turbulence

Have you ever been in an aeroplane on a smooth flight when suddenly the plane bumps up and down for a short time as it goes through turbulent air? The study of turbulence is used to understand a range of phenomena from the simple squirting of a jet of water to the activity of the sun.

Tags: turbulence : computer simulation : aerodynamics : lift : vector : Bernoulli equation : Navier-Stokes equations

Tags: turbulence : mechanics : Euler's disk : energy : spin : friction : viscosity

Plus talks to Christine Hogan, programmer, sysadmin and author, now studying aerodynamics and hoping to become a member of a Formula One team.

Tags: turbulence : computer programming : systems administration : distributed computing : object-oriented programming : aircraft wake vortex : racecar design

Here is an experiment that you can easily do yourself to test Bernoulli's equation. There are also 2 questions and answers.

Tags: turbulence : Bernoulli equation : bottle experiment : calculus : least squares

Can researchers solve the mathematics of turbulence at the smallest scale?

Tags: turbulence : Navier-Stokes equations : viscosity : Reynolds number : quantum turbulence : vortex : superfluid : damping