• Online Textbooks
  • Basic Fluid Mechanics (Hypertextbook) by Vaclav Tesar (Czech Technical University in Praha)
  • Hypermedia version of James Fay's Fluid Mechanics Textbook Mechanics (MIT)
  • Fluid Mechanics Notes (Dr Andrew Sleigh, University of Leeds)
  • Advanced Mathematical Approaches (R. Shankar Subramanian)
    • Asymptotic Expansions; Bessel Functions; Information about the Alternating Unit Tensor ; Notes on the Jacobian Determinant ; Stokes Equation - Solution in Spherical Polar Coordinates ; Stokes Flow - Invariant Representation of Solutions ; Vectors and Tensors ; Vector Operations in Curvilinear Coordinates ;Viscous Dissipation ; Vorticity
  • Fluid Mechanics Lecture Notes by  M.Subramanian, Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur-602105 , Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Links to Instructional Material in Fluid Mechanics (from Princton)
  • On the Interpretation and Misinterpretation of Bernoulli's Equation
  • Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology This site contains brief description on most of the fluid dynamics terminology
  • Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics
  • PumpSchool. An introductory Site about Positive-Displacement (PD) Pumps
  • Fluid Mechanics Overview (includes various calculators: manometer, draining tank, orifice meter, Venturi flowmeter, pipe friction and Reynolds number)
• Fluid Mechanics Software Tools
  • NIST Industrial Fluids and Chemical Engineering Database. This website contains databases of fluids properties.
  • Web-Based Fluid Mechanics Tools
  • Various Web-Based Software for Fluid Mechanics Calculations
  • Piping Friction Loss Calculator.
  • Quick 'n Simple: A Computational Fluid Dynamics program by Scott Forbes and Gerald Recktenwald. Free download, examples, etc. (MAC Version)
  • Free Software. Developed by NASA Glenn Research Center in an effort to foster hands-on, inquiry-based learning in science and math.
  • Fluid Flow Calculations Website, On-line calculations for fluid flow (developed by Dr. Ken Edwards).
  • Engineering Software (EngWare). One stop source for energy conversion systems (power and propulsion) software, slide shows, online calculators, textbooks, educational and consulting services.
  • Interactive website featuring fluid flow, hydrology, hydraulics, and unit conversion calculations, maintained by Ken Edwards from LMNO Engineering, Research, and Software, Ltd.
  • Engineers Tools Box. a freely available collection of web-based engineering design, analysis, and reference modules intended to fill the gap between an engineering handbook and complex CAE software.
• Images and Animations
  • Gallery of Fluid Motion
  • Gallery of Images
  • Fluid Flow Animations (Shear Flow Kinematics, Stagnation Point Flow and Boundary Layer Flows)
  • Instructional Resources from IIHR -- Hydroscience & Engineering (formerly Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research) This website contains General References, Special References, Displays, Movies, Internet Links, IIHR Library and world-wide famous series of Rouse Educational Movies
• General Fluid Mechanics Internet Resources
  • Educational tools and materials
  • Links to Fluid Dynamics on the Web
  • Links to Educational Fluid Mechanics Sites (@ Virginia Tech)
  • Bicycle Aerodynamics.
  • Bicycle Aerodynamics site, including links.
• History of Fluid Mechanics
  • Here is a synopsis entitled Highlights in the History of Hydraulics by Hunter Rouse. The page also includes a nice reference list.
  • Speaking of hydraulics, here is a site with biographical information on Henry Darcy, a major contributor to the theory of pipe flow and porous media.
  • Here's a short bio of von Karman.
  • A short bio of Daniel Bernoulli can be found by clicking at the highlighted text.
  • M.J. Lee has a very nice Fluid Mechanics Hall of Fame.
  • The folks in Aero found this site which discusses the history of the Bell X-1, the world's first supersonic aircraft. Just click on the main picture to get the popup window.
  • This is another historical article on the first supersonic flight.
  • Nasa maintains this History of Aviation site. It also has a small Aircraft Gallery and a Principles of Flight page.