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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to fluid dynamics:
In physics, physical chemistry and engineering, fluid dynamics is a subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that describes the flow of fluids – liquids and gases. It has several subdisciplines, including aerodynamics (the study of air and other gases in motion) and hydrodynamics (the study of water and other liquids in motion). Fluid dynamics has a wide range of applications, including calculating forces and moments on aircraft, determining the mass flow rate of petroleum through pipelines, predicting weather patterns, understanding nebulae in interstellar space and modelling fission weapon detonation.
Below is a structured list of topics in fluid dynamics.




What type of thing is fluid dynamics?


Fluid dynamics can be described as all of the following:

An academic discipline – one with academic departments, curricula and degrees; national and international societies; and specialized journals.
A scientific field (a branch of science) – widely recognized category of specialized expertise within science, and typically embodies its own terminology and nomenclature. Such a field will usually be represented by one or more scientific journals, where peer-reviewed research is published.
A natural science – one that seeks to elucidate the rules that govern the natural world using empirical and scientific methods.
A physical science – one that studies non-living systems.
A branch of physics – study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force.
A branch of mechanics – area of mathematics and physics concerned with the relationships between force, matter, and motion among physical objects.
A branch of continuum mechanics – subject that models matter without using the information that it is made out of atoms; that is, it models matter from a macroscopic viewpoint rather than from microscopic.
A subdiscipline of fluid mechanics – branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids (liquids, gases, and plasmas) and the forces on them.
A biological science – field that studies the role of physical processes in living organisms. For an example of a biological area involving fluid dynamics, see hemodynamics.




Branches of fluid dynamics


Acoustic theory – Theory of sound waves
Aerodynamics – Branch of dynamics concerned with studying the motion of air
Aeroelasticity – Interactions among inertial, elastic, and aerodynamic forces
Aeronautics – Science involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of airflight-capable machines
Astrophysical fluid dynamics – modern branch of astronomy involving fluid mechanicsPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Computational fluid dynamics – Analysis and solving of problems that involve fluid flows
Flow measurement – Quantification of bulk fluid movement
Geophysical fluid dynamics – Dynamics of naturally occurring flows
Hemodynamics – Dynamics of blood flowPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Hydraulics – Applied engineering involving liquids
Hydrology – Science of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth
Hydrostatics – Branch of fluid mechanics that studies fluids at rest
Electrohydrodynamics – Study of electrically conducting fluids in the presence of electric fields
Magnetohydrodynamics – Model of electrically conducting fluids
Topological fluid dynamics
Quantum hydrodynamics – The study of hydrodynamic-like systems which demonstrate quantum mechanical behaviorPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback




History of fluid dynamics



History of fluid dynamics




Mathematical equations and concepts


Airy wave theory – Fluid dynamics theory on the propagation of gravity waves
Benjamin–Bona–Mahony equation
Boussinesq approximation (water waves) – Approximation valid for weakly non-linear and fairly long waves
Boundary conditions in fluid dynamics
Boundary conditions in computational fluid dynamics
Elementary flow – collection of basic flows from which is possible to construct more complex flows by superpositionPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Euler equations (fluid dynamics) – Set of quasilinear hyperbolic equations governing adiabatic and inviscid flow
Relativistic Euler equations – generalization of the Euler equations that account for the effects of general relativityPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Helmholtz's theorems – 3D motion of fluid near vortex lines
Kirchhoff equations
Knudsen equation – Description of gas flow in free molecular flow
Manning equation – Estimate of velocity in open channel flowsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Mild-slope equation – Physics phenomenon and formula
Morison equation – Equation for force on an object in sea waves
Navier–Stokes equations – Equations describing the motion of viscous fluid substances
Oseen flow – Formulae for viscous and incompressible fluid flow at small Reynolds numbersPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Poiseuille's law – Law describing the pressure drop in an incompressible and Newtonian fluidPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Pressure head – In fluid mechanics, the height of a liquid column
Rayleigh's equation (fluid dynamics)
Stokes stream function – describe the streamlines and flow velocity in a three-dimensional incompressible flow with axisymmetry.Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Stream function – Function for incompressible divergence-free flows in two dimensions
Streamlines, streaklines and pathlines – Field lines in a fluid flowPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Torricelli's Law – Theorem in fluid mechanicsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets




