## MEC E 331 - Fluid Mechanics I **Subject & Number:** **Title:** **Course Career** **Units**: 3 **Approved Hours:** 3-0-1 **Fee index**: 8 **Faculty:** [Faculty of Engineering]{.mark} **Department:** Mechanical Engineering **Typically Offered:** either term or Spring/Summer ### Calendar Description External flow, boundary layers, momentum theories, similitude, fluid metering, fluid friction, fluid friction in pipes, pipe networks. Prerequisites: MEC E 230, 250, MATH 209. Corequisite: CH E 243. Credit can only be granted for one of MEC E 330 or MEC E 331. ### Course Objectives & General Content Learn and able to apply fundamental mechanical principles and equations to solve engineering problems; understand the basic theory; develop problem-solving skills and intuition for correct applications of fluid mechanics principles on engineering. Fluid properties, fluid rheology, fluid kinematics, Bernoulli\'s equation, continuity equation, Navier-Stokes equation, Boundary layers, external flow, fluid friction in pipes, pipe networks. ### ### Learning outcomes 1. Calculate flow rates with data from obstruction flow meters 2. Apply momentum equation to translating control volumes 3. Calculate stresses and drag forces in external flow situations 4. Determine mathematical expressions for stream functions 5. Plot velocity fields in potential flow situations 6. Estimate pipe or duct sizes and determine head losses for internal flow 7. Determine pump size and efficiency 8. Non-dimensionalize equations 9. Formulate functional relationships between non-dimensional groups 10. Conduct similarity analysis 11. Apply basic concepts and equations for fluid properties, fluid statics, and fluid kinematics 12. Apply the Bernoulli equation and know its limitations 13. Understand differential analysis and apply the continuity and Navier-Stokes equations ### Textbooks and References [Mandatory:]{.underline} Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications, 4th Edition, by Yunus A. Cengel and John M. Cimbala, 2018, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 978-1-259-69653-4. ### Assessment Details -------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Activity** **(A)Synchronous** **Due/Scheduled** **Weight** -------------------- -------------------- ------------------- ------------ Assignment 15% Midterm 1 20% Midterm 1 20% Fianal 45% -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Course Accreditation Units The current total and individual Accreditation Unit (AU) counts for this course are: ----------------------------------------------------------------- **Total** **Math** **NS** **ES** **ED** **CS** ------------- ------------- -------- ---------- -------- -------- 44.1 44.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ### ### Graduate Attributes --------------------------------------------------------------- **\#** **Graduate Attribute** **Level (I, D, A)** -------- ------------------------------------------ ----------- 1 A knowledge base for engineering (KB): D 2 Problem analysis (PA): D 3 Investigation (IN): 4 Design (DE): 5 Use of engineering tools (ET): I 6 Individual and team work (TW): 7 Communication skills (CS): 8 Professionalism (PR): 9 Impact of engineering on society and the environment (IS): 10 Ethics and equity (EE): 11 Economics and project management (EP): 12 Life-long learning (LL): --------------------------------------------------------------- ### Course Schedule +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+------------------+ | **Week** | **Lecture** | **Day** | **Date** | **Topic** | **Textbook** | **Assignment** | | | | | | | | | | | **\#** | | | | | **Post** | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+------------------+ | **1** | 1 | Tue. | 5-Sep | Intro/Review-Fluid | Ch 1-2 | | | | | | | Fluid Rheology | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +------------------+------------------+ | | 2 | Thur. | 7-Sep | | Ch 1-2 | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+------------------+ | **2** | 3 | Tue. | 12-Sep | Fluid Statics & | Ch 3-4 | | | | | | | Capillarity Fluid | | | | | | | | Kinematics | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +------------------+------------------+ | | 4 | Thur. | 14-Sep | | Ch 3-4 | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+------------------+ | **3** | 5 | Tue. | 19-Sep | Flow Patterns & | Ch 4-5 | | | | | | | Visualization Reynolds | | | | | | | | Transport Theorem | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +------------------+------------------+ | | 6 | Thur. | 21-Sep | | Ch 4-5 | **A1** | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+------------------+ | **4** | 7 | Tue. | 26-Sep | Conservation of Mass | Ch 5 | | | | | | | Bernoulli Equations | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +------------------+------------------+ | | 8 | Thur. | 28-Sep | | Ch 5 | **A2** | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+------------------+ | **5** | 9 | Tue. | 3-Oct | Applications of | Ch 5-6 | | | | | | | Bernoulli Equations | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+------------------+ | | **N/A** | Thur. | **5-Oct** | **Midterm 1** | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+------------------+ | **6** | 10 | Tue. | 10-Oct | Momentum and Force | Ch 5-6 | | | | | | | Analysis Continuity | | | | | | | | Equation | | | | | | | | (differential) | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +------------------+------------------+ | | 11 | Thur. | 12-Oct | | Ch 9 | **A3** | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+------------------+ | **7** | 12 | Tue. | 17-Oct | Continuity Equation | Ch 9 | | | | | | | (differential) | | | | | | | | Navier-Stokes Equation | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +------------------+------------------+ | | 13 | Thur. | 19-Oct | | Ch 9 | **A4** | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+------------------+ | **8** | 14 | Tue. | 24-Oct | Navier-Stokes Equation | Ch 9 | | | | | | | Boundary Layers | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +------------------+------------------+ | | 15 | Thur. | 26-Oct | | Ch 10 | **A5** | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+------------------+ | **9** | 16 | Tue. | 31-Oct | Boundary Layers | Ch 10 | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+------------------+ | | **N/A** | Thur. | **2-Nov** | **Midterm 2** | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+------------------+ | **10** | 17 | Tue. | 7-Nov | Boundary Layers | Ch 10 | | | | | | | External Flow | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +------------------+------------------+ | | 18 | Thur. | 9-Nov | | Ch 11 | **A6** | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+------------------+ | **11** | N/A | Tue. | 14-Nov | **Reading Week** | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | | | N/A | Thur. | 16-Nov | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+------------------+ | **12** | 19 | Tue. | 21-Nov | External Flow Drag and | Ch 11 | | | | | | | Lift | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +------------------+------------------+ | | 20 | Thur. | 23-Nov | | Ch 11 | **A7** | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+------------------+ | **13** | 21 | Tue. | 28-Nov | Internal Flow-Pipe | Ch 8 | | | | | | | Flow Pressure Drop & | | | | | | | | Head Losses | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +------------------+------------------+ | | 22 | Thur. | 30-Nov | | Ch 8 | **A8** | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+------------------+ | **14** | 23 | Tue. | 5-Dec | Piping Systems Pump | Ch 8 | | | | | | | Selection | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +------------------+------------------+ | | 24 | Thur. | 7-Dec | | Ch 8 | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+------------------+ | **Final Exam: 9 a.m., December12, Tuesday** | +=================+=================+=================+=================+========================+==================+==================+