Outline of fluid dynamics

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to fluid dynamics:

Fluid dynamics – Aspects of fluid mechanics involving flow

What type of thing is fluid dynamics?

Fluid dynamics can be described as all of the following:

• An academic discipline – one with academic departments, curricula and degrees; national and international societies; and specialized journals.
• A scientific field (a branch of science) – widely recognized category of specialized expertise within science, and typically embodies its own terminology and nomenclature. Such a field will usually be represented by one or more scientific journals, where peer-reviewed research is published.
  • A natural science – one that seeks to elucidate the rules that govern the natural world using empirical and scientific methods.
    • A physical science – one that studies non-living systems.
      • A branch of physics physics, the study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force.
    • A biological science – field that studies the role of physical processes in living organisms. 'For example, see hemodynamics.

Branches of fluid dynamics

• Acoustic theory – Theory of sound waves
• Aerodynamics – Branch of dynamics concerned with studying the motion of air
• Aeroelasticity – Interactions among inertial, elastic, and aerodynamic forces
• Aeronautics – Science involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of airflight-capable machines
• Astrophysical fluid dynamics – modern branch of astronomy involving fluid mechanicsPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Computational fluid dynamics – Analysis and solving of problems that involve fluid flows
• Flow measurement – Quantification of bulk fluid movement
• Geophysical fluid dynamics – Dynamics of naturally occurring flows
• Hemodynamics – Dynamics of blood flowPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Hydraulics – Applied engineering involving liquids
• Hydrology – Science of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth
• Hydrostatics – Branch of fluid mechanics that studies fluids at rest
• Electrohydrodynamics – Study of electrically conducting fluids in the presence of electric fields
• Magnetohydrodynamics – Model of electrically conducting fluids
• Topological fluid dynamics
• Quantum hydrodynamics – The study of hydrodynamic-like systems which demonstrate quantum mechanical behaviorPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback

History of fluid dynamics

History of fluid dynamics

Mathematical equations and concepts

• Airy wave theory – Fluid dynamics theory on the propagation of gravity waves
• Benjamin–Bona–Mahony equation
• Boussinesq approximation (water waves) – Approximation valid for weakly non-linear and fairly long waves
• Different types of boundary conditions in fluid dynamics
• Elementary flow – collection of basic flows from which is possible to construct more complex flows by superpositionPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Helmholtz's theorems – 3D motion of fluid near vortex lines
• Kirchhoff equations
• Knudsen equation – Description of gas flow in free molecular flow
• Manning equation – Estimate of velocity in open channel flowsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Mild-slope equation – Physics phenomenon and formula
• Morison equation – Equation for force on an object in sea waves
• Navier–Stokes equations – Equations describing the motion of viscous fluid substances
• Oseen flow – Formulae for viscous and incompressible fluid flow at small Reynolds numbersPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Poiseuille's law – Law describing the pressure drop in an incompressible and Newtonian fluidPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Pressure head – In fluid mechanics, the height of a liquid column
• Rayleigh's equation (fluid dynamics)
• Relativistic Euler equations – generalization of the Euler equations that account for the effects of general relativityPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Stokes stream function – describe the streamlines and flow velocity in a three-dimensional incompressible flow with axisymmetry.Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Stream function – Function for incompressible divergence-free flows in two dimensions
• Streamlines, streaklines and pathlines – Field lines in a fluid flowPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Torricelli's Law – Theorem in fluid mechanicsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

Types of fluid flow

• Aerodynamic force – Force exerted on a body as it moves through air or gas
• Convection – Fluid flow that occurs due to heterogeneous fluid properties and body forces
• Cavitation – Low-pressure voids formed in liquids
• Compressible flow – Branch of fluid mechanics
• Couette flow – Model of viscous fluid flow between two surfaces moving relative to each other
• Effusive limit
• Free molecular flow – Gas flow with a relatively large mean free molecular path
• Incompressible flow – Fluid flow in which density remains constant
• Inviscid flow – Flow of fluids with zero viscosity (superfluids)
• Isothermal flow – Model of fluid flow
• Open channel flow – Type of liquid flow within a conduitPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Pipe flow – Type of liquid flow within a closed conduit
• Pressure-driven flow
• Secondary flow – Relatively minor flow superimposed on the primary flow by inviscid assumptions
• Stream thrust averaging – Process to convert 3D flow into 1D
• Superfluidity – Fluid which flows without losing kinetic energy
• Transient flow – Aspects of fluid mechanics involving flowPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Two-phase flow – Flow of gas and liquid in the same conduit

