Fluid Mechanics

5 credits

Course, Master's level, 1FA253

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Location
Uppsala
Pace of study
33%
Teaching form
On-campus
Instructional time
Daytime
Study period
1 September 2025–2 November 2025
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements

120 credits including Mathematical Methods of Physics. Participation in Scientific Computing for Partial Differential Equation. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Selection

All qualified applicants will be admitted.

Fees
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
  • First tuition fee instalment: SEK 12,083
  • Total tuition fee: SEK 12,083

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Application deadline
15 April 2025
Application code
UU-13622

Admitted or on the waiting list?

Registration period
25 July 2025–31 August 2025
Information on registration from the department

Location
Uppsala
Pace of study
33%
Teaching form
On-campus
Instructional time
Daytime
Study period
1 September 2025–2 November 2025
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements

120 credits including Mathematical Methods of Physics. Participation in Scientific Computing for Partial Differential Equation. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Admitted or on the waiting list?

Registration period
25 July 2025–31 August 2025
Information on registration from the department

About the course

Basic concepts and laws of fluid mechanics. Integral and differential forms of the basic equations of fluid mechanics. Compressibility. Helmholtz and Kelvins theorems. Potential flow. Complex flow potential. Flow around cylinders and spheres. Two-dimensional wing theory. Viscous flow. Boundary layers. Dimensional analysis and comparison with experimental data. Typical Reynolds numbers for laminar and turbulent flow. Elements of the theory of turbulence. Non-linear phenomena. Surface and internal waves in fluids. Stability of fluid flows. Overview of methods to measure flow. Use of numerical software within fluid mechanics. Computer assignments. Guest lecture.

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