| CODE | MEC2340 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Fluid Mechanics 1 | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Mechanical Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit introduces the basic concepts of fluid statics and fluid dynamics relevant to mechanical engineering with emphasis placed on physical understanding. The study-unit covers the following topics: - Fluid basics Units, dimensional formulae, pressure, shear stress, viscosity. - Data analysis Introduction to basic statistical methods and combining experimental uncertainties. - Fluid statics Pressure in a static fluid, buoyancy, equilibrium, forces on submerged bodies, stability of floating bodies, small oscillations of floating bodies, pressure measurement, aerostatics. - Fluid dynamics Graphical description of fluid motion, Integral relations for a control volume, differential relations to fluid flow, mass continuity, Bernoulli equation, conservation of energy, linear and angular momentum, the Navier-Stokes equations for a Newtonian fluid. Study-unit Aims: The main scope of this unit is to introduce students to the basic concepts in fluid statics and dynamics relevant to mechanical engineering. The study-unit also aims to lay the necessary foundations in fluid mechanics necessary for other study units covered in the following semesters. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - determine the units and dimensions for various properties and terms used in fluid mechanics. - distinguish between various sources of error when conducting physical experiments in fluid mechanics. - define the relation between pressure and head in a static fluid. - explain the variation of the hydrostatic force with depth for a flat surface submerged in a static fluid. - distinguish between the different aerostatic models used to model the variation of atmospheric air pressure, temperature and density with altitude. - define the terms pathline, streakline and streamline used to describe flow fields. - distinguish between the Eulerian and Lagrangian concepts for analysing flow fields. - explain the concept of a control volume for solving various fluid flow problems. - distinguish between different techniques to measure the velocity of a fluid. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - list the commonly used terms used in fluid mechanics. - apply statistical methods to compute the combined uncertainty resulting from various experimental measurements. - analyse various problems involving fluid statics in mechanical engineering. - compute the hydrostatic forces of plane and curve surfaces submerged in a static fluid. - determine the stability of floating and non-floating bodies. - compute the natural oscillating frequency of a simple buoyant structure with a single degree of freedom. - apply the mass continuity, Bernoulli equation, conservation of energy and linear and angular momentum relations to simple one-dimensional steady flow problems in engineering. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Fluid Mechanics Frank M. White (Author) McGraw-Hill International Edition ISBN 978-0-07-128645-9 Fluid Mechanics, Fifth Edition J.F. Douglas (Author); J.M. Gasiorek (Author); J.A. Swaffield (Author); L.B. Jack (Author) Pearson - Prentice Hall (2005) ISBN-10:0131292935 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study, Practicum & Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Simon Mizzi |
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