MAE 550
Foundations Of Fluid Dynamics
Section: 651

Course Description

Review of basic thermodynamics pertinent to gas dynamics. Detailed development of general equations governing fluid motion in both differential and integral forms. Simplification of the equations to those for specialized flow regimes. Similarity parameters. Applications to simple problems in various flow regimes.

DE Fee

Engineering Online GRAD

DE Program

MS E

Summer I 10W 2026

Instructors

Meeting Patterns

Classes Start:
May 20, 2026
Classes End:
July 31, 2026
Room Number:
[TBA]
Class Days:
[TBA]

Class Type:
Lecture
Credits:
3.00
Restrictions:
Prerequisite: MAE 201 or MAE 252 or MAE 308 Enrollment for this course is through the Engineering Online Registration System. Go to http://go.ncsu.edu/eol_registration