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| Course ID: | ENGR 3160. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fluid Mechanics | Course
Description: | Laws of fluid behavior used in calculating the forces and
energies generated by fluids at rest and in motion;
applications to pipe systems, including pumps and turbines. | | Oasis Title: | Fluid Mechanics | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ENGR 3160E | | Prerequisite: | ENGR 2120 or ENGR 2120E or ENGR 2120H | | Pre or Corequisite: | MATH 2700 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | Course Objectives: | Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be
able to:
1) Measure basic properties of fluids and understand their
effects on the behavior of fluids at rest and in motion
2) Use the concept of fluid pressure to calculate hydrostatic
forces on planar and simple curved submerged surfaces
3) Apply the conservation of mass and energy equations to
steady flows in single pipe and multiple pipe systems
4) Apply Bernoulli’s equation with an understanding of its
limitations
5) Calculate frictional losses in laminar and turbulent flows
in single pipe and multiple pipe systems
6) Evaluate the effects of pumps and turbines
7) Calculate forces exerted by fluids in motion using momentum
analysis
8) Generate nondimensional parameters and simple scaling laws
through dimensional analysis | | Topical Outline: | Fluid Characteristics and Properties
Pressure and Fluid Statics
Conservation of Mass, Energy and Momentum
Bernoulli's Equation
Flow in Single Pipe and Multiple Pipe Systems
Dimensional Analysis | |
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