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436-200 Fundamental Fluid Mechanics

Credit points: 7.1

Coordinator: Dr. M. S. Chong

Prerequisite: Level 1 Mathematics

Contact: 26 hours of lectures and 13 hours of tutorials and laboratory

Timetable: Second semester

Objectives:

Students should develop a fundamental understanding of the basic principles of fluid statics and fluid dynamics; gain experience in practical methodologies, based on the application of fundamental principles of fluid mechanics, for solution of engineering flow problems. On completion, students should be able to:

Content:

Fluid statics, static forces on submerged structures, stability of floating bodies; fluid dynamics; streamlines; pathlines and streaklines; conservation of mass, momentum and energy; Euler's equation and Bernoulli's equation; control volume analysis; dimensional analysis; incompressible flow in pipes and ducts; boundary layers; flow around immersed bodies; drag and lift.

Assessment:

A three-hour examination; tutorial, tests and assignments and laboratory reports not exceeding 20 pages.

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