Fluid properties

• List of hydrodynamic instabilities
• Newtonian fluid – Type of fluid
• Non-Newtonian fluid – Fluid whose viscosity varies with the amount of force/stress applied to it
• Surface tension – Tendency of a liquid surface to shrink to reduce surface area
• Vapour pressure – Pressure exerted by a vapor in thermodynamic equilibriumPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

Fluid phenomena

• Balanced flow – Model of atmospheric motion
• Boundary layer – Layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of a bounding surface
• Coanda effect – Tendency of a fluid jet to stay attached to a convex surfacePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Convection cell – Cyclic flow of convection currents in a fluid
• Convergence/Bifurcation – Linear mapping permuting rectangles of the same area
• Darwin drift – phenomenon in fluid dynamics where a fluid parcel is permanently displaced after the passage of a body through a fluidPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Drag (force) – Retarding force on a body moving in a fluidPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Droplet vaporization – Phenomenon in fluid dynamics
• Hydrodynamic stability – Subfield of fluid dynamics
• Kaye effect – Property of complex liquids
• Lift (force) – Force perpendicular to flow of surrounding fluid
• Magnus effect – Deflection in the path of a spinning object moving through a fluid
• Ocean current – Directional mass flow of oceanic water
• Ocean surface waves – Surface waves generated by wind on open waterPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Rossby wave – Inertial wave occurring in rotating fluids
• Shock wave – Propagating disturbance
• Soliton – Self-reinforcing single wave packet
• Stokes drift – Average velocity of a fluid parcel in a gravity wave
• Teapot effect – Phenomenon in fluid dynamics
• Thread breakup
• Turbulent jet breakup
• Upstream contamination – Contaminants moving opposite of flow
• Venturi effect – Reduced pressure caused by a flow restriction in a tube or pipe
• Vortex – Fluid flow revolving around an axis of rotation
• Water hammer – Pressure surge when a fluid is forced to stop or change direction suddenly
• Wave drag – Aircraft aerodynamic drag at transonic and supersonic speeds due to the presence of shock waves
• Wind – Natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface

