Fluid mechanics (for GM)

ME-280 / 4 credits

Teacher: Schneider Tobias

Language: English

Summary

Basic lecture in fluid mechanics

Content

Characteristic quantities of an incompressible flow, hydrostatic, viscous stress, dimensional analysis, Navier-Stoke equations, conservation of mass and momentum in integral and differential form, trajectories and streamlines, Bernoulli's equation, lift and drag of a solid body, theory of reduced scale models, inviscid flows, potential flows, unsteady flows, introduction to boundary layer concept and of turbulence.

Keywords

Incompressible flows, Navier-Stokes equation, lift, drag

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

  • Explain and apply the concepts of mass, energy, and momentum balance, E1
  • Define , describe and apply the basic flow equations, such as the Navier-Stokes equations, AH14
  • Describe simplified governing equations, such as the Bernoulli or potential equations, their domain of validity and apply them in appropriate situations, AH15
  • Describe flow in simple geometries, such as over a flat plate, in a tube, or around a sphere or airfoil, AH9
  • Link flow behaviour with non-dimensional parameters (e.g. Reynolds and Mach numbers), AH2
  • Identify similarity laws and their use for dimensioning an experimental testbed, AH23
  • Describe the physical differences between laminar and turbulent flows, AH4

Transversal skills

  • Use a work methodology appropriate to the task.
  • Assess one's own level of skill acquisition, and plan their on-going learning goals.

Teaching methods

Lectures and sessions of exercises

Assessment methods

Written exam

Resources

Bibliography

Gerhart, Gerhart & Hochstein, Munson's Fluid Mechanics, Global Edition, 8th Edition

 

or previous versions including

 

Munson, Okiishi, Juebsch & Rothmayer, Fluid Mechanics, 7th Edition, SI Version

 

Ressources en bibliothèque

Moodle Link

In the programs

  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Written (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Fluid mechanics (for GM)
  • Lecture: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: mandatory
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Written (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Fluid mechanics (for GM)
  • Lecture: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional

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