Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2246: Into the Wind
Posted on · Episode: 2246 Sailing into the wind: vectors, language, and a fine summer’s day. Today, our guest, chaplain and sailor John Price, heads into the wind.
Tag: fluid mechanics
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1854: Rocking Boats
Posted on · Episode: 1854 Why boats rock — or capsize, depending on the metacenter. Today, we watch boats rocking.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1539: Boundary Layers
Posted on · Episode: 1539 In which a thin layer of fluid determines whether an airplane flies. Today, a wind blows by us.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1529: Osborne Reynolds
Posted on · Episode: 1529 Osborne Reynolds: of sand Reynolds Numbers. Today, a great Victorian engineer.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1287: Faster Than Sound
Posted on · Episode: 1287 Transonic flight: piercing the sound barrier. Today, the sound barrier.