Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 95)
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Credit points: 16.00
Contact: 24 hours of lectures, 12 hours of tutorials and 12 hours of laboratory work in each semester
Timetable: Double semester.
Objectives:
By the end of first semester the student should have a sound understanding of the engineering science of fluid mechanics. By the end of the course the student should also have developed problem-solving skills, using the more empirical approach of applied hydraulics relating to practical flow problems involving turbo-machinery, closed conduit and open channel flow.
Content:
Basic principles of fluid mechanics; applications in hydraulic engineering. Kinematics and dynamics of fluids. Continuity, energy and momentum equations. Stress-strain relations, equations of motion, specialised equations. Dynamic similitude. Laminar and turbulent flow, boundary layers. Incompressible flow in conduits, mass surge, transient flow, open channel flow. Flow around solid bodies. Turbo-machinery. Flow measurement. Protection devices.
Assessment:
Two three-hour papers, one of which may be held during the year; practical and tutorial work assignments and tests held during the year.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 95)
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