Conclusion

This course has focused on two of the most important environmental fluids for engineers: the atmosphere and the oceans. It has been shown that a thorough understanding of the mechanics of these fluids is vital to the success of engineering projects as diverse as spacecraft re-entering the earth’s atmosphere and floating tunnels providing road/rail links between land masses.

This free course is an adapted extract from the Open University course T229 Mechanical engineering: heat and flow [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .