Interfacial Fluid Mechanics
offered by IIT Hyderabad

Public/Government Institute
Estd. 2008

Interfacial Fluid Mechanics
at
IIT Hyderabad
Overview

Understand the significance of interfaces in fluid mechanics and gain an overview of surface tension and its implications on fluid behavior

Duration	12 weeks
Mode of learning	Online
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Credential	Certificate

Interfacial Fluid Mechanics
at
IIT Hyderabad
Highlights

Earn a Certificate after completion of the course

Interfacial Fluid Mechanics
at
IIT Hyderabad
Course details

More about this course

This course explores the principles governing the behavior of liquid-gas and liquid-liquid interfaces, focusing on surface tension, capillarity, and the complex interactions between fluids and interfaces
In this course students will study the theoretical foundations, experimental techniques, and practical applications of interfacial fluid mechanics in various engineering and scientific contexts

Interfacial Fluid Mechanics
at
IIT Hyderabad
Curriculum

Week 1

Introduction to interfacial systems

Week 2

Governing equations and boundary conditions

Week 3

Capillary statics: part-1

Week 4

Capillary statics: part-2

Week 5

Capillary statics: part-3

Week 6

Capillary rise – dynamics of impregnation.

Week 7

Dynamics of a thin film

Week 8

Coating flows, sheets and jets

Week 9

Instabilities

Week 10

Marangoni effects

Week 11

Hydrodynamics of a moving contact line

Week 12

Advanced topics in interfacial systems

Interfacial Fluid Mechanics
at
IIT Hyderabad
Faculty details

Prof. Harish N Dixit

Dr. Harish N Dixit is an Associate Professor at the Mechancial & Aerospace Engineering department at IIT Hyderabad. He completed his Ph.D. at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research in Bengaluru and was subsequently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia in Canada. He has been a faculty at IIT Hyderabad since October 2013