Fluid mechanics (for GM)

Summary

Basic lecture in fluid mechanics

Content

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

Andrew L. Gerhart, John I. Hochstein, Philip M. Gerhart, Munson, Young and Okiishi's fundamentals of fluid mechanics : SI version, 9th Edition

or previous versions including

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

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

Ressources en bibliothèque

• Gerhart, Gerhart & Hochstein, Munson's Fluid Mechanics
• Munson, Okiishi, Juebsch & Rothmayer, Fluid Mechanics

Moodle Link

• https://go.epfl.ch/ME-280