Types of fluid flow


Aerodynamic force – Force exerted on a body as it moves through air or gas
Convection – Fluid flow that occurs due to heterogeneous fluid properties and body forces
Cavitation – Low-pressure voids formed in liquids
Compressible flow – Branch of fluid mechanics
Couette flow – Model of viscous fluid flow between two surfaces moving relative to each other
Effusive limit
Free molecular flow – Gas flow with a relatively large mean free molecular path
Incompressible flow – Fluid flow in which density remains constant
Inviscid flow – Flow of fluids with zero viscosity (superfluids)
Isothermal flow – Model of fluid flow
Open channel flow – Type of liquid flow within a conduitPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Pipe flow – Type of liquid flow within a closed conduit
Pressure-driven flow
Secondary flow – Relatively minor flow superimposed on the primary flow by inviscid assumptions
Stream thrust averaging – Process to convert 3D flow into 1D
Superfluidity – Fluid which flows without losing kinetic energy
Transient flow – Aspects of fluid mechanics involving flowPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Two-phase flow – Flow of gas and liquid in the same conduit




Fluid properties


List of hydrodynamic instabilities
Newtonian fluid – Type of fluid
Non-Newtonian fluid – Fluid whose viscosity varies with the amount of force/stress applied to it
Surface tension – Tendency of a liquid surface to shrink to reduce surface area
Vapour pressure – Pressure exerted by a vapor in thermodynamic equilibriumPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets




Fluid phenomena


Balanced flow – Model of atmospheric motion
Boundary layer – Layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of a bounding surface
Coanda effect – Tendency of a fluid jet to stay attached to a convex surfacePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Convection cell – Cyclic flow of convection currents in a fluid
Convergence/Bifurcation – Linear mapping permuting rectangles of the same area
Darwin drift – phenomenon in fluid dynamics where a fluid parcel is permanently displaced after the passage of a body through a fluidPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Drag (force) – Retarding force on a body moving in a fluidPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Droplet vaporization – Phenomenon in fluid dynamics
Hydrodynamic stability – Subfield of fluid dynamics
Kaye effect – Property of complex liquids
Lift (force) – Force perpendicular to flow of surrounding fluid
Magnus effect – Deflection in the path of a spinning object moving through a fluid
Ocean current – Directional mass flow of oceanic water
Ocean surface waves – Surface waves generated by wind on open waterPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Rossby wave – Inertial wave occurring in rotating fluids
Shock wave – Propagating disturbance
Soliton – Self-reinforcing single wave packet
Stokes drift – Average velocity of a fluid parcel in a gravity wave
Teapot effect – Phenomenon in fluid dynamics
Thread breakup
Turbulent jet breakup
Upstream contamination – Contaminants moving opposite of flow
Venturi effect – Reduced pressure caused by a flow restriction in a tube or pipe
Vortex – Fluid flow revolving around an axis of rotation
Water hammer – Pressure surge when a fluid is forced to stop or change direction suddenly
Wave drag – Aircraft aerodynamic drag at transonic and supersonic speeds due to the presence of shock waves
Wind – Natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface




