BIOE 5630 — Physiological Fluid Mechanics
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: springtypical days: T/FBostonTraditional
Analyzes biofluids and their mechanics, including cardiovascular fluid mechanics. Examples are taken from biotechnology processes and physiologic applications, including the cardiovascular, respiratory, ocular, renal, musculoskeletal, and gastrointestinal systems. Topics include dimensional analysis, particle kinematics in Eulerian and Lagrangian reference frames, constitutive equations and Newtonian/non-Newtonian biofluid models, flow and wave propagation in flexible tubes, and oscillatory and pulsatile flows.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 18 | 48 | 38% | 30.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 13 | 48 | 27% | 35.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 42% · T 58% · W 0% · Th 42% · F 58%
Common patterns: TF (58% of sections), MR (42% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Jessica Oakes (58% of students) · reviews
- Rouzbeh Amini (42% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (BIOE course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All BIOE courses · Plan it at numap.app