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Fluid Dynamics

The study of the motion of fluids (liquids and gases) and the forces causing this motion, Fluid Dynamics has several subdisciplines, including hydrodynamics and aerodynamics. To ask and answer questions about Fluid dynamics and its subdisciplines, come on in to the Fluid Dynamics category.

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What is negative shear and Positive shear?

The difference between a positive shear and a negative shear is the direction the image is distorted into

Water is incompressible fluid when what we do for bring it is compressible?

It can't be made compressible, if that's what you mean - unless you turn it into steam.There really is no such thing as an incompressible fluid; but the amount a liquid's volume changes under pressure is so little, that for many practical purposes it can be considered incompressible.

What is the weight of 1m3 of sea water?

1 m^3 = 1000 lits and 1 lit = 1 kg (approx) therefore 1 m^3 = 1000 kg (approx) The above answer is ok for cold clean water approximatley but seawater has a slightly higher specific gravity than cold clean water approximatley 1.025 (temperature and actual TDS content dependant) therefore 1m^3 would weigh approximatley 1025kg.

What kinds of mixtures can be separated by distillation?

Fluid mixtures, and mixtures of substances in different phases, that differ in their boiling points, can be separated by distillation. For instance:

Sand and water (solid/water mix) by evaporating (distilling) the water away from the sand.

Alcohol and water (liquid/liquid solution) can be fractionally distilled, collecting the alcohol first and then the water, which boils at a higher temperature.

CO2 and water (gas/liquid solution) can be be fractionally distilled also.

Evaporating sea water (solid/liquid solution) to crystallize the salt, although, this leaves a mixture of salts which can't be separated by normal distillation.

Why do whirlpools rotate clockwise in southern hemisphere?

That is a myth based on the supposed effect of the coriolis force. The rotation of the earth is supposed to impart clockwise motion in fluids in the Southern hemisphere. While this works for atmospheric systems (storms), whirlpools are too small to be so affected: initial and local conditions have much more of an effect.

Is pressure increases or decreases as you go altitudes?

Pressure has to decrease as the amount of air above our head get decreased.

How many mili liters in a liter?

Milligrams can't be converted to milliliters. Milligrams measure mass, while milliliters measure volume.

What property of the air has the most infuence on convection currents?

The property of air that has the most influence on convection currents is temperature. As air is heated, it becomes less dense and rises, creating a convection current. Conversely, as air cools, it becomes denser and sinks, also generating a convection current.

Why a larger rain drop falls faster than a small rain drop?

Considering the rain droplets as spherical body. We have two forces acting on the rain drop when it is falling through the sky, namely the resistance force due to friction(drag force)upwards and its weight downwards. Th rain drop falling from such distance attain a terminal velocity while falling i.e their speed becomes constant after sometime. This happens when the drag force equals the weight of drop,, this happens because drag force increases with velocity of the drop.

Drag force= .5*rho*v2*A(frontal area)*Cd(coefficient of drag)

Weight=m*g=rho*volume of spherical drop=rho*4/3*r3.

When we equalize it,

we get the Terminal Velocity(v) varying directly as sqr of r(radius of drop)

So larger drop means, larger terminal velocity and hence less time taken for falling.

So larger rain drop falls faster.

How does rainfall become apart of groundwater flow?

Rainfall is absorbed by soil, and runs off soil to form streams, lakes, and rivers. Absorbed water migrates through soil and becomes part of the aquifer, or groundwater. And if you write in this area, the computer assumes your question has been answered, and sends it to the already answered pile. If you WANT an answer, don't write in the answer block.

Why won't the water stop running even after it's turned off under the sink?

depending on what type of faucet you have sometimes you need to close both hot and cold angle stop valves under sink.

What is being transported by the barge (the vessel pulled by tugboats?

Such a vessel can transport just about anything, as long as the barge has enough space and carrying capacity.

What cause capillary action?

