| Catalog data: |
20-031-383. Basic
Fluid Mechanics. Credits 3. Physical nature of fluids, statics. Conservation principles
and their applications to engineering problems. Bernoulli equation. Duct flow of real
fluids and with losses. Dept. of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics. |
| Textbook: |
Fox and McDonald: Introduction
to Fluid Flow, Wiley Publishing Co., Fourth Edition |
| References: |
Sabersky and Acosta, Fluid
Flow - A First Course in Fluid Mechanics:, MacMillan |
| Coordinator: |
S. G. Rubin, Professor
of ASE/EM |
| Goals: |
In this first course
in fluid mechanics the student is introduced to the basic concepts and laws governing the
motion of fluids. Primary attention is given to incompressible fluid flow. Conservation
relations are developed using both control volume and fluid particle approaches.
Applications are illustrated numerous examples and flow problems. |
| Prerequisites
by Topic: |
1. Calculus
2. Differential Equations |
| Topics: |
1. Fluid properties
and introductory concepts. (3 hrs)
2. Basic laws derived for a fixed mass in terms of control volume: mass conservation and
momentum equations. Problems. (6 hrs)
3. Fluid statics; application to manometers and hydrostatics. (5 hrs)
4. Differential approach and the Bernoulli equation. Problems.(6 hrs)
5. Application to pipe flow and effects of viscosity and losses. Problems. (6 hrs)
6. Tests and Quizzes (4 hrs) |
| Computer usage: |
1. Forces on submerged
curved surfaces.
2. Force produced by deflection of a water jet.
3. Entrance flow in a channel. |
| Laboratory
Projects: |
None |
| Prepared by: |
S. G. Rubin Date: June
1998 |