MULTIMEDIA LIBRARY -
METHODS IN HYDRAULICS
FLUID MECHANICS
Form Drag, Lift, and Propulsion (Hunter Rouse)
(pgm5.flv
Drag
force
Boundary layer separation (onset, control, examples), variation of
the pressure distribution and drag force with body form, flow
patterns, drag coefficient
(0:00 to 8:48)
Flow
circulation
Definition, lift force, cross thrust, forced vibration, structural
failures
(8:50 to 13:30)
Lift
force and lifting vanes
Lift coefficient, lift force, stall, optimum
drag/lift force ratio
(13:31 to 16:27)
Propulsion
T hrust, propellers, axial-flow machinery, fluid couplings, torque
converters
(16:28 to 22:47)
Courtesy of Dr Marian Muste, IIHR - Hydroscience & Engineering,
University of Iowa.
The
Fluids Laboratory
is an integrated learning environment developed by
IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering
for the
College of Engineering
of
The
University of Iowa
