Fluid Mechanics and Dynamics

Transforming Ellipsodial Into Translatory Motion - A report in pdf format describes how ellipsoidal water wave motion can be transformed into translatory motion to exchange polluted water in an almost closed sea bay.
http://www.geocities.com/marmarisproject/main.htm

PivNet 2 - An introduction to the European Collaboration on Particle Image Velocimetry. Links to participating partners, information about courses, conferences and literature.
http://pivnet.dlr.de/

Investigation into Aerodynamic Flutter Test Systems - An investigation into aerodynamic vibration excitation systems for in-flight flutter testing of general aviation aircraft. Richard R. Western, Melbourne, 1999.
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Classical Fluid Mechanics Problem Solutions - Solutions to Classical Fluid Flow and Momentum Transfer Problems.
http://www.syvum.com/eng/fluid/

eFluids - A one-stop internet resource for fluid dynamics and flow engineering professionals
http://www.efluids.com

Bernoulli's Principle Animation - Interactive animation shows how pressure and velocity in a fluid behave according to Bernoulli's Principle.
http://home.earthlink.net/~mmc1919/venturi.html

Calculations and Equations of Fluid Mechanics - An online fluid dynamics calculator.
http://www.lmnoeng.com/

The Effects of Water Hammer And Pulsations - Explanation of water hammer and pulsation inclusive the formula used to calculate the pressure increase.
http://www.plastomatic.com/water-hammer.html

Incompressible Navier-Stokes equations reduce to Bernoulli's Law - Integrates the vector Navier-Stokes equation to obtain a vector form of Bernoulli's law. Provides interpretation and a mathematical basis for doing calculations.
http://home.comcast.net/~cmdaven/navier.htm

Flow optimization - The site demonstrates a method of flow visualisation by using an optically active liquid. The advantages of the method and some example applications are described.
http://www.flow-optimization.com/

Fluid Power Net International (FPN) - Provides information and links to fluid power (hydraulics and pneumatics).
http://fluid.power.net/

Engineers Edge - fluid flow, hydraulic and pneumatic - Fluids section of engineering directory. Provides definitions and practical applications.
http://www.engineersedge.com/fluid_flow/fluid_flow_table_content.htm

Irrotational Plane Flows of an Inviscid Fluid - Lecture for those who need a refresher course on hydrodynamics fundamentals.
http://www.diam.unige.it/~irro/

University of Colorado Flow Visualization Course - A course in the physics and art of fluid flow for engineering and fine arts photography students at the University of Colorado, Boulder. The student gallery has a wide assortment of images ranging from soap films to clouds.
http://www.colorado.edu/MCEN/flowvis/

Fluid Salients in Air, Water, and Solids - Site discusses fluid salients as a cause for ocean wave formation, cloud formation and geologic structure formation. Several small physical models of salients are also discussed.
http://www.geocities.com/magsalients/

eMicroNano - A free one-stop information resource for bio-, micro-, and nano-fluidic systems.
http://www.emicronano.com

ePower Propulsion and Combustion - A one-stop resource for professionals working in propulsion, power, and combustion fields.
http://www.epower-propulsion.com/

Advanced Aero/Hydrodynamics - Course materials from University of Vermont.
http://www.aoe.vt.edu/aoe5104/

ERCOFTAC - European Research Community on Fluids, Turbulence and Combustion. Portal to Fluid Dynamics database resources. Free registration required.
http://ercoftac.mech.surrey.ac.uk/

Convection in a box. - Experiments with smoke inside a plexiglass box challenge convectional wisdom. Smoke can unexpectedly act heavier than air and then spontaneously reverse.
http://www.synapse9.com/airbox.htm