Start with your question
Why visitors arrive: You are studying fluid mechanics - coursework, interview prep, or self-study - and need a structured path.
Your question: Where should I start, and what modules exist?
You may also be asking
- Do I begin with dimensional analysis or viscous flow?
- Are there worked problem sets?
- What tools support the exercises?
Where to go next
- Problem-solving procedures — Algorithms before diving into theory modules
- Dimensional analysis (theory) — Module 1A - Pi groups and similarity
- Viscous flow (theory) — Module 2A - pipes and boundary layers
- Calculators — Air properties and planned pipe-flow helpers
Fluid mechanics curriculum
A structured undergraduate pathway in dimensional analysis and viscous flow — theory modules, step-by-step problem-solving procedures, and matched practice sets. Part of the engineering knowledge platform on lucasrey.com.
- Audience: University STEM students, self-directed learners, and teaching clients preparing quantitative fluid mechanics
- Prerequisites: Introductory calculus, basic vector calculus, and comfort with SI units
- Recommended path: Problem-solving procedures → dimensional analysis (theory + problems) → viscous flow (theory + problems)
- Provenance: Modules developed during fluid mechanics teaching in Barcelona (IES Abroad); consolidated here as durable open curriculum
- Author: Lucas Rey — Oxford DPhil aerothermal engineer · ORCID · Teaching · About
Who this is for
The sequence is written for readers who want first-principles rigour rather than exam-drill templates. It suits university revision, supervision-style support, and long-form self-study. For guided study alongside these modules, see the Teaching hub; for instrumentation and methods that support experimental fluid work, see engineering notes.
Related platform resources
- Experimental aerothermal measurement — traceability and similarity for experimental campaigns
- CFD–experiment validation — pairing simulations with measured observables
- Air properties calculator — thermophysical inputs for Reynolds and energy balances
- Engineering hub — central index for tools, curriculum, notes, and research
- Technical notes — instrumentation and uncertainty workflows
- Articles — long-form reference writing beyond curriculum modules
- Publications — research foundations in aerothermal and fluid engineering
- Projects — applied CFD and experimental campaigns using the same methods
- Instrumentation & measurement — probe calibration and uncertainty workflows
- Turbomachinery deterioration — research theme connecting curriculum scaling to HPT work
- Dimensionless groups reference — Pi-group lookup supporting curriculum modules
- Aerothermal engineering methods — experiment and validation workflows
- Applied aerodynamics — field fluids and outdoor flow problems
- Oxbridge lexicon — admissions reference for STEM applicants
- Teaching — guided study and admissions support grounded in this material
Part of
This page sits within the broader knowledge structure on lucasrey.com:
- Engineering - Central knowledge platform - tools, curriculum, notes, and research assets.
- Curriculum - Structured fluid mechanics modules from first principles.
Connected work
Related content from the same research and engineering work:
- Problem-solving procedures
- Engineering calculators
- Viscous flow module
- Dimensional analysis module
- Fluid mechanics curriculum - Referenced from Engineering
- Curriculum index - Referenced from Viscous flow - problems
- Curriculum index - Referenced from Dimensional analysis - problems
Part of Engineering
This page is part of the engineering knowledge platform on lucasrey.com.
- Engineering hub - Full knowledge platform index
- Problem-solving procedures - Core algorithms for dimensional analysis and viscous flow problems.
- Viscous flow - Governing equations, boundary layers, and pipe flow.
- Viscous flow - problems - Worked and practice problems for viscous flow.
- Dimensional analysis - Pi groups, similarity, and model testing.
- Engineering calculators - Air properties (live); probe uncertainty and related tools (planned).
- Viscous flow - Governing equations, boundary layers, and pipe flow.
- Dimensional analysis - Pi groups, similarity, and model testing.
- Publications - Peer-reviewed papers and manuscripts in preparation - research pillar with thematic hubs, project links, and structured metadata.
- teaching
- Engineering notes - Reference material and methods documentation - instrumentation and turbomachinery clusters.
- Problem-solving procedures
- Engineering calculators
- Viscous flow module
Engineering knowledge platform
More tools, curriculum, notes, and research from the same body of work:
- Engineering - Central knowledge platform - tools, curriculum, notes, research, and applied engineering work.
- Teaching - University STEM support, admissions guidance, and quantitative reasoning - engineering-informed teaching.