Fluid Mechanics

 

 

 

TOPIC

READING

 

 

Introduction

 

Dimensions, Units

1.1 - 1.5

Viscosity, Compressibility

1.6 - 1.8

Fluid Statics

2.1 - 2.4

Gages, Manometers

2.5 - 2.7

Force on Plane Surfaces

2.8 - 2.9

Force on Curved Surfaces

2.10 - 2.11

Buoyancy

2.11

Bernoulli Equation

3.1 - 3.2

Pressure Variation Normal to Streamline

3.3 - 3.4

Stagnation and Dynamic Pressure, Examples

3.5 - 3.6

Energy Line, Hydraulic Grade Line, Restrictions

3.7 - 3.8

Fluid Kinematics

4.1 - 4.2

Control Volumes and Reynolds Transport Equation

4.3 - 4.4

Conservation of Mass

5.1

Principles of Linear Momentum

5.2

Energy Equation

5.3

Dimensional Analysis

7.1 - 7.4

Similitude, Modeling

7.5 - 7.8

Practical Model Studies

7.9

Pipe Flow Characteristics, Laminar Pipe Flow

8.1 - 8.2

Turbulent Pipe Flow, Friction Factor

8.3

Moody Diagram

8.4 - 8.5

Minor Losses

 

Turbulent Pipe Flow Examples

9.1

External flow, Lift & Drag, Boundary Layer

9.2

Friction and Pressure Drag, Drag Coefficients

9.3

 

 

 

References:

 

  • Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 6th Edition, 2010, Bruce Munson, Donald Young, Theodore Okiishi & Wade Huebsch

Alternatives:

  • All other Fluid Mechanics text books.

 

 

Assessment:

 

Exercises & Quizzes: 10%

Mid-term Exam 1: 30%

Mid-term Exam 2: 30%

Final Exam: 30%

 

Instructor

Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani (Room 525)

Office hours: Mondays 10:30-12:00)

 


Lecture Notes

§  Introduction [FM_BAA_00.pdf]

§  Fluid Properties and Units I [FM_BAA_01a.pdf]

§  Fluid Properties and Units II [FM_BAA_01b.pdf] Exercises: 1.10, 1.13, 1.54, 1.64, 1.97

§  Fluid Statics (Pressure and Manometry) [FM_BAA_02a.pdf] Exercises: 2.26, 2.28, 2.29, 2.30, 2.36, 2.45

§  Fluid Statics (Forces on Plane Surfaces) [FM_BAA_02b.pdf] Exercises: 2.61, 2.67, 2.71, 2.77

§  Fluid Statics (Forces on Curved Surfaces) [FM_BAA_02c.pdf] Exercises: 2.89, 2.84, 2.95, 2.104

§  Bernoulli Equation [FM_BAA_03.pdf] Exercises: 3.14, 3.49, 3.50, 3.51, 3.68, 3.73, 3.78, 3.98, 3.114

§  Fluid Kinematics [FM_BAA_04.pdf] Exercises: 4.34, 4.43, 4.49, 4.67

§  Finite Control Volume Analysis I [FM_BAA_05a.pdf] Exercises: 5.18, 5.38, 5.47, 5.51, 5.57

§  Finite Control Volume Analysis II [FM_BAA_05b.pdf] Exercises: 5.96, 5.104, 5.108, 5.129, 5.130

§  Dimensional Analysis and Similarity [FM_BAA_07.pdf] Exercises: 7.16, 7.26, 7.49, 7.57, 7.61, 7.68

§  Viscous Flow in Pipes [FM_BAA_08.pdf] Exercises: 8.20, 8.28, 8.30, 8.81,  8.86, 8.97, 8.111, 8.112

§  Flow over immersed bodies [FM_BAA_09.pdf] Exercises: 9.22, 9.24, 9.48, 9.67, 9.70, 9.72

 



Readings and Links

 

 

§  Animations/movies [http://www.eFluids.com]

§  The fluid flow calculations website [LMNO Engineering, Research, and Software]

§  Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster [http://www.enm.bris.ac.uk/anm/tacoma/tacoma.html]

 

 

Exams

Mid-term exam

Mid-term Grade

Final exam

Final Grade


Solutions

 

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January  2010