Hierarchy of Fluid Dynamic Equations

Bruckmühl, GermanyHead of Aerothermodynamics, Launcher Propulsion Systems (retired)Airbus Defence and Space (former: EADS Space Transportation), Ottobrunn, Germany

• 1. Introduction.- 2. The Historical Background of the Theory of Fluid Dynamics.- 3. The Fluid Dynamic Equations in Symbolic Form.- 4. The Fluid Dynamic Equations in Component Form.- 5. The Navier-Stokes Equations in Cartesian Coordinates.