fluid mechanics

branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids (liquids, gases, and plasmas) and the forces on them; branch of continuum mechanics
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fluid mechanics

Summary

fluid mechanics is a branch of mechanics[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of branch_of_mechanics entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,087 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • fluid mechanics's instance of is recorded as branch of mechanics[3].
  • fluid mechanics's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
  • fluid mechanics's instance of is recorded as field of study[5].
  • fluid mechanics's instance of is recorded as field of study[6].
  • fluid mechanics is a type of continuum mechanics[7].
  • fluid mechanics is part of continuum mechanics[8].
  • fluid mechanics is part of fluid mechanics and thermal engineering[9].
  • fluid mechanics's Commons category is recorded as Fluid mechanics[10].
  • fluid mechanics comprises aeromechanics[11].
  • fluid mechanics comprises hydromechanics[12].
  • fluid mechanics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fluid mechanics[13].
  • fluid mechanics's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • fluid mechanics's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[15].
  • fluid mechanics's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/fluid-dynamics[16].
  • fluid mechanics's has characteristic is recorded as dimensionless number in fluid mechanics[17].
  • fluid mechanics's different from is recorded as hydromechanics[18].
  • fluid mechanics's is the study of is recorded as fluid mechanism[19].
  • fluid mechanics's practiced by is recorded as fluid mechanist[20].
  • fluid mechanics's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include branch of mechanics[3], academic discipline[4], and field of study[5]. fluid mechanics is a type of continuum mechanics[7].

Use and Application

Components include aeromechanics[11], an academic discipline[22] and hydromechanics[12], a branch of mechanics[23]. Part of include continuum mechanics[8], a branch of mechanics[24] and fluid mechanics and thermal engineering[9].

Why It Matters

fluid mechanics ranks in the top 9% of branch_of_mechanics entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,087 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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