Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | FLUID MECHANICS I | ||||||||||
Course Unit Code | AMEE202 | ||||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||||
Prerequisites | AMAT122 | Co-requisites | AMAT204 | ||||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||||
Course Contents | Fundamental concepts: Definition of a fluid, control volume and differential analysis, kinematics of fluid motion, stress and strain rate, Newtonian fluid. Fluid in equilibrium: Fluid statics, variation of pressure with depth, forces on immersed surfaces. Conservation laws in control volume form: continuity, momentum equation for steady flow, first law of thermodynamics (relation to Bernoulli’s equation), applications. Differential analysis of fluid motion: streamfunction for two-dimensional incompressible flow, incompressible inviscid flow, Bernoulli's equation, irrotational flow and the velocity potential. Dimensional analysis and similitude: Nature of dimensional analysis, Buckingham’s ? theorem, arrangement of dimensionless group. Viscous flow: Laminar internal flows: Poiseuille and Couette flow, turbulent internal flow, major and minor losses. External flow: General external flow characteristics, lift and drag concepts, boundary layer analysis, estimation of lift and drag coefficient. Laboratory Work: Small group experiments performed in the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory. The laboratory work is designed such that it provides a visual verification of the principles mentioned in class. | ||||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of both computer presentations and traditional means. Practical examples and exercises are included in the lectures to enhance the material learning process. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks. Lectures are supplemented with laboratory work carried out in the Mechanical Engineering Lab. Laboratory sessions are designed such that the students would appreciate the theory presented in the lectures and, furthermore, practical applications of the results are demonstrated. Students are assessed continuously and their knowledge is checked through tests with their assessment weight. | ||||||||||
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |