This chapter describes the properties of fluids. Anything that flows can be considered a fluid. Even gases, such as air, can be treated as fluids. The principles developed in this chapter and the next will help you understand cooling electronics, working with hydraulics, aeronautics, buoyancy, pumps, compressors, and heating and ventilation systems (Figure 8.1).
FIGURE 8.1 Microfluidics is a technology of precisely controlling fluids for applications such as the “lab on a chip”, where medical diagnostic tests can be performed in the field.
8.1 PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS
A fluid is a material without a fixed shape. Place it in a ...
Get Physics for Technology, Second Edition, 2nd Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
