Syllabus for Fluid Mechanics
Fluidmekanik
A revised version of the syllabus is available.
Syllabus
- 5 credits
- Course code: 1TV024
- Education cycle: First cycle
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Main field(s) of study and in-depth level:
Physics G1F,
Technology G1F,
Earth Science G1F
Explanation of codes
The code indicates the education cycle and in-depth level of the course in relation to other courses within the same main field of study according to the requirements for general degrees:
First cycle
- G1N: has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
- G1F: has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
- G1E: contains specially designed degree project for Higher Education Diploma
- G2F: has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
- G2E: has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements, contains degree project for Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
- GXX: in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
Second cycle
- A1N: has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
- A1F: has second-cycle course/s as entry requirements
- A1E: contains degree project for Master of Arts/Master of Science (60 credits)
- A2E: contains degree project for Master of Arts/Master of Science (120 credits)
- AXX: in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
- Grading system: Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with credit (4), Pass with distinction (5)
- Established: 2008-03-18
- Established by:
- Revised: 2018-08-30
- Revised by: The Faculty Board of Science and Technology
- Applies from: Autumn 2019
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Entry requirements:
Mechanics I and Scientific Computing
- Responsible department: Department of Earth Sciences
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- compute fluid pressure on immersed surfaces
- visualise the flow pattern in the Eulerian approach
- use the control volume concept to derive simplified one-dimensional forms of the conservation equations of mass, momentum, and energy.
- compute convective and local acceleration and apply the Bernoulli equation to solve for the pressure and velocity distribution in a flow field.
- apply the concept of the momentum and moment of momentum equations to determine components of forces acting on fluid jets, nozzles, vanes and pipes
- apply of the energy equation to determine viscous losses, power required by a pump to lift a fluid mass to a certain height, or power delivered by a turbine due to a drop in elevation.
- use the concepts of laminar and turbulent flow, calculate velocity distribution, and discharge through circular pipes with joints and in natural and lined open channels in a steady flow field
- solve problems concerning varied flow in open channels using the concept of specific energy.
Content
Physical properties of fluids and gases, equilibrium of fluids (hydrostatics), conservation principles in continuum mechanics, the control volume concept, Eulerian and Lagrangian methods, energy, momentum, and continuity equations, Euler and Bernoulli equations, relation between stress and strain rate, differential analysis of fluid motion, similarity analysis, laminar and turbulent flow, boundary layers, uniform and non-uniform flows in open and closed systems (flow in pipes). Demonstration: 1. Energy distribution and losses in a closed hydraulic system 2. Sub-critical and Super critical flows in open channels
Instruction
Lectures, exercises, laboratories, and laboratory reports.
Assessment
Grading is based on a written exam (4 credits) and written laboratory reports (1 credit).
If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.
Syllabus Revisions
Reading list
Reading list
Applies from: Autumn 2019
Some titles may be available electronically through the University library.
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Crowe, Clayton T.;
Elger, Donald F.;
Roberson, John A.
Engineering Fluid Mechanics, 8th Edition
8. uppl.: Wiley, 2004
Mandatory