Course overview
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the fundamentals and practical aspects of incompressible and compressible flows and the design and operation of flow systems, including pipe networks, automobiles and flight vehicles. The course content includes: flow of inviscid and viscous fluids; laminar and turbulent flow in pipes and boundary layers; losses in pipe systems; lift and drag forces on moving bodies, aerofoil theory; incompressible-flow machines; fundamentals of compressible flow; 1-D compressible pipe flow; compressible flow nozzles; Rayleigh flow; Fanno flow; external compressible flow around bodies including transonic and supersonic vehicles; design considerations; experimental techniques.
Course learning outcomes
- Discuss the fundamental principles of incompressible and compressible fluid mechanics and aerodynamics
- Apply these principles to real systems such as pipe flows, automobiles and aircraft
- Explain current practice in the areas of fluid mechanics and aerodynamics
- Discuss some aspects of fluid mechanics and aerodynamics
- Use problem solving and analytical skills
- Explain the principles underlying sustainable flow system design