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Fluid Mechanics Calculators

Fluid flow and hydrodynamics

42 calculators

Wall y+

Calculate the required first-cell wall distance (Δy) for a target y+ in your CFD mesh. Computes Reynolds number, skin friction…

Hydraulic Jump

Calculate every property of a hydraulic jump in a rectangular open channel: upstream and downstream Froude numbers, sequent…

Hydraulic Gradient

Calculate the hydraulic gradient i = (h1 − h2) / L from two hydraulic heads and the distance between them. Determines the…

Coefficient of Discharge

Calculate the coefficient of discharge Cd = Q_act / Q_th for orifices, venturi meters, nozzles and weirs. Compute the theoretical…

Prandtl-Meyer Expansion

Find the downstream Mach number and flow properties after a supersonic expansion wave with the Prandtl-Meyer expansion calculator.…

Prandtl Number

Calculate the Prandtl number (Pr) of any fluid from its dynamic viscosity, specific heat and thermal conductivity using Pr…

Poise-Stokes

Convert between poise (dynamic viscosity) and stokes (kinematic viscosity) using the fluid density. Supports metric (g/cm³,…

Archimedes' Principle

Apply Archimedes' principle to find the buoyant force on a submerged object, the mass of displaced fluid, the object's density,…

Magnus Force

Calculate the Magnus force produced by a spinning cylinder moving through a fluid using F = 4π²·r²·s·ρ·v·ℓ. Supports metric…

Differential Pressure

Calculate the differential pressure across a valve or flow device from volumetric flow rate, flow factor (Kv/Cv) and specific…

Surface Tension

Calculate the surface tension of a liquid for a droplet (T = P·D/4), hollow bubble (T = P·D/8), liquid jet (T = P·D/2), or…

Hydraulic Conductivity

Calculate the hydraulic conductivity (K) of soil and rock with seven methods: Kozeny-Carman, Hazen, Breyer, USBR, Darcy's…