Concepts in aerodynamics


Aileron – Aircraft control surface used to induce roll
Airplane – Powered aircraft with wings
Angle of attack – Angle between the chord of a wing and the undisturbed airflow
Banked turn – Inclination of road or surface other than flat
Bernoulli's principle – Principle relating to fluid dynamics
Bilgeboard
Boomerang – Thrown tool and weapon
Centerboard – Retractable keel which pivots out of a slot in the hull of a sailboatPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Chord (aircraft) – Imaginary straight line joining the leading and trailing edges of an aerofoilPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Circulation control wing – Aircraft high-lift device
Currentology – Science that studies the internal movements of water masses
Diving plane – submarine control surface used to help control depthPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Downforce – Downwards lift force created by the aerodynamic characteristics of a vehicle
Drag coefficient – Dimensionless parameter to quantify fluid resistance
Fin – Thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure
Flipper (anatomy) – Flattened limb adapted for propulsion and maneuvering in water
Flow separation – Detachment of a boundary layer from a surface into a wake
Foil (fluid mechanics) – Solid object used in fluid mechanics
Fluid coupling – Device used to transmit rotating mechanical power
Gas kinetics – Study of the motion of gases
Hydrofoil – Type of fast watercraft and the name of the technology it uses
Keel – Lower centreline structural element of a ship or boat hull (hydrodynamic)
Küssner effect – Unsteady aerodynamic forces on an airfoil or hydrofoil caused by encountering a transverse gust
Kutta condition – Fluid dynamics principle regarding bodies with sharp corners
Kutta–Joukowski theorem – Formula relating lift on an airfoil to fluid speed, density, and circulation
Lift coefficient – Dimensionless quantity relating lift to fluid density and velocity over an area
Lift-induced drag – Type of aerodynamic resistance against the motion of a wing or other airfoil
Lift-to-drag ratio – Measure of aerodynamic efficiency
Lifting-line theory – Mathematical model to quantify lift
NACA airfoil – Wing shape
Newton's third law – Laws in physics about force and motionPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Propeller – Device that transmits rotational power into linear thrust on a fluid
Pump – Device that imparts energy to the fluids by mechanical action
Rudder – Control surface for fluid-dynamic steering in the yaw axis
Sail – Fabric or other surface supported by a mast to allow wind propulsion (aerodynamics)
Skeg – Extension of a boat's keel at the back, also a surfboard's fin
Sound barrier – Sudden increase of undesirable effects when an aircraft approaches the speed of sound
Spoiler (automotive) – Device for reducing aerodynamic dragPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Stall (flight) – Abrupt reduction in lift due to flow separationPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Supersonic flow over a flat plate
Surfboard fin – part of a surfboardPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Surface science – Study of physical and chemical phenomena that occur at the interface of two phases
Torque converter – Fluid coupling that transfers rotating power from a prime mover to a rotating driven load
Trim tab – Boat or aircraft component
Wing – surface used by animals and vehicles for flightPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Wingtip vortices – Turbulence caused by difference in air pressure on either side of wing




Fluid dynamics research


Fluid dynamics journals




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Finite volume method for unsteady flow
Flow visualization – Visualization technique in fluid dynamics
Immersed boundary method
Projection method (fluid dynamics) – Method for numerically solving time-dependent incompressible fluid-flow problems
Seeding (fluid dynamics) – process done while attempting to evaluate the flow of a fluidPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback




= Tools used in fluid dynamics research

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Peniche (fluid dynamics)
Rotating tank – Fluid dynamics




Applications of fluid dynamics


Acoustics – Branch of physics involving mechanical waves
Aerodynamics – Branch of dynamics concerned with studying the motion of air
Cryosphere science – Earth's surface where water is frozenPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
EFDC Explorer – Windows-based GUI for pre- and post processing of the Environmental Fluid Dynamics CodePages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Fluidics – Use of a fluid to perform analog or digital operations
Fluid power – Use of fluids under pressure to generate, control, and transmit power
Geodynamics – Study of dynamics of the Earth
Hydraulic machinery – Type of machine that uses liquid fluid power to perform work
Meteorology – Interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere focusing on weather forecasting
Naval architecture – Engineering discipline of marine vessels
Oceanography – Study of physical, chemical, and biological processes in the ocean
Plasma physics – State of matterPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Pneumatics – Use of pressurised gas in mechanical systems
3D computer graphics – Graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data




= Fluid dynamics organizations

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Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization




Fluid dynamics publications






= Books on fluid dynamics

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Publications in fluid dynamics throughout history
An Album of Fluid Motion (1982)




= Journals pertaining to fluid dynamics

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Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Physics of Fluids
Physical Review Fluids
Experiments in Fluids
European Journal of Mechanics B: Fluids
Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics
Computers and Fluids
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
Flow, Turbulence and Combustion




