Fluid Mechanics 2008
Spring (Feb 25-July12, 2008)
Text book: Fluid
Mechanics, 5th edition, Frank M. White
McGraw Hill,
Lecturer N. Gao
Mid-term 1 15% ;
Mid-term 2 15%
Project 10%
Assignments 10% ,
Assignment is due on every Monday, late assignment will not be accepted
Final 50%
Week |
Date |
Section |
Content |
1 |
25-Feb |
Chap 1 |
introductions,
dimensions and units, viscosity, surface tension |
1 |
27-Feb |
Chap 1 |
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2 |
3-Mar |
Chap 2 |
pressure,
hydrostatic force |
2 |
5-Mar |
Chap 2 |
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3 |
10-Mar |
3.1-3.3 |
Basic law,
conservation of mass |
3 |
12-Mar |
3.4-3.5 |
Linear momentum
equation, angular momentum equation |
4 |
17-Mar |
3.6-3.7 |
Energy equation and
Bernoulli equation |
4 |
19-Mar |
chap 3 |
Problem solving
using integral method |
5 |
24-Mar |
|
Mid-term 1 |
5 |
26-Mar |
4.1-4.2 |
Acceleration,
differential equation of mass conservation |
6 |
31-Mar |
4.3 |
differential
equation of linear momentum |
6 |
2-Apr |
4.4 4.6 |
differential
equation of angular momentum, boundary condition |
7 |
7-Apr |
4.7-4.9 |
stream functions,
velocity potentials |
7 |
9-Apr |
chap 4 |
examples, problem
solving using differential equations |
8 |
14-Apr |
Chap 5 |
dimensional analysis |
8 |
16-Apr |
Chap 5 |
|
9 |
21-Apr |
6.1-6.3 |
Reynolds number,
head loss |
9 |
23-Apr |
6.4-6.6 |
Laminar and
turbulent flow |
10 |
28-Apr |
6.6-6.7 |
Three types of
problems |
10 |
30-Apr |
6.8,6.9 |
Minor losses |
11 |
5-May |
6.11,6.12 |
diffusers, flow
meters |
11 |
7-May |
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Mid-term 2 |
12 |
12-May |
7.1-7.2 |
External flow |
12 |
14-May |
7.3-7.5 |
Boundary layer
equation |
13 |
19-May |
7.6 |
Drag and Lift, how
aircrafts fly |
13 |
21-May |
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Special topic: Race
car aerodynamics |
14 |
26-May |
8.1-8.7 |
Potential flow
theory |
14 |
28-May |
8.9 |
Computational flow
dynamics (project) |
15 |
2-Jun |
10.1-10.2 |
Open channel flow, Chezy and Manning |
15 |
4-Jun |
10.3-10.4 |
Efficiency, specific
energy, critical depth |
16 |
9-Jun |
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Duan-wu-jie break |
16 |
11-Jun |
10.5-10.6 |
Hydraulic jump,
gradually varied flow |
17 |
16-Jun |
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Project
presentation, group 1 to 8 |
17 |
18-Jun |
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Project presentation,
group 9 to 16 |
18 |
23-Jun |
Chap 11 |
Pump and fans |
18 |
25-Jun |
Chap 11 |
Other fluid
machineries |
19 |
30-Jun |
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19 |
2-Jul |
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20 |
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20 |
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