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| Unit name |
Fluid Mechanics 1 |
| Unit code |
CENG11300 |
| Credit points |
10 |
| Level of study |
C/4
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
|
| Unit director |
Dr. Rico-Ramirez |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None
|
| Co-requisites |
None
|
| School/department |
Department of Civil Engineering |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Engineering |
Description including Unit Aims
The aims of this unit are for students to: gain a feel for the way fluids behave in situations of interest to engineers; be aware of the different ways of tackling a fluid mechanics problem, i.e. the place of theory, experiment, numerical modelling and dimensional analysis; be able to solve problems in hydrostatics, use principles of conservation to solve simple fluid dynamics, and use principles of similarity to explain fluid mechanics problems.
Aims:
To give students a thorough grounding in the fundamental principles of Fluid Mechanics as a pre-requisite for other advanced courses in open channel hydraulics, water and environmental engineering, hydraulic structures, and flood risk management.
Intended Learning Outcomes
- understand properties and behaviour of fluids; (PLO A2)
- understand the variation of pressure with position in a fluid; (PLO A2)
- determine the forces and moments on a surface or body due to hydrostatic pressure; (PLO A2)
- explain the meaning of the metacentre and use it to determine qualitatively the stability of a floating object; (PLO A2, B5)
- understand the differences between laminar and turbulent flows; (PLO A2)
- use the principles of conservation of mass, momentum and energy to solve simple, incompressible fluid dynamics problems; (PLO A2, B5)
- determine the forces on pipe systems due to flowing fluid; (PLO A2)
- determine the force exerted by jets on surfaces; (PLO A2)
- determine losses in pipe network systems; (PLO A2)
- understand the concepts of stream functions, potential functions and flow net; (PLO A2)
- use the principles of similarity and dimensional analysis in exploring real fluid phenomena and experimental analysis. (PLO A1, B5)
Teaching Information
- Laboratory classes 6 hours
Assessment Information
- 2 hour exam (May/June) 100%
Reading and References
- Munson, B., Young, D. and Okiishi, T. (2006): Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, Fifth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Massey, B. S. (1990): Mechanics of Fluids, 6th Edition, Chapman & Hall, ISBN 0412342804.
- Chadwick, A., Morfett, J. and Borthwick, M. (2004): Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Spon Press.
- Douglas, J., Gasiorek, J., Swaffield, J. and Jack, L. (2005): Fluid Mechanics, Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-129293-5.
Electronic version: http://www.myilibrary.com/browse/open.asp?ID=106494
- Massey, B.S. and Ward-Smith J. (2012) Mechanics of Fluids, 9th Edition, Spon Press.
