08_CO Wind tunnels are often used to test models of aircraft and other vehicles or prototypes. To do this, the model must be properly scaled so that the results correlate to the prototype. Photo Researchers,Inc/Alamy Stock Photo Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition R. C. Hibbeler Copyright © 2018, 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 08TAB_01 Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition R. C. Hibbeler Copyright © 2018, 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 08_001a continued on next slide Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition R. C. Hibbeler Copyright © 2018, 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 08_001b Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition R. C. Hibbeler Copyright © 2018, 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 08_PH01 The drag on this car is influenced by the density, viscosity, and velocity of the air, as well as the projected area of the car into the flow. (© Takeshi Takahara/Science Source) Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition R. C. Hibbeler Copyright © 2018, 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 08_006a continued on next slide Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition R. C. Hibbeler Copyright © 2018, 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 08_006b Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition R. C. Hibbeler Copyright © 2018, 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 08_PH02 Due to the complexity of flow, the effects of wind on high-rise buildings are often studied in wind tunnels. Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition R. C. Hibbeler Copyright © 2018, 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 08_007a continued on next slide Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition R. C. Hibbeler Copyright © 2018, 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 08_007b Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition R. C. Hibbeler Copyright © 2018, 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 08_008 Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition R. C. Hibbeler Copyright © 2018, 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 08_PH03 Wind turbines are sometimes placed off-shore and the wave loadings on their columns can be substantial. Using similitude, the effect is studied in a wave channel so that these supports can be properly designed. Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition R. C. Hibbeler Copyright © 2018, 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 08_009 Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition R. C. Hibbeler Copyright © 2018, 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 08_010 Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition R. C. Hibbeler Copyright © 2018, 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 08_PH04 Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition R. C. Hibbeler Copyright © 2018, 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved
