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We know from everyday observation that liquids and gases in motion behave in very varied and often complicated ways. When one observes them in the controlled conditions of a laboratory, one finds that the variety and complexity of flow patterns arise even if the arrangement is quite simple. Fluid dynamics is the study of these phenomena. Its aims are to know what will happen in a given arrangement and to understand why.
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Tritton, D.J. (1977). Introduction. In: Physical Fluid Dynamics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9992-3_1
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