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  • 9 - Analysis of Some Flow Phenomena

  • Hongwei Wang, Beihang University, Beijing
  • Book:
    A Guide to Fluid Mechanics
    Published online:
    16 March 2023
    Print publication:
    23 March 2023, pp 246-302

  • Summary

    In this chapter, twenty-five carefully selected flow-related phenomena are analyzed, with the purpose of consolidating the understanding of the subject and strengthening the ability to link theory with practice. These flow phenomena include some interesting examples such as the principle of lift, the thrust of a water rocket, the mechanism of a faucet et al. Another type of the examples includes those with controversial explains in some popular science books or websites, such as the pressure of jet flow, the pressure change by a passing train, the reason why the water does not spill when a cup is upside-down et al.