Department of Physics

10ΕΚΟ05 Fluid Dynamics

Course webpage:  https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/PHYS210

Course outline

Course content

• Introduction. Kinematics and conservation laws. Euler and Navier-Stokes equations.
• Bernoulli’s equation. Hydrostatic equilibrium. Gravity waves.
• The concept of instability. Rayleigh–Taylor instability. Kelvin-Helmholtz instability.
• Introduction to turbulence. Turbulent flows and the law of conservation of turbulent kinetic energy.
• Geophysical fluids: Coordinate systems and the effect of the Earth's rotation. Scaling analysis. Vorticity conservation.
• Circulation in geophysical fluids in the presence of rotation: Geostrophic flow. Ekman layers. Linear barotropic waves.
• The influence of stratification in geostrophic fluids: Geophysical flows, waves and instabilities in the presence of stratification and rotation.