes them quieter than other birds, can help inform airfoil…
New research reveals that ice can levitate under extreme temperatures, using a phenomenon known as…
Images from NASA satellite of polar cyclones on Jupiter allow scientists to study the forces…
Scientists finally answer an age-old question: How can the so-called “teapot effect” be explained? The…
COVID-19 cough simulations show aerosols often travel past two meters, making distancing alone insufficient. Masks,…
Princeton scientists have solved a 54-year-old mystery about why polymer solutions slow down when pumped…
Wind blowing in the same direction as a cough can increase viral transmission. As the…
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a new unified mathematical model that…
https://youtu.be/L2nKzSHuxSQ Experiments with dummy heads and masks. Credit: TU Wien Tiny droplets loaded with viruses…
Videos capture nanofiber behavior under water aerosol exposure. Since its outbreak, the COVID-19 virus has…
The results may help engineers develop a way to inject drugs without needles. Squirting a…
Power source clusters near rocket engine fuel injectors could create combustion oscillations. Combustion engines can…
A certain type of oil droplets changes shape when cooled and shrunk: from spherical through…