Fluid Mechanics Syllabus
 Weekly schedule:
 1. Definition of fluid. Differences between plasma, gas, liquid. Fluid statics, Pascal's law. 2. Example problems in fluid statics. Sum of the forces and sum of the moments for a fluid at rest. Assignment #1. 3. Conservation of mass in differential form. Conservation of mass in integral form. Assignment #2. 4. Derivation of the inviscid momentum equation from Newton's law. Conservation of momentum in integral form. Assignment #3. 5. Stagnation pressure, Bernoulli Equation. Assignment #4. 6. Non-dimensional analysis. Drag coefficient and Reynolds number. Dynamic similarity. Assignment #5. 7. Midterm break. 8. Example problems in preparation for the midterm exam. Midterm examination. 9. Definition of diffusion, viscosity. Derivation of momentum equation from Newton's law for a constant-density fluid including viscous effects. 10. Couette flow. Viscous flow in journal bearing. Viscous flow in clutch. Momentum equations in cylindrical coordinates. Assignment #6. 11. External viscous flow over flat plates. Derivation of skin friction coefficient from momentum equations using boundary layer assumptions. Laminar and turbulent boundary layer over flat plates. Assignment #7. 12. Internal viscous flow in pipes and ducts. Derivation of friction factor from momentum equations. Fully-developed laminar and turbulent flow. Assignment #8. 13. Internal viscous flow using energy method. Derivation of energy equation for pipe systems from first law of thermodynamics. Pump power, valve loss coefficient. Assignment #9. 14. Example problems in preparation for the final exam. 15. Final exam.
 09.29.11
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