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1. izabella

   November 24, 2009 at 11:24 pm

   Pay no mind to Orange Julius up there. His answer doesn’t even touch the tip of the tip of the iceberg.
   Fluid mechanics is, obviously, the study of fluids. That means any fluids: liquids, gases, plasmas.
   In liquids:
   Submarines traveling quietly through the ocean have fluid mechanics associated with the acoustics of the hull, the drag on the hull, the cavitation of the propeller blades, etc.
   Irrigation systems certainly have fluid mechanics involved in their design.
   Hydraulic systems use fluid mechanics principles.
   Hydroelectricity is generated using fluid mechanics in conjunction with thermodynamics.
   Supercomputer cooling systems are designed with fluid mechanics and thermodynamic principles to cool the chips effectively.
   In gases:
   Aerodynamics is a subset of fluid mechanics and basically dictates the entirety of how an airplane works.
   The wind around a sky scraper or a bridge causes a force, which has to be accounted for when designing, which is a fluid mechanics problem.
   Wind turbines are designed using fluid mechanics.
   HVAC systems combine fluid mechanics with heat transfer in gases and liquids.
   Plasmas:
   Attempts at nuclear fusion center around plasmas.
   Several new space thrusters use plasmas as a means of propulsion.
   I could list TONS more applications, but for the sake of brevity, I will let you investigate more on your own.

   
   

   
   

2. bonehead

   November 25, 2009 at 12:10 am

   Fluid mechanics will provide you skill in designing dams, irrigation, waterway system, drainage system and others that involve liquids most specially water.
   For more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_mecha…