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Nov 21, 2024
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ME 3104 - Fluid Mechanics II3 lecture hours 2 lab hours 4 credits
Course Description
This course focuses on differential relations for treating fluid flow problems. The theory developed will allow students to pursue advanced practice in fluid dynamics (e.g. computational fluid dynamics). In addition to differential relations and potential flow theory, this course covers dimensional analysis/similitude, and turbomachinery. The Navier-Stokes equations are applied to fluid mechanics problems both analytically and numerically. (prereq: ME 3103 or ME 317 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Prerequisites by Topic
- Introductory fluid mechanics
- Vector calculus
- Differential equations
- Partial derivatives
Course Topics
- Differential analysis of fluid flow
- Fluid element kinematics
- Differential forms of conservation of mass, momentum and energy equations
- Euler’s equations of motion
- Bernoilli equation
- Irrotational flow
- The velocity potential
- Potential flow
- Stress-deformation relationships for viscous flow
- The Navier-Stokes equations
- Numerical methods for differential analysis of fluid flow
- Dimensional analysis, similitude, and modeling
- Pi theorem
- Determination of Pi therms
- Common dimensionless groups in fluid mechanics
- Correlation of experimental data
- Modeling and similitude
- Theory of models
- Scale models
- Viscous flow in pipes
- Laminar vs. turbulent flow
- Entrance region and fully developed flow
- Fully developed laminar flow
- Fully developed turbulent flow
- Turbulence modeling
- External flow
- Lift and drag force
- Boundary layer characteristics
- Prandtl/Blasius boundary layer solution
- Effects of pressure gradient
- Friction drag
- Pressure drag
- Drag coefficient
- Design of experiments
Laboratory Topics
Required labs:
- Vortex shedding from a cylinder in cross flow
- Frictional losses in fluids systems
- Drag and lift forces
- Introduction to computational fluid mechanics
Other labs:
- Pump characteristics
- Additional labs in development
Coordinator
Christopher Damm
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