ME EN 312
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Fluid Mechanics
Mechanical Engineering
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering
Course Description
Physics and modeling of fluid flow; fluid statics, dimensional analysis, momentum, internal and external viscous flow, and fluid machinery.
When Taught
Fall, Winter, Summer
Min
3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
1
Title
Fluid Properties
Learning Outcome
1. Understand viscosity as a fluid property and be able to compute shear stress involving Newtonian fluids. Understand the phenomena of surface tension and cavitation.
Title
Pressure in Fluids
Learning Outcome
2. Understand variation in pressure in a static gas or liquid, and be able to compute hydrostatic forces and moments.
Title
Flowing Fluids
Learning Outcome
3. Be able to evaluate the local, convective, and total acceleration and understand pressure distributions normal to and parallel to streamlines. Be able to appropriately apply Bernoulli's principle and recognize the limitations of it.
Title
Conservation of Mass
Learning Outcome
4. Be able to apply the integral form of the conservation of mass for steady and unsteady flow situations with uniform or two-dimensional velocity distributions. Recognize and be able to utilize the differential form of conservation of mass.
Title
Global Force/Momentum Balances
Learning Outcome
5. Be able to apply the integral form of the linear momentum principle and apply global force/momentum balances for stationary and constant velocity frames of reference with uniform or two-dimensional velocity distributions. Recognize the Navier-Stokes equations and solve them for simplified viscous flows.
Title
Dimensional Analysis
Learning Outcome
6. Be able to determine appropriate dimensionless variables for a given dynamical situation and predict prototype behavior based on similitude, and understand the pitfalls of modelling.
Title
Mechanical Energy Equation
Learning Outcome
7. Understand the mechanical energy equation and be able to apply it to laminar and turbulent flow with minor and major losses through pipe networks.
Title
Velocity Distributions, Form Drag and Flow Separation
Learning Outcome
8. Be able to model velocity distributions in flat plate boundary layers in laminar and turbulent flows and to predict skin friction drag. Understand the phenomena of flow separation and its impact on the total drag.
Title
Real World Problem Solving
Learning Outcome
9. Be able to utilize the principles of fluid dynamics to analyze and solve real world flow phenomena. Be able to use structured techniques (e.g. The 5 Ps of problem definition) to develop an engineering problem statement based on real-world applications of fluid mechanics and apply structured problem-solving techniques (e.g. SAFER) to solve fluids engineering problems.
Title
Investigate Phenomena and Communicate Results
Learning Outcome
10. Be able to present results of fluid dynamic phenomena graphically in terms of appropriate dimensionless variables and effectively communicate results.
