Rayleigh-Benard Instability

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Explores Kelvin-Helmholtz and Rayleigh Taylor instabilities, kinematic conditions, linearized equations, and normal mode expansion.

Explores the impact of Reynolds number on fluid flow characteristics and similitude in experimental setups.

Covers symmetries and conservation laws in fluid dynamics, emphasizing the importance of maximizing symmetries in ideal fluid systems.

Explores astrophysical fluid dynamics, covering compressible flows, basic thermodynamics, shock waves, and perturbation theory.

Explores drag coefficient, dissipation rate, laws of dissipation, and Kolmogorov K41 theory in turbulent flows.

Explores fluid instability through linearized equations and dispersion relation, analyzing stability based on wavenumber and frequency.

Explores energy dissipation in fluid flow, particularly in a slider bearing system, emphasizing the impact of viscosity on kinetic energy loss.

Explores Womersley's theory for pulsatile flow, harmonics in arterial pulses, pressure gradients, and the Womersley parameter.

Explores physical models for microsystems, ideal fluids, Navier-Stokes equations, incompressible fluids, Reynolds number, and molecular dynamics.