Site contains a collection of tutorials, javascript calculators, and links of interest to those doing teaching and research in fluid mechanics, wave propagation, applied physics, and mechanical and aerospace engineering. www.fluidmech.net
Computes the standard relations for compressible flow of a perfect gas. Isentropic flow relations, normal shock relations, and oblique shock relations can be calculated. www.aoe.vt.edu/aoe3114/calc.html
European Research Community on Fluids, Turbulence and Combustion. Portal to Fluid Dynamics database resources. Free registration required. ercoftac.mech.surrey.ac.uk
Exploring the possibility of using flowing soap films as two dimensional fluids. Click on the "science" menu to find this content. home.earthlink.net/~marutgers
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. www.geocities.com/magsalients
This site summarizes the research currently conducted at the Georgia Institute of Technology on the fluidic characterization of bioreactors. www.prism.gatech.edu/~gt7704b
An investigation into aerodynamic vibration excitation systems for in-flight flutter testing of general aviation aircraft. Richard R. Western, Melbourne, 1999. www.angelfire.com/music/thugboy
High-speed "movies" of time-evolving velocity fields in turbulent and combusting gas flows are obtained using a newly developed kilohertz frame-rate cinema Particle Image Velocimetry system. www.engin.umich.edu/dept/aero/pivmovie
Heat and mass transfer studies using direct numerical simulations of turbulent channel, Couette, and shear flows as well as experiments with tube banks. www.erc.wisc.edu/~debussch/research
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. www.colorado.edu/MCEN/flowvis
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. www.geocities.com/marmarisproject/main.htm
An introduction to the European Collaboration on Particle Image Velocimetry. Links to participating partners, information about courses, conferences and literature. pivnet.dlr.de
Experiments with smoke inside a plexiglass box challenge convectional wisdom. Smoke can unexpectedly act heavier than air and then spontaneously reverse. www.synapse9.com/airbox.htm