M E 320 Lectures, Fall 2012

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
Lecture notes (tablet PC)
Before Class
Lecture 01
Lecture 02
Lecture 03
After Class
Lecture 01
Lecture 02
Lecture 03
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Color schlieren image of a water strider
Homework assignment
No homework this week
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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
Lecture notes (tablet PC)
No class on Monday - Labor Day
Before Class
Lecture 04
Lecture 05
After Class
Lecture 04
Lecture 05
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Homework assignment
HW Set 1 - Due Friday 09/07
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)
Lecture notes (tablet PC)
Before Class
Lecture 06
Lecture 07
Lecture 08
After Class
Lecture 06
Lecture 07
Lecture 08
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Streamline

Streakline

Pathline

Timeline
Homework assignment
HW Set 2 - Due Friday 09/14
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
Lecture notes (tablet PC)
Before Class
Lecture 09
Lecture 10
Lecture 11
After Class
Lecture 09
Lecture 10
Lecture 11
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Homework assignment
HW Set 3 - Due Friday 09/21
Week 5 Dates
09/24 - 09/28
Lecture topics
Conservation laws: mass and momentum, control volumes
Reading Assignment
Chapter 5
Lecture notes (tablet PC)
Before Class
Lecture 12
Lecture 13
Lecture 14
After Class
Lecture 12
Lecture 13
Lecture 14
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Homework assignment
HW Set 4 - Due Friday 09/28
Week 6 Dates
10/01 - 10/05
Lecture topics
Conservation laws: energy, control volumes, Bernoulli approximation
Reading Assignment
Chapter 6
Lecture notes (tablet PC)
Before Class
Lecture 15
Lecture 16
Lecture 17
After Class
Lecture 15
Lecture 16
Lecture 17
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Homework assignment
HW Set 5 - Due Friday 10/05
Week 7 Dates
10/08 - 10/12
Lecture topics
Dimensional analysis and modeling: dimensional homogeneity, dimensional analysis, experimental testing, similarity
Reading Assignment
Chapter 7
Lecture notes (tablet PC)
Before Class
Lecture 18
Lecture 19
Lecture 20
After Class
Lecture 18
Lecture 19
Lecture 20
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Homework assignment
HW Set 6 - Due Friday 10/12
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
Lecture notes (tablet PC)
Before Class
Lecture 21
Lecture 22
Lecture 23
After Class
Lecture 21
Lecture 22
Lecture 23
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Homework assignment
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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
Lecture notes (tablet PC)
Before Class
Lecture 24
Lecture 25
Lecture 26
After Class
Lecture 24
Lecture 25
Lecture 26
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Homework assignment
HW Set 7 - Due Friday 10/26
Week 10 Dates
10/29 - 11/02
Lecture topics
Differential analysis: stream function, continuity, Navier-Stokes equation
Reading Assignment
Chapter 9
Lecture notes (tablet PC)
Before Class
Lecture 27
Lecture 28
Lecture 29
After Class
Lecture 27
Lecture 28
Lecture 29
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Homework assignment
HW Set 8 - Due Friday 11/02
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
Lecture notes (tablet PC)
Before Class
Lecture 30
Lecture 31
Lecture 32
After Class
Lecture 30
Lecture 31
Lecture 32
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Homework assignment
HW Set 9 - Due Friday 11/09
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
Lecture notes (tablet PC)
Before Class
Lecture 33
Lecture 34
After Class
Lecture 33
Lecture 34
Class canceled on Friday, Nov. 16
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Homework assignment
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Fall Break Week Dates
11/19 - 11/23
Lecture topics
NO LECTURES
Reading Assignment
NO READING
Lecture notes (tablet PC)
NO LECTURES
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NO FILES
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NO EXTRAS
Homework assignment
NO HOMEWORK
Week 13 Dates
11/26 - 11/30
Lecture topics
Approximate solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations (continued): boundary layers
Reading Assignment
Chapter 10 (continued)
Lecture notes (tablet PC)
Before Class
Lecture 35
Lecture 36
Lecture 37
After Class
Lecture 35
Lecture 36
Lecture 37
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Homework assignment
HW Set 10 - Due Friday 11/30
Week 14 Dates
12/03 - 12/07
Lecture topics
External flows: drag and lift, friction and pressure drag
Reading Assignment
Chapter 11
Lecture notes (tablet PC)
Before Class
Lecture 38
Lecture 39
Lecture 40
After Class
Lecture 38
Lecture 39
Lecture 40
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Homework assignment
HW Set 11 - Due Friday 12/07
Week 15 Dates
12/10 - 12/14
Lecture topics
Compressible flow: isentropic flow through nozzles, shock waves
Reading Assignment
Chapter 12
Lecture notes (tablet PC)
Before Class
Lecture 41
Lecture 42
Lecture 43
After Class
Lecture 41
Lecture 42
Lecture 43
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Homework assignment
HW Set 12 - Due Friday 12/14
No late HW accepted after 5:00 p.m. on Friday

Prepared by Professor John M. Cimbala, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University
Latest revision, 26 November 2012