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Apr 19, 2024
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ME 317 - Fluid Mechanics3 lecture hours 2 lab hours 4 credits
Course Description
This course defines fluid properties including stresses and strain rate descriptions. Both static and dynamic fluid problems will be explored, using differential and finite control volume analysis resulting in continuity, momentum and energy equations. The Bernoulli and Navier-Stokes equations are applied to fluid mechanics problems. Boundary layers, pipe flow and drag will be introduced and topics of turbulence will be touched upon. The lab stresses instrumentation and quantification of experimental uncertainty, and introduces topics of similitude and design of experiments. (prereq: MA 232 , ME 206 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply the fluid-static equation to determine pressure at a point
- Apply the control volume forms of the mass, energy, and momentum equations to a variety of problems, including pump/turbine problems with pipe friction and minor losses
- Determine the drag force on objects subjected to fluid flow
- Utilize instrumentation for measurement of fluid and flow properties, with an understanding of the accuracy and precision of the measuring systems
Prerequisites by Topic
- Vector analysis
- Differential and integral calculus
- Partial derivatives
- Newton’s second law
Course Topics
- Definitions and properties
- Statics and pressure gauges
- Fluid kinematics
- Control volume and conservation of mass, momentum and energy
- Bernoulli, pipe friction, minor losses
- Differential analysis and viscous flow
- Boundary layer and drag
Laboratory Topics
- Instrument calibration
- Measurement of air flow in a duct
- Determination of friction factor and minor losses
- Analysis of a pump system
- 1st order Error propagation and statistical analysis of data
- Dimensional analysis and similitude
Coordinator
Chris Damm
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