CE 232

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Fluid Mechanics

Civil and Construction Engineering Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering

Course Description

Fluid properties, fluid statics and dynamics, viscous flow, boundary layers, concepts of pipe and open-channel flow.

When Taught

Fall and Winter

Min

3

Fixed/Max

3

Fixed

2

Fixed

3

Other Prerequisites


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Experiments

Learning Outcome

Be able to setup, perform, evaluate and report on several elementary hydraulic experiments, including: static pressure force, impulse forces from a fluid jet, energy losses in pipe flow, minor energy losses in pipe systems, and flow over weirs in open channels.

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Calculations

Learning Outcome

Be able to perform basic calculations for static pressures and forces in fluids.

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Fundamental equations

Learning Outcome

Understand conservation of mass, energy, and momentum principles as applied to fluid flow situations, and be able to apply them to flow analysis problems.

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Drag and Lift

Learning Outcome

Understand the concepts of drag and lift and be able to apply both to solve introductory problems of forces and dynamics.

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Pressure Pipes

Learning Outcome

Understand alternate standard approaches and formulas, and be able to analyze and design pressure pipe systems.

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Water Resources Engineering

Learning Outcome

Understand standard approach and formulas, and be able to analyze and design open-channel flow systems.

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Pumps

Learning Outcome

Understand the basic elements of pump and turbine flow, and be able to analyze and select the pump needed for situations involving fluid pumping.