Entry requirements

Applied Mechanics I/Mechanics II. Several Variable Calculus.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course the student shall be able to:

• analyse forces on objects in stationary and flowing media,
• account for different measurement methods for flow,
• perform basic flow mechanical calculations,
• account for common physical phenomena in flow theory,
• account for applications of flow dynamics within technical systems.

Content

Hydrostatics, kinematics of liquids, viscosity, incompressible flow. Continuity equation, Eulers and Navier-Stokes equations, Bernoulli equation. Continuity and motion equilibrium equations in control volume form. Flow in pipes. Overview of laminar and turbulent flow in pipes and boundaries, cavitation, turbine design, etc. Flow around solid bodies. Lifting force and air resistance. Applications with forces on craft and wings. Introduction to how measurements and model tests can be designed. Overview of numerical models for calculation.

Instruction

Lectures, lessons, laboratory exercises, guest lectures or alternatively study visits.

Assessment

Laboratory work with written and oral presentation (1 credit). Written exam at the end of the course (4 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.