Concepts in aerodynamics

• Aileron – Aircraft control surface used to induce roll

• Airplane – Powered aircraft with wings
• Angle of attack – Angle between the chord of a wing and the undisturbed airflow
• Banked turn – Inclination of road or surface other than flat
• Bernoulli's principle – Principle relating to fluid dynamics
• Bilgeboard
• Boomerang – Thrown tool and weapon
• Centerboard – Retractable keel which pivots out of a slot in the hull of a sailboatPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Chord (aircraft) – Imaginary straight line joining the leading and trailing edges of an aerofoilPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Circulation control wing – Aircraft high-lift device
• Currentology – Science that studies the internal movements of water masses
• Diving plane – submarine control surface used to help control depthPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Downforce – Downwards lift force created by the aerodynamic characteristics of a vehicle
• Drag coefficient – Dimensionless parameter to quantify fluid resistance
• Fin – Thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure
• Flipper (anatomy) – Flattened limb adapted for propulsion and maneuvering in water
• Flow separation – Detachment of a boundary layer from a surface into a wake
• Foil (fluid mechanics) – Solid object used in fluid mechanics
• Fluid coupling – Device used to transmit rotating mechanical power
• Gas kinetics – Study of the motion of gases
• Hydrofoil – Type of fast watercraft and the name of the technology it uses
• Keel – Lower centreline structural element of a ship or boat hull (hydrodynamic)
• Küssner effect – Unsteady aerodynamic forces on an airfoil or hydrofoil caused by encountering a transverse gust
• Kutta condition – Fluid dynamics principle regarding bodies with sharp corners
• Kutta–Joukowski theorem – Formula relating lift on an airfoil to fluid speed, density, and circulation
• Lift coefficient – Dimensionless quantity relating lift to fluid density and velocity over an area
• Lift-induced drag – Type of aerodynamic resistance against the motion of a wing or other airfoil
• Lift-to-drag ratio – Measure of aerodynamic efficiency
• Lifting-line theory – Mathematical model to quantify lift
• NACA airfoil – Wing shape
• Newton's third law – Laws in physics about force and motionPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Propeller – Device that transmits rotational power into linear thrust on a fluid
• Pump – Device that imparts energy to the fluids by mechanical action
• Rudder – Control surface for fluid-dynamic steering in the yaw axis
• Sail – Fabric or other surface supported by a mast to allow wind propulsion (aerodynamics)
• Skeg – Extension of a boat's keel at the back, also a surfboard's fin
• Sound barrier – Sudden increase of undesirable effects when an aircraft approaches the speed of sound
• Spoiler (automotive) – Device for reducing aerodynamic dragPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Stall (flight) – Abrupt reduction in lift due to flow separationPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Supersonic flow over a flat plate
• Surfboard fin – part of a surfboardPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Surface science – Study of physical and chemical phenomena that occur at the interface of two phases
• Torque converter – Fluid coupling that transfers rotating power from a prime mover to a rotating driven load
• Trim tab – Boat or aircraft component
• Wing – surface used by animals and vehicles for flightPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Wingtip vortices – Turbulence caused by difference in air pressure on either side of wing

Applications of fluid dynamics

• Acoustics – Branch of physics involving mechanical waves
• Aerodynamics – Branch of dynamics concerned with studying the motion of air
• Cryosphere science – Earth's surface where water is frozenPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• EFDC Explorer – Windows-based GUI for pre- and post processing of the Environmental Fluid Dynamics CodePages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Fluidics – Use of a fluid to perform analog or digital operations
• Fluid power – Use of fluids under pressure to generate, control, and transmit power
• Geodynamics – Study of dynamics of the Earth
• Hydraulic machinery – Type of machine that uses liquid fluid power to perform work
• Meteorology – Interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere focusing on weather forecasting
• Naval architecture – Engineering discipline of marine vessels
• Oceanography – Study of physical, chemical, and biological processes in the ocean
• Plasma physics – State of matterPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Pneumatics – Use of pressurised gas in mechanical systems
• 3D computer graphics – Graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data

Fluid dynamics organizations

Further information: List of biofluid mechanics research groups

• Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics

• Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization

Fluid dynamics publications

• Important publications in fluid dynamics

Books on fluid dynamics

• An Album of Fluid Motion (1982)

Journals pertaining to fluid dynamics

• Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
• Journal of Fluid Mechanics
• Physics of Fluids
• Physical Review Fluids
• Experiments in Fluids
• European Journal of Mechanics B: Fluids
• Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Computers and Fluids
• International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
• Flow, Turbulence and Combustion

