| Week 1 | Dates 08/27 - 08/31 |
Lecture topics Introduction: fluids and their applications, no-slip condition, classification of fluid flows Fluid properties: density, viscosity, vapor pressure, surface tension |
Reading Assignment Chapters 1 and 2 |
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Homework assignment No homework this week REVIEW the information below: Homework information and format Sample homework problem format |
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| Week 2 | Dates 09/03 - 09/07 |
Lecture topics Pressure and fluid statics: manometry and barometry, hydrostatic forces on submerged surfaces |
Reading Assignment Chapter 3 |
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Homework assignment HW Set 1 - Due Friday 09/07 |
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| Week 3 | Dates 09/10 - 09/14 |
Lecture topics Pressure and fluid statics (continued): hydrostatic forces on submerged surfaces, buoyancy and stability, fluids in rigid body motion |
Reading Assignment Chapter 3 (continued) |
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Homework assignment HW Set 2 - Due Friday 09/14 |
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| Week 4 | Dates 09/17 - 09/21 |
Lecture topics Fluid kinematics: Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions, flow visualization, vorticity, Reynolds transport theorem |
Reading Assignment Chapter 4 |
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Homework assignment HW Set 3 - Due Friday 09/21 |
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| Week 5 | Dates 09/24 - 09/28 |
Lecture topics Conservation laws: mass and momentum, control volumes |
Reading Assignment Chapter 5 |
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Homework assignment HW Set 4 - Due Friday 09/28 |
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| Week 6 | Dates 10/01 - 10/05 |
Lecture topics Conservation laws: energy, control volumes, Bernoulli approximation |
Reading Assignment Chapter 6 |
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Homework assignment HW Set 5 - Due Friday 10/05 |
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| Week 7 | Dates 10/08 - 10/12 |
Lecture topics Dimensional analysis and modeling: dimensional homogeneity, dimensional analysis, experimental testing, similarity |
Reading Assignment Chapter 7 |
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Homework assignment HW Set 6 - Due Friday 10/12 |
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| Week 8 | Dates 10/15 - 10/19 |
Lecture topics Flow in pipes: laminar and turbulent flow, major and minor losses, piping networks and pump selection, flow rate and velocity measurement instruments |
Reading Assignment Chapter 8 |
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| Week 9 | Dates 10/22 - 10/26 |
Lecture topics Turbomachinery: introduction to pumps and turbines |
Reading Assignment Chapter 8 (continued) parts of Chapter 14 |
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Homework assignment HW Set 7 - Due Friday 10/26 |
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| Week 10 | Dates 10/29 - 11/02 |
Lecture topics Differential analysis: stream function, continuity, Navier-Stokes equation |
Reading Assignment Chapter 9 |
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Homework assignment HW Set 8 - Due Friday 11/02 |
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| Week 11 | Dates 11/05 - 11/09 |
Lecture topics Differential analysis (continued); Introduction to CFD: grids, boundary conditions, residuals, interpretation of results |
Reading Assignment Chapter 9 (continued) parts of Chapter 15 |
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Homework assignment HW Set 9 - Due Friday 11/09 |
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| Week 12 | Dates 11/12 - 11/16 |
Lecture topics Approximate solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations: creeping flow, inviscid regions, irrotational regions |
Reading Assignment Chapter 10 |
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| Fall Break Week | Dates 11/19 - 11/23 |
Lecture topics NO LECTURES |
Reading Assignment NO READING |
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| Week 13 | Dates 11/26 - 11/30 |
Lecture topics Approximate solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations (continued): boundary layers |
Reading Assignment Chapter 10 (continued) |
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Homework assignment HW Set 10 - Due Friday 11/30 |
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| Week 14 | Dates 12/03 - 12/07 |
Lecture topics External flows: drag and lift, friction and pressure drag |
Reading Assignment Chapter 11 |
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Homework assignment HW Set 11 - Due Friday 12/07 |
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| Week 15 | Dates 12/10 - 12/14 |
Lecture topics Compressible flow: isentropic flow through nozzles, shock waves |
Reading Assignment Chapter 12 |
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Homework assignment HW Set 12 - Due Friday 12/14 No late HW accepted after 5:00 p.m. on Friday |