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Turbulence - NFPL210

Title:	Turbulence
Guaranteed by:	Department of Low Temperature Physics (32-KFNT)
Faculty:	Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Actual:	from 2018
Semester:	winter
E-Credits:	3
Hours per week, examination:	winter s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity:	unlimited
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
State of the course:	taught
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Teaching methods:	full-time

Guarantor:	doc. Dr. Marco La Mantia, Ph.D.

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Annotation -

Last update: T_KFNT (30.03.2017)

The most general form of fluid motion is often called turbulence. Features that are common among different types of turbulent flows are introduced. Special emphasis is given to turbulent flows of quantum fluids. The course is suitable for students familiar with fluid mechanics.

Course completion requirements -

Last update: doc. Dr. Marco La Mantia, Ph.D. (06.05.2019)

Students can enrol to the course only once.

Literature -

Last update: doc. Dr. Marco La Mantia, Ph.D. (02.05.2019)

H.Tennekes and J.L.Lumley (1972) A first course in turbulence, MIT Press

M.Van Dyke (1982) An album of fluid motion, Parabolic Press

R.J.Donnelly (1991) Quantized vortices in Helium II, Cambridge University Press

A.Tsinober (2009) An informal conceptual introduction to turbulence, Springer

Requirements to the exam -

Last update: doc. Dr. Marco La Mantia, Ph.D. (06.05.2019)

The course examination is oral. The final mark takes also into account the students' active participation to the course during the semester.

Syllabus -

Last update: doc. Dr. Marco La Mantia, Ph.D. (06.05.2019)

Introduction to fluid motion

Introduction to quantum turbulence

Features of turbulent flows

Phenomenology and statistics

Survey of experimental and numerical tools