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Ae 201 ab
Advanced Fluid Mechanics
9 units (3-0-6)  | first
Prerequisites: Ae/APh/CE/ME 101abc, or equivalent; Ae/ME 118, or equivalent; ACM/IDS 101 (may be taken concurrently)..

Topics include extensions on the foundations of the mechanics of fluids. kinetic theory of gases, Lagrangian formulation, boundary conditions for the Navier-Stokes equations, vorticity formulation, Low Mach number flow and the incompressible limit, hodograph methods, cone flows, finite wing theory, transonic flow, geometrical shock dynamics. part b not offered 2026-27

Instructor: Meiron