unboundid-deactivated20131116 asks: Hi. I’m a freshman engineering student at UCSD, and I was hoping to get more into fluid dynamics. Could you possibly give a quick shake-down of what I should Keep reading
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Reader Question: Froude vs. Reynolds
@spooferbarnabas asks: I was wondering what the difference is between Froude’s number and Reynold’s number? they seem very similar Fluid dynamicists often use nondimensional numbers to characterize different flows because Keep reading
Reader Question: Hot Air Balloon Physics
lazenby asks: and boyancy in air? is the lifting capacity of a hot air balloon equal to the modulo of the weight of the air in the balloon with the weight Keep reading
Reader Question: Swimming and Buoyancy
aniiika asks: How does buoyancy relate to swimming? Buoyancy is the force that enables a swimmer to float in the water, even when still. Buoyant force is equal to the Keep reading
Mach Diamonds
Joe asks: Why does this rocket have that repeating pattern in its exhaust? I’m amazed that it’s so stable for so far as distance from the nozzle. Excellent question! The Keep reading
Reader Question: Oswald de Waele
fyeahhexagons-deactivated201103 asks: Could you do a quick post explaining the Oswald de Waele relationship please? Thanks! Sure! The Oswald-de Waele relationship (a.k.a. a power-law fluid) is an attempt to generalize the Keep reading
Reader Question
aeronode-deactivated20130828 asks: What’s your academic/professional background? (Just curious.) Fair question! I am a fourth-year PhD student in aerospace engineering, focusing (naturally) on fluid dynamics. I have a bachelor’s and master’s degree, Keep reading