Persons influential in fluid dynamics


Contributors to the field of fluid dynamics in turn come from a wide array of fields, and in addition to their other titles, each is also a fluid dynamicist. Following is a list of notable fluid dynamicists:

Snezhana Abarzhi – Applied mathematician and mathematical physicist
John Abraham – American professor
H. Norman Abramson – American engineer (1926–2022)
David Acheson – British mathematician
Andreas Acrivos – Greek–American physicist (born 1928)
Noreen Sher Akbar – Pakistani applied mathematician
Silas D. Alben – American mathematician
Jean le Rond d'Alembert – French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717–1783)
Hannes Alfvén – Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and Nobel laureate (1908-1995)
John D. Anderson – American curator (born 1937)
Elephter Andronikashvili – Georgian physicist
Shelley Anna – American chemical engineer
Archimedes – Greek mathematician and physicist (c.287–c.212 BC)
Hassan Aref – Professor of fluid dynamics
Vladimir Arnold – Russian mathematician (1937–2010)
Amedeo Avogadro – Italian scientist (1776–1856)
Ralph Bagnold – British Army officer
Boris Bakhmeteff – Russian diplomat (1880–1951)
Donát Bánki – Hungarian mechanical engineer and inventor (1859–1922)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Grigory Barenblatt – Russian mathematician (1927–2018)
Dwight Barkley – British researcher
Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant – French mathematician (1797–1886)
Alfred Barnard Basset – British mathematician (1854–1930)
George Batchelor – Australian mathematician and physicist
Harry Bateman – British-American mathematician
Francine Battaglia – American computational fluid dynamicist
Jurjen Battjes – Dutch civil engineer (born 1939)
Henri-Émile Bazin – French hydraulic engineer
James Thomas Beale – American mathematician
Adrian Bejan – Romanian-American professor
Josette Bellan – Romanian-French-American fluid dynamicist
Henri Bénard – French physicist (1874–1939)
Brooke Benjamin – English mathematical physicist and mathematician
David Benney – New Zealand applied mathematician
Frank H. Berkshire – British mathematician
Natalia Berloff – Russian mathematician
Daniel Bernoulli – Swiss mathematician and physicist (1700–1782)
Johann Bernoulli – Swiss mathematician (1667–1748)
Andrea Bertozzi – American mathematician
W. H. Besant – British mathematician
Albert Betz – German physicist (1885–1968)
Eugene C. Bingham – American chemist
Jean-Baptiste Biot – French physicist (1774–1862)
Robert Byron Bird – American chemical engineer (1924–2020)
Garrett Birkhoff – American mathematician (1911–1996)
Paul Richard Heinrich Blasius – German physicist
Tobias de Boer – Dutch scientist
Ludwig Boltzmann – Austrian physicist and philosopher (1844–1906)
Wilfrid Noel Bond – English physicist (1897–1937)
Joseph Valentin Boussinesq – French mathematician and physicist (1842–1929)
Robert Boyle – Anglo-Irish scientist (1627–1691)
Peter Bradshaw (aeronautical engineer) – British engineer (1935–2024)
Francis Bretherton – American mathematician, oceanographer and engineer
John D. Buckmaster – British aerospace engineerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Gerald Bull – Canadian artillery engineer and entrepreneur (1928–1990)
Jan Burgers – Dutch physicist (1895–1981)
Adolf Busemann – German aerospace engineer
Sébastien Candel – French physicist (born 1946)
Isabelle Cantat – French physicist
Silvana Cardoso – Portuguese fluid dynamicist
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot – French physicist and engineer (1796–1832)
George F. Carrier – American mathematician
Claudia Cenedese – Italian oceanographer
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar – Indian-American physicist (1910-1995)
Hubert Chanson – Australian engineering academic (born 1961)
Jacques Charles – French inventor, scientist and mathematician (1746–1823)
Jean-Yves Chemin – French mathematician
Thomas H. Chilton – American chemical engineer (1899–1972)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Alexandre Chorin – American mathematician
Demetrios Christodoulou – Greek mathematician and physicist
Chia-Kun Chu – Chinese-American mathematician (1927–2023)
Émile Clapeyron – French engineer and physicist
John Frederick Clarke – British scientist (1927-2013)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Rudolf Clausius – German physicist and mathematician (1822–1888)
