Fluid Mechanics Course
The following fluid mechanics course is adapted from an undergraduate course.
Here the course focuses only on the specific topics which are needed to understand the flows present in a scramjet. However, in order to understand this, it is necessary to include some basic and foundational topics as well.
FLUID MECHANICS COURSE FILES
The following course files are listed in the order of progression through the course. Please click on the links below to open a PDF file which is viewable in most browsers, or alternatively can be downloaded. Video materials to support these pdfs are available in the next section (below).
Basics (Fluids 1) – Fluid parameters
Intermediate (Fluids 2) – About basic fluid dynamics and non-ideal flow
Final (1) (Fluids 3) – About fast flow without shockwaves.
Final (2) (Fluids 4) – About flow with shockwaves
Supporting Videos
The following videos support the course materials. Please click on the link to open the video in another tab.
Basics
View video numbers: All except Video 4 (on Buoyancy)
Intermediate
View video numbers: All
Final Part 1
View video numbers: 14 - 18
Final Part 2
View video numbers: All Videos labelled “Shockwaves"
Extra Notes of General Interest
Extra notes for general interest – These are not directly concerned with scramjet flow, but you may wish to view them for your own interest. The support videos for them are included in the playlists above.
- Buoyancy (View after Basics)
- Pipe, Pumps and Fluid Power (View after Intermediate)
- Analysis and Modelling Methods (View after Intermediate)
- Aerofoils (View after Final 1)
- Introduction to Computation Fluid Dynamics 1 (View after Final 2)
- Introduction to Computational Fluids Dynamics 2 (View after Final 2)
- Some notes on other topic areas.