Thermofluid Learn

Fluid Properties

Flow of Two Fluids Between Three Plates

Pressure Difference Between the Inside and the Outside of a Liquid Droplet

Fluid Statics

Hydrostatic Force on a Plane Surface

Slope of Constant-Pressure Lines (Isobars) for Rigid-Body Linear Motion

Constant-Pressure Surfaces in a Liquid Undergoing Rigid-Body Rotation

Hydrostatic Pressure in a Liquid Undergoing Rigid-Body Rotation

Elementary Fluid Dynamics (Bernoulli Equation)

Velocity Measurement by the Pitot-Static Tube

Venturi meter

Velocity Measurement by the Venturi Meter

Siphon and Cavitation, Energy Grade Line, and Hydraulic Grade Line

Finite Control Volume Analysis

Change in Water Jet Flow Direction by a Stationary Vane

Ex 5.10 Change in Water Jet Flow Direction by a Stationary Vane

Change in Water Jet Flow Direction by a Stationary Vane

Change in Water Jet Flow Direction by a Moving Vane

Ex 5.17 Change in Water Jet Flow Direction by a Moving Vane

Change in Water Jet Flow Direction by a Moving Vane

Conservation of mass: relative velocity

Sprinkler Mass Conservation and Relative Velocity

Mass conservation of water flow through a rotating sprinkler

Moment-of-momentum: torque

Differential Analysis

Uniform flow

Uniform Flow

Velocity potential and stream function

Source and sink

Source and Sink

Radial potential flow

Source in a uniform stream

Source in a Uniform Stream: Half-Body

Superposed source and uniform flow

Viscous Flow in Pipes

Circular tubes

Steady, Laminar, Viscous, Incompressible Flow in Circular Tubes

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Entrance length

Entrance Length

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Inclined circular tubes

Steady, Laminar, Viscous, Incompressible Flow in Inclined Circular Tubes

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Darcy Friction Factor (Moody Chart)

Major and minor losses

Example of Major and Minor Losses

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Flow over Immersed Bodies

Blasius boundary layer

Blasius Boundary Layer Thickness and Wall Shear Stress of Steady, Laminar, Viscous, Incompressible Flow over Flat Plates

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Terminal velocity

Terminal Velocity of Small Spherical Particles

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Open-Channel Flow

Wave speed

Wave Speed

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Ramp with a bump

Water Flows Up a Ramp with a Bump

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Manning equation

Manning Equation

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Hydraulic jump

Hydraulic Jump

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Compressible Flow

Mach Number of the Isentropic Flow of an Ideal Gas with Constant cp and cv

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Ratio of Static Properties / Stagnation Properties of the Isentropic Flow of an Ideal Gas with Constant cp and cv

Area ratio

A/A, Where Ma = 1 at A

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Converging nozzle

Performance of a Converging Nozzle at Various Pressure Ratios

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Converging-diverging nozzle

Performance of a Converging-Diverging Nozzle at Various Pressure Ratios

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How to use

Pick a course tab, use the left outline to jump to a topic, then click a card to open a simulation. Change one control at a time and watch the plots & equations update together.

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About this project

Built by Aarav Shah (UIUC ME ’26) under the guidance of Prof. Tang. Ongoing effort to create interactive teaching tools for fluids & thermal sciences. Tech: JavaScript/D3, HTML, CSS. Questions or ideas? Email me.

Fluid Properties

Flow of Two Fluids Between Three Plates

Pressure Difference Between the Inside and the Outside of a Liquid Droplet

Capillary Rise in a Tube

Fluid Statics

Hydrostatic Force on a Plane Surface

Slope of Constant-Pressure Lines (Isobars) for Rigid-Body Linear Motion

Constant-Pressure Surfaces in a Liquid Undergoing Rigid-Body Rotation

Hydrostatic Pressure in a Liquid Undergoing Rigid-Body Rotation

Elementary Fluid Dynamics (Bernoulli Equation)

Velocity Measurement by the Pitot-Static Tube

Velocity Measurement by the Venturi Meter

Flow in a Variable-Area Pipe

Siphon and Cavitation, Energy Grade Line, and Hydraulic Grade Line

Finite Control Volume Analysis

Ex 5.10 Change in Water Jet Flow Direction by a Stationary Vane

Ex 5.17 Change in Water Jet Flow Direction by a Moving Vane

Sprinkler Mass Conservation and Relative Velocity

Rotating Sprinkler Torque

Differential Analysis

Uniform Flow

Source and Sink

Source in a Uniform Stream: Half-Body

Viscous Flow in Pipes

Steady, Laminar, Viscous, Incompressible Flow in Circular Tubes

Entrance Length

Steady, Laminar, Viscous, Incompressible Flow in Inclined Circular Tubes

Darcy Friction Factor (Moody Chart)

Example of Major and Minor Losses

Flow over Immersed Bodies

Blasius Boundary Layer Thickness and Wall Shear Stress of Steady, Laminar, Viscous, Incompressible Flow over Flat Plates

Terminal Velocity of Small Spherical Particles

Open-Channel Flow

Wave Speed

Water Flows Up a Ramp with a Bump

Manning Equation

Hydraulic Jump

Compressible Flow

Sound Speed of Ideal Gases

Mach Number of the Isentropic Flow of an Ideal Gas with Constant cp and cv

Ratio of Static Properties / Stagnation Properties of the Isentropic Flow of an Ideal Gas with Constant cp and cv

A/A*, Where Ma = 1 at A*

Performance of a Converging Nozzle at Various Pressure Ratios

Performance of a Converging-Diverging Nozzle at Various Pressure Ratios

How to use

Feedback & Ideas

About this project

Work and Heat Transfer

Polytropic Process Work of a Closed System

Polytropic Process Work of a Closed System with Ideal Gas

1-D Heat Transfer by Conduction

Heat Transfer by Convection

Heat Transfer by Radiation

Overview

Heat Transfer Simulations

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A/A, Where Ma = 1 at A