Paul Clavin – French scientist
Nicolas Clément – French physicist and chemist (1779–1841)
Julian Cole – American mathematician
Adrian Constantin – Romanian-Austrian mathematician
Stanley Corrsin – American physicist and engineer
Maurice Couette – French physicist
Richard Courant – German-American mathematician (1888–1972)
David Crighton – British mathematician and physicist
Mimi Dai – MathematicianPages displaying short descriptions with no spaces
Stuart Dalziel – British and New Zealand fluid dynamicist
Gerhard Damköhler – German chemist (1908–1944)
Henry Darcy – French engineer (1803–1858)
Georges Jean Marie Darrieus – French aerospace and electrical engineer
Stephen H. Davis – American mathematician (1939–2021)
William Reginald Dean – British mathematician and physicistPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Lokenath Debnath – Indian American mathematician (1935–2023)
Subhasish Dey – Indian academicPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Satish Dhawan – Indian mathematician and engineer (1920–2002)
Rudolf Diesel – German inventor and engineer (1858–1913)
Ronald DiPerna – American mathematician
Charles R. Doering – American mathematician (1956–2021)
David Dolidze – Georgian and Soviet mathematician
Philip Drazin – British mathematician
Hugh Latimer Dryden – American aeronautical scientist and civil servant (1898–1965)
Elizabeth B. Dussan V. – American mathematician
Ernst R. G. Eckert – American aerospace engineerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Vagn Walfrid Ekman – Swedish oceanographer (1874–1954)
Simen Ådnøy Ellingsen – Norwegian Professor
Loránd Eötvös – Hungarian physicist
Jerald Ericksen – American mathematician (1924–2021)
R. Cengiz Ertekin – Turkish marine engineer
Leonhard Euler – Swiss mathematician (1707–1783)
David Evans (mathematician) – British mathematician
Amir Faghri – American mechanical engineering professor (born 1951)
Gino Girolamo Fanno – Italian mechanical engineer (1882–1962)
Eduard Feireisl – Czech mathematician
Antonio Ferri – Italian scientistPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
John Ffowcs Williams – British engineer-scientist (1935–2020)
Bruce A. Finlayson – American chemical engineerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Irmgard Flügge-Lotz – German mathematician
Emanuele Foà – Italian engineer and physicist (1892–1949)
Hermann Föttinger – German engineer (1877–1945)
Joseph Fourier – French mathematician and physicist (1768–1830)
James B. Francis – British-American civil engineer (1815–1892)
David A. Frank-Kamenetskii – Soviet scientist (1910–1970)
François Frenkiel – physicistPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallbackPages displaying short descriptions with no spaces
Uriel Frisch – French mathematical physicist
Robert Edmund Froude – British engineer and naval architect
William Froude – British engineer and naval architect
Mohamed Gad-el-Hak – Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac – French chemist and physicist (1778–1850)
Israel Gelfand – Soviet mathematician (1913–2009)
William K. George – American fluid dynamicist
Morteza Gharib – Iranian American professor of biomechanical engineeringPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Alan Jeffrey Giacomin – Canadian editorPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Josiah Willard Gibbs – American scientist (1839–1903)
Adrian Gill (meteorologist) – Australian meteorologist
Pierre-Simon Girard – French mathematician and engineer (1765–1836)
Hermann Glauert – British aerodynamicist
James Glimm – American mathematician
Sergei Godunov – Russian mathematician (1929–2023)
Sydney Goldstein – British mathematician (1903–1989)
Alexander Gorlov – American scientist and inventor (1931–2016)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Leo Graetz – German physicist
Franz Grashof – German engineer (1826–1893)
Albert E. Green – British mathematician
Harvey P. Greenspan – American mathematician
Marina Guenza – Italian chemist
Max Gunzburger – American mathematician
Wolfgang Haack – German mathematician (1902–1994)
Gotthilf Hagen – German physicist
Georg Hamel – German mathematician (1877 - 1954)
Thomas Henry Havelock – English mathematicianPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Wallace D. Hayes – American mechanical and aerospace engineer (1918–2001)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Peter H. Haynes – British mathematician
