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310 Fluid Mechanics. I, II; 3cr. Fluid statics and dynamics, dimensional analysis, flow of an ideal fluid, flow of a real fluidincluding laminar and turbulent flow, applications to engineering problems. P:Math 223 & EMA 202 or equiv. Hoopes.

Course Prerequisite(s)

Math 234 & EMA 202 or equiv.

Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

basic integral and differential calculus, vector notation and operation, ordinary differential equations
principles of statics - force and moment equilibrium
principles of kinematics - velocity and acceleration in absolute and relative frames
principles of dynamics - Newton's Laws of Motion, torque and angular acceleration, 1st Law of Thermodynamics

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, B.R. Munson, D.F. Young, & T.H., Okiishi, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 5th. Edition, Updated Version, 2006.

Course objectives

Introduce concepts, principles, laws, observations, and models of fluids at rest and in motion
Provide basis for understanding fluid behavior and for engineering design and control of fluid systems
Develop competence with mass, energy and momentum balances for determining resultant interactions of flows and engineered and natural systems
Develop basis for correlating experimental data, designing tests, and using scale models of fluid flows
Learn nature of rotation, circulation, resistance(viscous, turbulent),boundary layers, and separation with applications to drag and lift on objects
Learn methods for computing headlosses and flows in simple pipes and channels

Topics covered

Definitions, concepts and properties of fluids
Pressure and its variation, measurement and forces on plane and curved surfaces (fluid statics)
Velocity and acceleration representations, visualizing and describing motion, rotational motion (fluid kinematics)
Control volume (integral) approach for property (mass, energy, momentum) conservation
Euler and Bernoulli equations
Dimensional analysis and similitude/modelling
Ideal fluid kinematics and dynamics (applications to flow nets, pressure distributions and lift)
Real fluid phenomena and description (resistance, laminar and turbulent flow, boundary layers, separation) with applications to lift and drag on objects
Shear, pressure and velocity distributions in pipe flow, friction and fitting losses in pipe flow, analysis and design of single pipe systems, types and characteristics of open channel flow (analysis of uniform flow)

Class/laboratory schedule

Two 50 minute lectures and one 2 hour discussion/lab per week.
Assessment of student progress toward course objectives is performed by three examinations, weekly homework assignments, and weekly quizzes and experiments.

Contribution of course to meeting the professional component

This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of college-level mathematics and/or basic sciences and does provide experimental experience.

The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.

This course draws upon students' knowledge of college-level mathematics and basic sciences and translates this knowledge to understanding fluid flow principles and their application to simple engineering problems. It provides experimental experience. Some problems illustrate economic and environmental considerations.

Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes

This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.

This course provides fundamental knowledge and understanding of the mechanics of fluid at rest and in motion by describing and observing fluid phenomena and by developing and using the principles and laws for analyzing fluid interactions with natural and constructed systems. This course provides the basis for subsequent courses involving the analysis, design and/or operation of engineered systems: water and waste water treatment facilities; flooding, erosion and wave impacts on river, lake and coastal areas; transport and mixing of chemicals and sediments; and earth and solid structures for containing fluids.

Assessment of student progress toward course objectives

Assessment is performed with three examinations, weekly homework assignments, and weekly quizzes and laboratory experiments.

Person(s) who prepared this description

John A. Hoopes
Chin H. Wu

Copyright 2007 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Date last modified: 02-Aug-2007
Content by: cee@engr.wisc.edu
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