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Stagnation temperature

Concept in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics

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Saffman–Taylor instability

Fluid instability

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Capillary wave

Wave on the surface of a fluid, dominated by surface tension

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Basset force
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Coriolis–Stokes force

Concept in fluid dynamics

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Boussinesq approximation (water waves)

Approximation valid for weakly non-linear and fairly long waves

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Capillary condensation

Ability of porous media to condense liquid from an adsorbed vapor

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Cnoidal wave

Nonlinear and exact periodic wave solution of the Korteweg–de Vries equation

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Capillary length

Physical property

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Capillary pressure

Pressure between two fluids from forces between the fluids and tube walls

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Complex fluid
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Flow velocity

Vector field which is used to mathematically describe the motion of a continuum

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Flow distribution in manifolds

Fluid dynamics study of flow distribution in parallel channels

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D'Alembert's paradox

Paradox by d'Alembert on fluid dynamics

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Eddy (fluid dynamics)

Swirling and reverse current in a turbulent flow regime

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Discharge coefficient

none

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Droplet vaporization

Phenomenon in fluid dynamics

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Film temperature

Temperature at the boundary layer of a fluid undergoing convection

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Jiggle syphon

Combination of a syphon pipe and a priming pump

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Hele-Shaw flow

Concept in fluid mechanics

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Intrinsic viscosity

Measure of solute's contribution to viscosity

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Hill's spherical vortex
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Hydrodynamic stability

Subfield of fluid dynamics

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Inviscid flow

Flow of fluids with zero viscosity (superfluids)

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Knudsen equation

Description of gas flow in free molecular flow

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Hydroelasticity
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Kutta condition

Fluid dynamics principle regarding bodies with sharp corners

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Kinematic wave
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Infragravity wave

Surface gravity waves with frequencies lower than the wind waves

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Lagrangian particle tracking

Technique in computational fluid dynamics

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Langmuir turbulence

Turbulent flow with coherent Langmuir circulation structures

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Law of the wall

Relation of flow speed to wall distance

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Lorentz force velocimetry

Electromagnetic flow measurement technique

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Magnetorotational instability

Fluid instability that causes turbulence in accretion disks

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Mach reflection

Supersonic flow phenomenon

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Ludwieg tube
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Mass flow rate

Mass of a substance which passes per unit of time

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Mach wave

Pressure wave

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Magnus effect

Deflection of a spinning object moving through a fluid

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Lubricity

Degree to which a lubricant reduces friction or wear

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Lubrication theory

Flow of fluids within extremely thin regions

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Potential flow

Velocity field as the gradient of a scalar function

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Pressure head

In fluid mechanics, the height of a liquid column

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Positive displacement meter

Flow meter

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Pressure-correction method
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Stagnation pressure

Sum of the static and dynamic pressure

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Plug flow

Simple model of fluid flow in a pipe

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Potential flow around a circular cylinder

Classical solution for inviscid, incompressible flow around a cylinder

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Plume (fluid dynamics)

Column of one fluid moving through another

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