Werner Heisenberg – German theoretical physicist (1901–1976)
Henry Selby Hele-Shaw – British engineer (1854–1941)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Hermann von Helmholtz – German physicist and physiologist (1821–1894)
John Hinch (mathematician) – British mathematicianPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Julius Oscar Hinze – Dutch scientist (1907–1993)
Hans G. Hornung – American engineerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Leslie Howarth – British mathematician
Pierre Henri Hugoniot – French military engineer (1851-1887)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Herbert Huppert – British geophysicist
Fazle Hussain – American physicist
M. Yousuff Hussaini – American academicPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Caius Iacob – Romanian mathematician and politician
Antony Jameson – British aerospace engineer (born 1934)
James Jeans – English physicist, astronomer and mathematician (1877–1946)
George Barker Jeffery – British mathematical physicist (1891–1957)
Daniel D. Joseph – American mechanical engineer
James Prescott Joule – English physicist and brewer (1818–1889)
Viktor Kaplan – Austrian engineer
Béla Karlovitz – Hungarian-American engineer, inventor
Theodore von Kármán – Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist (1881–1963)
Lord Kelvin – British physicist, engineer and mathematician (1824–1907)
Earle Hesse Kennard – Theoretical physicist
Gustav Kirchhoff – German physicist and mathematician (1824–1887)
Alexander Kiselev (mathematician) – American mathematician
Martin Knudsen – Danish physicist
Andrey Kolmogorov – Soviet mathematician (1903–1987)
Ludwig Kort
Diederik Korteweg – Dutch mathematician (1848–1941)
Leslie Stephen George Kovasznay – Hungarian-American engineer
Robert Kraichnan – American theoretical physicist (1928–2008)
Martin Kutta – German mathematician (1867–1944)
Olga Ladyzhenskaya – Russian mathematician (1922–2004)
Paco Lagerstrom – Swedish American mathematician
Horace Lamb – English mathematician (1849–1934)
Lev Landau – Soviet theoretical physicist (1908–1968)
Pierre-Simon Laplace – French polymath (1749–1827)
Boris Laschka – German fluid dynamics scientist and aeronautical engineer
Brian Launder – British academic
Gustaf de Laval – Swedish engineer and inventor (1845–1913)
Chung K. Law – Engineering researcher
Peter Lax – Hungarian-born American mathematician
L. Gary Leal – American chemical engineer and academic
Leonid Leibenson – Soviet physicist (1879–1951)
Leonardo da Vinci – Italian Renaissance polymath (1452–1519)
Tullio Levi-Civita – Italian mathematician (1873–1941)
Veniamin Levich – Ukrainian physicist (1917-1988)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Bernard Lewis (scientist) – scientist (1899-1993)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Warren K. Lewis – American chemical engineer (1882–1975)
Paul A. Libby – American scientist (1921–2021)
Wolfgang Liebe – German aeronautical engineer (1911–2005)
Hans W. Liepmann – American engineer (1914–2009)
Evgeny Lifshitz – Soviet physicist (1915–1985)
Edwin N. Lightfoot – American chemical engineer
James Lighthill – British applied mathematician (1924–1998)
Chia-Chiao Lin – Chinese-American applied mathematician (1916-2013)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Amable Liñán – Spanish aeronautical engineer
Paul Linden – mathematician specialising in fluid dynamicsPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Anke Lindner – German physicist
Michael S. Longuet-Higgins – British mathematician (1925-2016)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Lu Shijia – Chinese physicist
Geoffrey S. S. Ludford – American scientist (1921–2021)
John L. Lumley – American Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering (1930-2015)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Thomas S. Lundgren – American academic
Ernst Mach – Austrian physicist, philosopher and university educator (1838–1916)
Charles L. Mader – American physical chemist
Andrew Majda – American mathematician (1949–2021)
Carlo Marangoni – Italian physicist
Frank E. Marble – American scientist
Moshe Matalon (engineer) – Israeli-American engineer and mathematician (born 1949)
Tony Maxworthy – British-American physicist (1933–2013)
John B. McCormick – American mechanical engineer (1834–1924)
