

Stresses have both magnitude (force per unit area) and direction, and the direction is relative to the surface on which the stress acts.Must be scaled properly according to the rules ofĪ fluid is a substance which deforms continuously under theĪ stress is defined as a force per unit area, acting on an infinitesimal surface element.

Valid to run these tests in either air or water, since there were noĪs will be discussed in a later learning module, the results in either case The jet exhaust from a harrier aircraft with the ground, while theĪircraft is in hover with a wind blowing. Several years ago, Professor Cimbala had a research grant from Must, of course, be scaled properly according to the rules of Rather than in water (the actual fluid in which the submarine moves).Īs will be discussed in a later learning module, drag and lift measurements It was perfectly valid to run these tests in a wind tunnel Since the submarine moves below any surface effects, Some wind tunnel testing was done on various hull shapes and fin In the preliminary stages of the design, back in the early 1990's, The "Sea Lion" as part of a national contest. Have designed and built a human powered submarine, named Students in the Penn State Mechanical Engineering Department If surface effects are not present, flow behaves similarly in all common fluids, whether gases or liquids.Three common states of matter are solid, liquid, and gas.What is Fluid Mechanics? What is Fluid Mechanics?