Persons influential in fluid dynamics

• Snezhana Abarzhi – Applied mathematician and mathematical physicist
• John Abraham (engineer) – American professor
• H. Norman Abramson – American engineer (1926–2022)
• David Acheson (mathematician) – British mathematician
• Andreas Acrivos – Greek–American physicist (born 1928)
• Noreen Sher Akbar – Pakistani applied mathematician
• Silas D. Alben – American mathematician
• Jean le Rond d'Alembert – French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717–1783)
• Hannes Alfvén – Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and Nobel laureate (1908-1995)
• John D. Anderson – American curator (born 1937)
• Elephter Andronikashvili – Georgian physicist
• Shelley Anna – American chemical engineer
• Archimedes – Greek mathematician and physicist (c.287–c.212 BC)
• Hassan Aref – Professor of fluid dynamics
• Vladimir Arnold – Russian mathematician (1937–2010)
• Amedeo Avogadro – Italian scientist (1776–1856)
• Ralph Bagnold – British Army officer
• Boris Bakhmeteff – Russian diplomat (1880–1951)
• Donát Bánki – Hungarian mechanical engineer and inventor (1859–1922)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Grigory Barenblatt – Russian mathematician (1927–2018)
• Dwight Barkley – British researcher
• Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant – French mathematician (1797–1886)
• Alfred Barnard Basset – British mathematician (1854–1930)
• George Batchelor – Australian mathematician and physicist
• Harry Bateman – British-American mathematician
• Francine Battaglia – American computational fluid dynamicist
• Jurjen Battjes – Dutch civil engineer (born 1939)
• Henri-Émile Bazin – French hydraulic engineer
• James Thomas Beale – American mathematician
• Adrian Bejan – Romanian-American professor
• Josette Bellan – Romanian-French-American fluid dynamicist
• Henri Bénard – French physicist (1874–1939)
• Brooke Benjamin – English mathematical physicist and mathematician
• David Benney – New Zealand applied mathematician
• Frank H. Berkshire – British mathematician
• Natalia Berloff – Russian mathematician
• Daniel Bernoulli – Swiss mathematician and physicist (1700–1782)
• Johann Bernoulli – Swiss mathematician (1667–1748)
• Andrea Bertozzi – American mathematician
• W. H. Besant – British mathematician
• Albert Betz – German physicist (1885–1968)
• Eugene C. Bingham – American chemist
• Jean-Baptiste Biot – French physicist (1774–1862)
• Robert Byron Bird – American chemical engineer (1924–2020)
• Garrett Birkhoff – American mathematician (1911–1996)
• Paul Richard Heinrich Blasius – German physicist
• Tobias de Boer – Dutch scientist
• Ludwig Boltzmann – Austrian physicist and philosopher (1844–1906)
• Wilfrid Noel Bond – English physicist (1897–1937)
• Joseph Valentin Boussinesq – French mathematician and physicist (1842–1929)
• Robert Boyle – Anglo-Irish scientist (1627–1691)
• Peter Bradshaw (aeronautical engineer) – British engineer (1935–2024)
• Francis Bretherton – American mathematician, oceanographer and engineer
• John D. Buckmaster – British aerospace engineerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Gerald Bull – Canadian artillery engineer and entrepreneur (1928–1990)
• Jan Burgers – Dutch physicist (1895–1981)
• Adolf Busemann – German aerospace engineer
• Sébastien Candel – French physicist (born 1946)
• Isabelle Cantat – French physicist
• Silvana Cardoso – Portuguese fluid dynamicist
• Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot – French physicist and engineer (1796–1832)
• George F. Carrier – American mathematician
• Claudia Cenedese – Italian oceanographer
• Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar – Indian-American physicist (1910-1995)
• Hubert Chanson – Australian engineering academic (born 1961)
• Jacques Charles – French inventor, scientist and mathematician (1746–1823)
• Jean-Yves Chemin – French mathematician
• Thomas H. Chilton – American chemical engineer (1899–1972)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Alexandre Chorin – American mathematician
• Demetrios Christodoulou – Greek mathematician and physicist
• Chia-Kun Chu – Chinese-American mathematician (1927–2023)
• Émile Clapeyron – French engineer and physicist
• John Frederick Clarke – British scientist (1927-2013)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Rudolf Clausius – German physicist and mathematician (1822–1888)
• Paul Clavin – French scientist
• Nicolas Clément – French physicist and chemist (1779–1841)
• Julian Cole – American mathematician
