Course overview
This course is designed to develop in students a basic understanding of some fundamentals of fluid mechanics and heat transfer. At the end of the course, the students should be able to apply this knowledge to the analysis of common engineering systems. Fluid Mechanics: Units and Dimensions; Fluid Properties; Fluid Statics; One-dimensional Flow of Incompressible Fluids: Continuity, Energy and Momentum Equations; Flow Measurements, Laminar and Turbulent Flow, Ducts and Open Channels; Flow Over Immersed Bodies, Viscous Flow; Lift and Drag; Analysis of Pipe Flow Systems; Fluid Machinery; Heat Transfer: Introduction to Conduction, Convection and Radiation Heat Transfer, Thermal Insulation.
Course learning outcomes
- Describe the meanings and derivations of fluid properties and their relationships to engineering systems and components. (PLO 1, 4) (EA 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2)
- Apply the continuity, energy, and momentum equations to incompressible flow situations. (PLO 1, 4) (EA 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2)
- Apply the general energy equation to energy transfer devices such as nozzles, turbines, and pumps. (PO 1, 4) (EA 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3)
- Explain and apply the basic governing principles of fluid flow in channels, pipelines, and duct systems. (PLO 1, 4) (EA 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3)
- Explain and apply the principles of lift and drag. (PLO 1, 4) (EA 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3)
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