Fluid Mechanics Calculators

Fluid Mechanics covers the behavior of liquids and gases at rest and in motion. The course provides the analytical foundation for designing pipes, pumps, turbines, aircraft, ships, and any system where fluid flow is a central concern.

The course begins with fluid statics — pressure distribution, buoyancy, and forces on submerged surfaces. Fluid kinematics describes velocity fields, streamlines, and flow patterns without regard to forces. The Reynolds number classifies flow as laminar or turbulent, which has profound implications for friction losses and mixing. Bernoulli's equation is a powerful energy conservation tool for inviscid flow along a streamline, used to analyze flow in nozzles, venturis, and around airfoils. The Darcy-Weisbach equation accounts for viscous friction losses in pipe flow, with the friction factor determined from the Moody chart. Pump and turbine analysis connects fluid mechanical power to shaft power. Open channel flow (Manning equation) addresses rivers, drainage canals, and culverts. Drag and lift forces on bodies in external flow round out the treatment of external aerodynamics and hydrodynamics.

Fluid Mechanics is essential for civil, mechanical, chemical, and aerospace engineers who design any system involving the flow of water, air, steam, oil, or other fluids.