• Adrian Constantin – Romanian-Austrian mathematician
• Stanley Corrsin – American physicist and engineer
• Maurice Couette – French physicist
• Richard Courant – German-American mathematician (1888–1972)
• David Crighton – British mathematician and physicist
• Mimi Dai – MathematicianPages displaying short descriptions with no spaces
• Stuart Dalziel – British and New Zealand fluid dynamicist
• Gerhard Damköhler – German chemist (1908–1944)
• Henry Darcy – French engineer (1803–1858)
• Georges Jean Marie Darrieus – French aerospace and electrical engineer
• Stephen H. Davis – American mathematician (1939–2021)
• William Reginald Dean – British mathematician and physicistPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Lokenath Debnath – Indian American mathematician (1935–2023)
• Subhasish Dey – Indian academicPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Satish Dhawan – Indian mathematician and engineer (1920–2002)
• Rudolf Diesel – German inventor and engineer (1858–1913)
• Ronald DiPerna – American mathematician
• Charles R. Doering – American mathematician (1956–2021)
• David Dolidze – Georgian and Soviet mathematician
• Philip Drazin – British mathematician
• Hugh Latimer Dryden – American aeronautical scientist and civil servant (1898–1965)
• Elizabeth B. Dussan V. – American mathematician
• Ernst R. G. Eckert – American aerospace engineerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Vagn Walfrid Ekman – Swedish oceanographer (1874–1954)
• Simen Ådnøy Ellingsen – Norwegian Professor
• Loránd Eötvös – Hungarian physicist
• Jerald Ericksen – American mathematician (1924–2021)
• R. Cengiz Ertekin – Turkish marine engineer
• Leonhard Euler – Swiss mathematician (1707–1783)
• David Evans (mathematician) – British mathematician
• Amir Faghri – American mechanical engineering professor (born 1951)
• Gino Girolamo Fanno – Italian mechanical engineer (1882–1962)
• Eduard Feireisl – Czech mathematician
• Antonio Ferri – Italian scientistPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• John Ffowcs Williams – British engineer-scientist (1935–2020)
• Bruce A. Finlayson – American chemical engineerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Irmgard Flügge-Lotz – German mathematician
• Emanuele Foà – Italian engineer and physicist (1892–1949)
• Hermann Föttinger – German engineer (1877–1945)
• Joseph Fourier – French mathematician and physicist (1768–1830)
• James B. Francis – British-American civil engineer (1815–1892)
• David A. Frank-Kamenetskii – Soviet scientist (1910–1970)
• François Frenkiel – physicistPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallbackPages displaying short descriptions with no spaces
• Uriel Frisch – French mathematical physicist
• Robert Edmund Froude – British engineer and naval architect
• William Froude – British engineer and naval architect
• Mohamed Gad-el-Hak – Professor of Biomedical Engineering
• Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac – French chemist and physicist (1778–1850)
• Israel Gelfand – Soviet mathematician (1913–2009)
• William K. George – American fluid dynamicist
• Morteza Gharib – Iranian American professor of biomechanical engineeringPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
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• Josiah Willard Gibbs – American scientist (1839–1903)
• Adrian Gill (meteorologist) – Australian meteorologist
• Pierre-Simon Girard – French mathematician and engineer (1765–1836)
• Hermann Glauert – British aerodynamicist
• James Glimm – American mathematician
• Sergei Godunov – Russian mathematician (1929–2023)
• Sydney Goldstein – British mathematician (1903–1989)
• Alexander Gorlov – American scientist and inventor (1931–2016)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Leo Graetz – German physicist
• Franz Grashof – German engineer (1826–1893)
• Albert E. Green – British mathematician
• Harvey P. Greenspan – American mathematician
• Marina Guenza – Italian chemist
• Max Gunzburger – American mathematician
• Wolfgang Haack – German mathematician (1902–1994)
• Gotthilf Hagen – German physicist
• Georg Hamel – German mathematician (1877 - 1954)
• Thomas Henry Havelock – English mathematicianPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Wallace D. Hayes – American mechanical and aerospace engineer (1918–2001)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Peter H. Haynes – British mathematician
• Werner Heisenberg – German theoretical physicist (1901–1976)
