The University of
Queensland
Division of Mechanical Engineering
This subject introduces the study of fluid motion and concentrates
on basic principlesand major areas of fluid mechanics. Special attention is
paid to integral conservation laws and dimensional analysis. There will be 2
lectures per week covering the following topics.
- Fluid statics and
kinematics
- Inviscid fluid and integral
conservation equations
- Flows of viscous
incompressible fluids and dimensional analysis
The
tutorial work aims to develop problem solving skills while the laboratory work
aims to develop practical skills in flow measurement and interpretation of
experimental results.
Detailed Syllabus:
- Introductory concepts
- definition of a fluid
- continuum hypothesis
- velocity field
- forces acting on
fluids
- Fluid statics
- hydrostatic forces
and pressure variations
- pressure measurement
- buoyancy
- Kinematics and dynamics
- conservation of mass
- Eulerian and
Lagrangian descriptions
- Euler equation
- Bernoulli equation
- Integral conservation
equations
- conservation of
linear momentum
- free jets
- pressure losses
- nozzles, propellors,
rocket propulsion
- lift and Kutta–Joukowski theorem
- conservation of
angular momentum
- hydraulic jumps and
open channel flows
- Flow of viscous
incompressible fluids
- pressure losses and loss coefficient
- Drag and drag coefficient
- Navier-Stokes
equation
- laminar viscous flow
between plates
- transition to
turbulence
- Dimensional analysis
- units and dimensions
- nondimensional groups
and Buckingham's pi-theorem
- physical significance
of dimensionless groups
- Similitude
The
course involves a practical work: Ducted
fan
Course
material can be found at the blackboard
learning (needs password)
AYK, 2012