Module Details |
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Title | ENGINEERING FLUID MECHANICS | ||
Code | MECH326 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr V Bertola Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Eng Volfango.Bertola@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2019-20 | Level 6 FHEQ | First Semester | 15 |
Aims |
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To introduce students to the role of viscosity in fluid mechanics, including the no-slip condition and the concept of vorticity. To introduce basic principles of laminar and turbulent flow through pipes including definition and evaluation of the Fanning and Darcy friction factors. To introduce the concept of a boundary layer, including separation and transition, and basic equations for friction factor in laminar and turbulent flow with zero pressure gradient. To outline the calculation of bluff-body drag using drag coefficients with qualitative explanations. To introduce potential-flow theory including the concept of irrationality and the principle of superposition. To show how to analyse compressible flow through constant-area ducts accounting for friction or heat transfer and to use the Fanno- and Rayleigh-flow tables. To show how to analyse external compressible flow including expansion and compression turns (Prandtl-Meyer expansions and obliqu e shock waves). |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Understanding how important concepts in fluid mechanics, including viscosity of fluids, formation of boundary layers and compressibility of gases, can be used in an engineering application and the prediction of flows in flow machines |
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(LO2) Understanding of how closed-form mathematical solutions can be derived for a number of simple flow problems |
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(LO3) How the use simplifications to the modelling of the flow problem to derive at simpler mathematical models |
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(LO4) Developing an understanding of the use of empirical expression derived from experimental data in prediction flow characteristics |
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(S1) Principles of problem solving and working to an appropriate number of significant figures |
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(S2) Ability to interpolate within tabulated data |
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(S3) Ability to interpret a word version of an engineering problem and solve using engineering science principles |
Syllabus |
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Part 1 - Fundamental Fluid Concepts Part 2 - Viscosity and Shear Stress 2.1 Dynamic viscosity Part 3 - Dimensional Numbers and Similarity Part 4 - Rotation, Vorticity and Potential Flow Theory P
art 5 - Navier-Stokes Equations Part 6 - Laminar and Turbulent Flows Part 7 - Boundary Layers and Wakes Part 8 - One-Dimensional Compressible Flows |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Lecture |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
48 |
48 | |||||
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Private Study | 102 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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Assessment 1 Assessment Schedule (When) :First semester | 3 hours | 100 | ||||
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Recommended Texts |
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