• Henry Selby Hele-Shaw – British engineer (1854–1941)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Hermann von Helmholtz – German physicist and physiologist (1821–1894)
• John Hinch (mathematician) – British mathematicianPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Julius Oscar Hinze – Dutch scientist (1907–1993)
• Hans G. Hornung – American engineerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
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• Pierre Henri Hugoniot – French military engineer (1851-1887)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Herbert Huppert – British geophysicist
• Fazle Hussain – American physicist
• M. Yousuff Hussaini – American academicPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Caius Iacob – Romanian mathematician and politician
• Antony Jameson – British aerospace engineer (born 1934)
• James Jeans – English physicist, astronomer and mathematician (1877–1946)
• George Barker Jeffery – British mathematical physicist (1891–1957)
• Daniel D. Joseph – American mechanical engineer
• James Prescott Joule – English physicist and brewer (1818–1889)
• Viktor Kaplan – Austrian engineer
• Béla Karlovitz – Hungarian-American engineer, inventor
• Theodore von Kármán – Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist (1881–1963)
• Lord Kelvin – British physicist, engineer and mathematician (1824–1907)
• Earle Hesse Kennard – Theoretical physicist
• Gustav Kirchhoff – German physicist and mathematician (1824–1887)
• Alexander Kiselev (mathematician) – American mathematician
• Martin Knudsen – Danish physicist
• Andrey Kolmogorov – Soviet mathematician (1903–1987)
• Ludwig Kort
• Diederik Korteweg – Dutch mathematician (1848–1941)
• Leslie Stephen George Kovasznay – Hungarian-American engineer
• Robert Kraichnan – American theoretical physicist (1928–2008)
• Martin Kutta – German mathematician (1867–1944)
• Olga Ladyzhenskaya – Russian mathematician (1922–2004)
• Paco Lagerstrom – Swedish American mathematician
• Horace Lamb – English mathematician (1849–1934)
• Lev Landau – Soviet theoretical physicist (1908–1968)
• Pierre-Simon Laplace – French polymath (1749–1827)
• Boris Laschka – German fluid dynamics scientist and aeronautical engineer
• Brian Launder – British academic
• Gustaf de Laval – Swedish engineer and inventor (1845–1913)
• Chung K. Law – Engineering researcher
• Peter Lax – Hungarian-born American mathematician
• L. Gary Leal – American chemical engineer and academic
• Leonid Leibenson – Soviet physicist (1879–1951)
• Leonardo da Vinci – Italian Renaissance polymath (1452–1519)
• Tullio Levi-Civita – Italian mathematician (1873–1941)
• Veniamin Levich – Ukrainian physicist (1917-1988)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
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• Paul A. Libby – American scientist (1921–2021)
• Wolfgang Liebe – German aeronautical engineer (1911–2005)
• Hans W. Liepmann – American engineer (1914–2009)
• Evgeny Lifshitz – Soviet physicist (1915–1985)
• Edwin N. Lightfoot – American chemical engineer
• James Lighthill – British applied mathematician (1924–1998)
• Chia-Chiao Lin – Chinese-American applied mathematician (1916-2013)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Amable Liñán – Spanish aeronautical engineer
• Paul Linden – mathematician specialising in fluid dynamicsPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Anke Lindner – German physicist
• Michael S. Longuet-Higgins – British mathematician (1925-2016)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Lu Shijia – Chinese physicist
• Geoffrey S. S. Ludford – American scientist (1921–2021)
• John L. Lumley – American Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering (1930-2015)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Thomas S. Lundgren – American academic
• Ernst Mach – Austrian physicist, philosopher and university educator (1838–1916)
• Charles L. Mader – American physical chemist
• Andrew Majda – American mathematician (1949–2021)
• Carlo Marangoni – Italian physicist
• Frank E. Marble – American scientist
• Moshe Matalon (engineer) – Israeli-American engineer and mathematician (born 1949)
• Tony Maxworthy – British-American physicist (1933–2013)
• John B. McCormick – American mechanical engineer (1834–1924)
• Trevor McDougall – OceanographerPages displaying short descriptions with no spaces
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• Chiang C. Mei – American fluid dynamicistPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