Trevor McDougall – OceanographerPages displaying short descriptions with no spaces
Beverley McKeon – Physicist and aerospace engineer
Chiang C. Mei – American fluid dynamicistPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Charles Meneveau – researcherPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallbackPages displaying short descriptions with no spaces
Theodor Meyer – German physicist (1882–1972)
Anthony Michell – Australian mechanical engineer
John W. Miles – American research professor of applied mechanics and geophysics
Laura Miller (mathematical biologist) – American mathematical biologist
L. M. Milne-Thomson – English applied mathematician
Richard von Mises – Austrian physicist and mathematician (1883–1953)
Keith Moffatt – British mathematician and physicist
Parviz Moin – American engineer
Andrei Monin – Soviet and Russian physicist, applied mathematician, and oceanographer (1921-2007)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Lewis Ferry Moody – American engineer and professor
Rose Morton – American mathematician
Samar Mubarakmand – Pakistani nuclear physicist (born 1942)
Walter Munk – American oceanographer (1917–2019)
Morris Muskat – American petroleum engineer
Roddam Narasimha – Indian scientist (1933–2020)
Claude-Louis Navier – French engineer and physicist (1785–1836)
Paul Neményi – Hungarian mathematician and physicist (1895–1952)
John von Neumann – Hungarian and American mathematician and physicist (1903–1957)
Isaac Newton – English polymath (1642–1726)
Nhan Phan-Thien – researcherPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallbackPages displaying short descriptions with no spaces
Wilhelm Nusselt – German engineer (1882–1957)
Morrough Parker O'Brien – American hydraulic engineering professor (1902–1988)
John Ockendon – British mathematicianPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Hisashi Okamoto – Japanese mathematician
Steven Orszag – American mathematician (1943–2011)
Carl Wilhelm Oseen – Swedish theoretical physicist (1879–1944)
Simon Ostrach – American aerodynamics engineer (1923–2017)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Mariolina Padula – Italian mathematical physicist
Stoycho Panchev – Bulgarian meteorologist and fluid dynamicist
Blaise Pascal – French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623–1662)
Jean Claude Eugène Péclet – French physicist (1793–1857)
Tim Pedley – British mathematician and a former G
Joseph Pedlosky – American physical oceanographer (born 1938)
Lester Allan Pelton – American mechanical engineer
Stanford S. Penner – German-American professor of engineering physicsPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Howell Peregrine – British mathematician
Adriana Pesci – Argentine mathematician and physicist
Charles S. Peskin – American mathematician
Norbert Peters (engineer) – German combustion engineer (1942–2015)
Henri Pitot – French hydraulic engineer (1695–1771)
Joseph Plateau – Belgian physicist (1801–1883)
Milton S. Plesset – American physicist (1908–1991)
Henri Poincaré – French mathematician, physicist and engineer (1854–1912)
Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille – French physicist and physiologist (1797–1869)
Siméon Denis Poisson – French mathematician and physicist (1781–1840)
Stephen B. Pope – Cornell University professor of mechanical engineering
Constantine Pozrikidis – American chemical engineer
Ludwig Prandtl – German physicist (1875–1953)
Ronald F. Probstein – American engineer (1928–2021)
Andrea Prosperetti – American scientistPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Joseph Proudman – British mathematician and oceanographer
Seth Putterman – American physicist
William Rankine – Scottish mechanical engineer
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh – British physicist (1842–1919)
Theodor Rehbock – German professor of hydraulics, hydraulics engineer (1864–1950)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Markus Reiner – Israeli scientist and engineer
Osborne Reynolds – Anglo-Irish innovator (1842–1912)
William Craig Reynolds – American fluid dynamicist (1933–2004)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Dimitri Riabouchinsky – Russian physicist (1882–1962)
Lewis Fry Richardson – English meteorologist and mathematician (1881–1953)
Robert D. Richtmyer – American mathematician
Norman Riley (professor) – British mathematician
