Fluid mechanics

This is an alphabetical list of the concepts in this category.

A

• Archimedes' principle

B

• Bernoulli's theorem
• Blasius boundary layer

C

• Capillary action
• Cavitation

E

• Euler equations

H

• Hagen-Poiseuille equation
• Hydrostatic pressure

L

• Lubrication theory

M

• Material derivative
• Meniscus
• Metacentric height

N

• Navier-Stokes equations
• Newton's bucket

P

• Prandtl equations

R

• Rayleigh-Plateau instability
• Rayleigh-Plesset equation
• Reynolds number

S

• Stokes' law

V

• Viscosity
• Vorticity

W

• Wetting

Y

• Young-Dupré relation
• Young-Laplace law