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  2. History of fluid mechanics - Wikipedia

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    The history of fluid mechanics is a fundamental strand of the history of physics and engineering. The study of the movement of fluids (liquids and gases) and the forces that act upon them dates back to pre-history. The field has undergone a continuous evolution, driven by human dependence on water, meteorological conditions and internal ...

  3. Fluid dynamics - Wikipedia

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    The streamlines show the direction of the fluid flow, and the color gradient shows the pressure at each point, from blue to green, yellow, and red indicating increasing pressure. In physics, physical chemistry and engineering, fluid dynamics is a subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that describes the flow of fluids — liquids and gases.

  4. Glossary of oilfield jargon - Wikipedia

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    Choke: Tool used to slow down the flow of liquid or gas. Cold vent: An area of the ocean floor where hydrogen sulfide, methane and other hydrocarbon-rich fluid seepage occurs, often in the form of a brine pool. Constitutes a biome supporting several endemic species. More commonly a "cold seep"

  5. Magnetohydrodynamics - Wikipedia

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    Electron Magnetohydrodynamics (EMHD) describes small scales plasmas when electron motion is much faster than the ion one. The main effects are changes in conservation laws, additional resistivity, importance of electron inertia. Many effects of Electron MHD are similar to effects of the Two fluid MHD and the Hall MHD.

  6. Outline of fluid dynamics - Wikipedia

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    Outline of fluid dynamics. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to fluid dynamics: In physics, physical chemistry and engineering, fluid dynamics is a subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that describes the flow of fluids — liquids and gases.

  7. Brake fluid - Wikipedia

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    Brake fluid. Brake fluid is a type of hydraulic fluid used in hydraulic brake and hydraulic clutch applications in automobiles, motorcycles, light trucks, and some bicycles. It is used to transfer force into pressure, and to amplify braking force. It works because liquids are not appreciably compressible .

  8. Air flow meter - Wikipedia

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    Air flow meter. An air flow meter is a device similar to an anemometer that measures air flow, i.e. how much air is flowing through a tube. It does not measure the volume of the air passing through the tube, it measures the mass of air flowing through the device per unit time, though Thus air flow meters are simply an application of mass flow ...

  9. Hydraulic fluid - Wikipedia

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    Hydraulic fluid being poured into a storage container. A hydraulic fluid or hydraulic liquid is the medium by which power is transferred in hydraulic machinery. Common hydraulic fluids are based on mineral oil or water. [ 1] Examples of equipment that might use hydraulic fluids are excavators and backhoes, hydraulic brakes, power steering ...