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Fluid Mechanics

Fluid mechanics is the study of the macroscopic motion of fluids - liquids, gases, and other systems that can be described in similar ways. This study typically involves calculating for various properties of the fluid, such as velocity, pressure, density, temperature, etc.
Surface Tension
An explanation of surface tension and various applications to specific situations where its application have profound effects.
What is Density?
Density is a key concept in analyzing how materials interact in fluid mechanics, weather, geology, material sciences, engineering, and other fields of physics.
Density of Common Substances
Find out the density of common substances.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Distributed from Cambridge University Press, this journal publishes 24 volumes per year of peer-reviewed papers in the field of fluid mechanics.

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