12 Fluid Dynamics and Its Biological and Medical Applications
84 Introduction to Fluid Dynamics and Its Biological and Medical Applications
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We have dealt with many situations in which fluids are static. But by their very definition, fluids flow. Examples come easily—a column of smoke rises from a camp fire, water streams from a fire hose, blood courses through your veins. Why does rising smoke curl and twist? How does a nozzle increase the speed of water emerging from a hose? How does the body regulate blood flow? The physics of fluids in motion—fluid dynamics—allows us to answer these and many other questions.
Glossary
- fluid dynamics
- the physics of fluids in motion