Entry requirements

120 credits including Complex analysis. Computing science II. Mathematical methods of

physics. Continuum mechanics or Electromagnetic field theory.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

- distinguish and describe the potential and vortex flows of ideal and viscous fluids

- define steady state fluid flow and formulate the conditions for stability of this flow

- describe the fluid flow around symmetric bodies and determine the drag and lift forces arising due to this flow

- describe the transition from laminar flow to turbulent flow and determine properties of the turbulent state of the fluid flow

- calculate characteristics of the boundary layer both for laminar and turbulent flows around a solid body

- apply dimensional analysis for the description of fluid flows

- describe the main features of wave phenomena in various fluids and determine the properties of surface gravity waves, sound waves and waves in rotating fluids

Content

Basic concepts and laws of fluid mechanics. Integral- and differential forms of the basic equations of fluid mechanics. Potential flow. Complex flow potential. Flow around cylinders and spheres. Viscous flow. Boundary layers. Dimensional analysis and comparison with experimental data. Elements of the theory of turbulence. Surface and internal waves in fluids. Waves in rotating fluids. Sound waves.Use of numerical software within fluid mechanics.

Computer assignments.

Instruction

Lectures, lessons and computer assignments.

Assessment

Written examination at the end of the course (4.5 credits). Passed laboratory course is also required (1.5 credits).

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.