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Course Details
This course introduces topics in fluid mechanics. Topics covered include: fluid properties; energy losses; Reynold's number; Moody diagram; simple pipe networks, pumps, lift and drag and fluid statics. Laboratory sessions reinforce lecture material.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Compute mass and volume flow rates and mean velocities. [1, 2]
Use dimensionless quantities such as Reynolds and Mach number. [1, 2, 3]
Apply mass and energy conservation laws to stationary control volumes. . [1, 2, 3]
Analyze pipes and determine pressure losses, flow rates or pipe sizes. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Analyze simple pipe networks. [1 ,2, 3]
Evaluate pump performance by using performance curves. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Calculate drag of immersed objects based on drag coefficients. [1, 2]
Effective as of Fall 2018
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