Climate & Fluid Physics Laboratory
FluidsIn4K


The FluidsIn4K project is an ongoing effort to produce and disseminate high-quality videos of fluid dynamics in the Climate & Fluid Physics Laboratory. FluidsIn4K was initially funded by the Vice-Chancellor’s Teaching Enhancement Grant at the Australian National University. The fluid dynamics videos are hosted online and available to educators to incorporate into their own teaching media, such as online video lectures.

In addition to the obvious learning and education enhancements, the FluidsIn4K project provides a framework for showcasing the wide range of apparatus and capabilities of the Climate & Fluid Physics Laboratory. As the premier research facility for experimental fluid dynamics in Australia, and one of only a handful of facilities worldwide, the Climate & Fluid Physics Laboratory has an obligation to ensure our science and research are as accessible as possible. To this end, the FluidsIn4K project strives to reflect Australia’s national capability in experimental climate and fluid physics.

Here are links to a small selection of the growing number of FluidsIn4K videos and the FluidsIn4K YouTube channel.

The Large Rotating Annulus in action.
Internal waves visualised with shadowgraph method: the hot double-bucket.
Subcritical and supercritical flows with a hydraulic jump.
FluidsIn4K includes a series of lectures introducing the physics of rotating flows.