Petre Roman – Prime Minister of Romania between 1989 and 1991
Louis Rosenhead – British mathematician
Anatol Roshko – Canadian-American physicist and engineer
Carl-Gustaf Rossby – Swedish-born American meteorologist
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John Scott Russell – Naval engineer
Philip Saffman – British mathematician (1931–2008)
Stephen Salter – South African-born Scottish academic and inventor
Ralph Allan Sampson – British astronomer
Hermann Schlichting – German fluid dynamics engineer
James Serrin – American mathematician
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Ascher H. Shapiro – American author and professor of mechanical engineering and fluid mechanics
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Albert F. Shields – American engineer
Max Shiffman – American mathematician
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Gregory Sivashinsky
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Arnold Sommerfeld – German theoretical physicist (1868–1951)
Andrew Soward – British fluid dynamicist
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Paul H. Steen – American engineer
Josef Stefan – Carinthian Slovene physicist, mathematician and poet (1835–1893)
Keith Stewartson – British mathematician (1925–1983)
Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet – Irish mathematician and physicist (1819–1903)
Yvonne Stokes – Australian mathematician
Howard A. Stone – American engineer (born 1960)
Vincenc Strouhal – Czech physicist
John Trevor Stuart – British mathematician
G. I. Taylor – British physicist and mathematician (1886–1975)
Roger Temam – French mathematician
Hendrik Tennekes – Dutch scientist
Walter Tollmien – German fluid dynamicist
Albert Alan Townsend – Fluid dynamics physicist
David Tritton – English physicist (1935–1998)
Viktor Trkal – Czech physicist and mathematician
Clifford Truesdell – American mathematician (1919–2000)
Gretar Tryggvason – American fluid dynamicist (born 1956)
Ernie Tuck – Australian mathematician
Laurette Tuckerman – American mathematical physicist
Stewart Turner – Australian geophysicist (1930–2022)
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Gustav de Vries – Dutch mathematician (1866–1934)
John V. Wehausen – American applied mathematician
Julius Weisbach – German mathematician and engineer
Karl Weissenberg – Austrian mathematician and physicist
Richard T. Whitcomb – American aeronautical engineer (1921–2009)
Frank M. White – American mechanical engineer
Gerald B. Whitham – American mathematician (1927–2014)
Forman A. Williams – American academic
John R. Womersley – British mathematician, computer scientist and biophysicist
Theodore Y. Wu – American engineer (1924–2023)
Akiva Yaglom – Russian physicist, mathematician, statistician, and meteorologist
Chia-Shun Yih – American engineerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Z. Jane Wang – Chinese and American physicist
Yakov Zeldovich – Soviet physicist, physical chemist and cosmologist (1914–1987)
Yuwen Zhang – Chinese-American academic
Nikolay Zhukovsky (scientist) – Russian scientist (1847–1921)




Miscellaneous concepts


These topics need placement in the sections above, or in new sections.
Beta plane – Approximation whereby the Coriolis parameter, f, is set to vary linearly in space
Bridge scour – Erosion of sediment near bridge foundations by water
Isosurface – Surface representing points of constant value within a volume
Keulegan–Carpenter number – Dimensionless quantity used in fluid dynamics
Entrance length (fluid dynamics) – Distance a flow travels after entering a pipe before fully developed
Modon (fluid dynamics) – Sea eddies
Shock (fluid dynamics) – term in fluid dynamicsPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Eddy (fluid dynamics) – Swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid is in a turbulent flow regime
Non ideal compressible fluid dynamics
Plume (fluid dynamics) – Column of one fluid moving through another
Stall (fluid dynamics) – Abrupt reduction in lift due to flow separation




References






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• Laut
• Outline of fluid dynamics
• Plume (fluid dynamics)
• Eddy (fluid dynamics)
• Outline of physics
• Boundary conditions in fluid dynamics
• List of academic fields
• Aerodynamics
• Navier–Stokes equations
• Outline of chemical engineering
• Magnetohydrodynamics