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• Theodor Meyer – German physicist (1882–1972)
• Anthony Michell – Australian mechanical engineer
• John W. Miles – American research professor of applied mechanics and geophysics
• Laura Miller (mathematical biologist) – American mathematical biologist
• L. M. Milne-Thomson – English applied mathematician
• Richard von Mises – Austrian physicist and mathematician (1883–1953)
• Keith Moffatt – British mathematician and physicist
• Parviz Moin – American engineer
• Andrei Monin – Soviet and Russian physicist, applied mathematician, and oceanographer (1921-2007)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Lewis Ferry Moody – American engineer and professor
• Rose Morton – American mathematician
• Samar Mubarakmand – Pakistani nuclear physicist (born 1942)
• Walter Munk – American oceanographer (1917–2019)
• Morris Muskat – American petroleum engineer
• Roddam Narasimha – Indian scientist (1933–2020)
• Claude-Louis Navier – French engineer and physicist (1785–1836)
• Paul Neményi – Hungarian mathematician and physicist (1895–1952)
• John von Neumann – Hungarian and American mathematician and physicist (1903–1957)
• Isaac Newton – English polymath (1642–1726)
• Nhan Phan-Thien – researcherPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallbackPages displaying short descriptions with no spaces
• Wilhelm Nusselt – German engineer (1882–1957)
• Morrough Parker O'Brien – American hydraulic engineering professor (1902–1988)
• John Ockendon – British mathematicianPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Hisashi Okamoto – Japanese mathematician
• Steven Orszag – American mathematician (1943–2011)
• Carl Wilhelm Oseen – Swedish theoretical physicist (1879–1944)
• Simon Ostrach – American aerodynamics engineer (1923–2017)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Mariolina Padula – Italian mathematical physicist
• Stoycho Panchev – Bulgarian meteorologist and fluid dynamicist
• Blaise Pascal – French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623–1662)
• Jean Claude Eugène Péclet – French physicist (1793–1857)
• Tim Pedley – British mathematician and a former G
• Joseph Pedlosky – American physical oceanographer (born 1938)
• Lester Allan Pelton – American mechanical engineer
• Stanford S. Penner – German-American professor of engineering physicsPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Howell Peregrine – British mathematician
• Adriana Pesci – Argentine mathematician and physicist
• Charles S. Peskin – American mathematician
• Norbert Peters (engineer) – German combustion engineer (1942–2015)
• Henri Pitot – French hydraulic engineer (1695–1771)
• Joseph Plateau – Belgian physicist (1801–1883)
• Milton S. Plesset – American physicist (1908–1991)
• Henri Poincaré – French mathematician, physicist and engineer (1854–1912)
• Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille – French physicist and physiologist (1797–1869)
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• Beta plane – Approximation whereby the Coriolis parameter, f, is set to vary linearly in space
• Bridge scour – Erosion of sediment near bridge foundations by water
• Finite volume method for unsteady flow
• Flow visualization – Visualization technique in fluid dynamics
• Immersed boundary method
• Isosurface – Surface representing points of constant value within a volume
• Keulegan–Carpenter number – Dimensionless quantity used in fluid dynamics
• Rotating tank – Fluid dynamics
• Boundary conditions in fluid dynamics
• Entrance length (fluid dynamics) – Distance a flow travels after entering a pipe before fully developed
• Modon (fluid dynamics) – Sea eddies
• Peniche (fluid dynamics)
• Projection method (fluid dynamics) – Method for numerically solving time-dependent incompressible fluid-flow problems
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• Boundary conditions in computational fluid dynamics
• Eddy (fluid dynamics) – Swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid is in a turbulent flow regime
• Euler equations (fluid dynamics) – Set of quasilinear hyperbolic equations governing adiabatic and inviscid flow
• Non ideal compressible fluid dynamics
• Plume (fluid dynamics) – Column of one fluid moving through another
• Seeding (fluid dynamics) – process done while attempting to evaluate the flow of a fluidPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Stall (fluid dynamics) – Abrupt reduction in lift due to flow separation