There are following forces-

Adhesive force between solid-liquid interface

Cohesive force of liquids (consider water-oil system in a glass tube)

The adhesive force between water and tube is greater than that of oil and tube because water is wetting fluid here. The surface tension of water is larger than that of oil. This imbalance in forces across the water-oil interface cause the upward motion of interface

Centimeters of mercury falling?

This is an indication that the air pressure is decreasing.

How do you suck the bend out of a river?

We don't see bends "sucked" out of rivers. As bends, called meanders, form in rivers, we'll eventually see that the current flow will begin to "cut into" the bank that is confining and turning the flow. That translates into uncercutting and eventual "cutting through" of the bend or meander. If we look at large rivers and back away from them to see where they once flowed, we'll see meanders that have been cut off and are now isolated from the flow. Use the links to read more and see images.

Do liquids with a higher density always have a higher viscosity?

Just reacting to this might lead someone to say yes to the question. But no, liquids with a higher density don't always have a higher viscosity. Different liquids have mechanical properties based on their composition and other variables. Temperature is one. A temperature change of 5 degrees can double the viscosity of some things, and yet others will maintain a fairly constant viscosity over a broad temperature range. There can be a lot of range in material properties. The general rule (though not a hard and fast one) is that the larger the molecules of a substance, the greater its viscosity. Compare black strap molasses to the amazing metal mercury. At room temperatue, the molasses takes quite a while to come out of the bottle. Mercury will come out of a bottle about as fast as water would. The mercury has a dynamic viscosity of about 1.5 cP, while that of water is a tiny bit over 1 cP. Olive oil rates about 85 cP, and molasses goes up way beyond that. Let's take a little trip through time and space. Remember those things that played vinyl records? Turntables? They'd gone "out of style" a while back - 'til the DJ's brought 'em back! Anyway, remember the tiny needle that tracked the groove in the record? That's the stylus. And the cartridge (or "cart") is the thing that the stylus fit into. The cart was put onto the head shell, and the headshell onto the end of what was called the tonearm. And the tonearm had a little lever that lifted the whole arm up. Are we good? Now let's look at the action of the arm. If we put a record on the turntable, unlocked the tonearm, and then lifted it with the lift lever (or cueing lever), we'd then move the tonearm over to the place (the track) where we wanted to put the stylus. This is how we cue the tonearm. We'd cue the tonearm, and them push the lever down to drop the arm. But the arm wouldn't drop. I wasn't supposed to. The arm would actually "coast" or "glide" down in slow motion. If you have a chance to see this in action, watch it. The reason for the "slow motion" descent was that there was some silicone tonearm damping fluid in the little cylinder that had to collapse for the tone arm to go down. And if you had a little bottle of this silicone tone arm damping fluid, you could invert it, go warm your coffee in the microwave oven and return to find it hadn't moved very much at all. It would be hard to detect its motion. Its viscosity is very, very high. And it's about as dense as vegetable oil. Who knew, huh? And let's not even get started about glass.

How do you collect smoke?

Smoke can be collected using various methods such as using a smoke hood or mask, a smoke extractor, or a smoke collection system. These devices capture and contain the smoke in a controlled manner for further analysis or disposal. It is important to follow proper safety protocols when collecting smoke to prevent inhalation and minimize the risk of fire or other hazards.

What is the relation between surface tension and acceleration?

i think that acceleration is directly proportional to surface tension.....

Water leaks through a hose in the firewall?

Your heater core, which is under the dash is supplied by coolant from the engine. If it is leaking, or the hoses to it are leaking, it could end up on your carpet. Also, if the drain for the A/C evaporator is clogged, you would have a similar result. This sometimes happens after getting a car undercoated.

What is equilibrium of submerge body?

The equilibrium of a submerged body occurs when the buoyant force acting upwards is equal to the weight of the body acting downwards. This balance of forces ensures that the body remains at a constant depth in the fluid without sinking or rising.

What speed is terminal velocity for a kangaroo penis?

Terminal velocity for a kangaroo penis is not a meaningful concept, as terminal velocity refers to the constant speed that a freely falling object eventually reaches when the resistance of the medium it is moving through equals the force of gravity. Kangaroo penises do not fall freely in this manner.