UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
SYLLABUS FOR SPRING OF 2003
ETME 2320 Fluid Power
Catalog Description: Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in Mathematics 1303. Hydraulics and
pneumatics; the flow of water, air, and oil; calibration of metering devices; pipe friction; elementary
hydraulic tests; friction and energy loss; and devices for making fluid measurements. Two hours of lecture,
two hours of laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
Class Meets:
Lecture: T R 0600 pm – 0740 pm in ETAS 359 every week.
Labs to be arranged (will meet in ETAS 129)
Instructor:
Dr. Srikanth B. Pidugu
Office: ETAS 227D
Office Phone: 371-7620; E-mail: sbpidugu@ualr.edu
Lab Coordinator:
Office Hours:
Mr. Curt Moody
T R 4.45 p.m. – 5.45 p.m. and by appointment.
Textbook:
Applied Fluid Mechanics, 5th edition
Authors: Robert L. Mott; ISBN 0-13-023120-7; Prentice Hall
Grading:
30% Announced 10 to 15 minute Short Quizzes (You need a calculator)**
15% Lab Reports
17% 1st Midterm Exam
18% 2nd Midterm Exam
20% Two-Hour Cumulative Final
** HWs are included; a model quiz is handed over with this syllabus for your
understanding how HWs will be evaluated.
Course Rules:
 You may use a scientific or regular calculator on any quiz or exam.
 You may not use a PC, Laptop, PDA, Palmtop, or any equivalent due to wireless web technology
issues, on any exam or quiz.
 Students may freely collaborate on lab reports. However, each student is to submit a unique (i. e., not
photocopied or computer printed from the same file) report and will be graded individually.
 Students may not use a cell phone, pager, walky-talky, or any other communications device during a
class, lab, exam or quiz.
Grade Scale:
100-90 %
89-82 %
81-74 %
73-66 %
65-0 %
A
B
C
D
F
Missed Work Policy: In keeping with UALR’s mission to serve non-traditional students, late work will be
accepted without penalty if the student has a reasonable excuse. Otherwise late work is assessed a penalty
of 25% per day late—of course not counting days that the university is not open for business. Instructor’s
decision is final. The midterm and quizzes may be taken late or early if the student has a reasonable
excuse. The final exam may be taken late or early with the consent of the Department Chair as per
UALR’s regulations if the student has such a reasonable excuse.
Due to the sharing of facilities and equipment by several classes make-up lab sessions will not be
possible.
Attendance Policy:
Attendance at all lectures, labs, and exams are mandatory. Students will be held responsible for all
material covered in and announcements made in lectures. If you must miss a class, you will need to get
the lecture notes from another student in the class (good idea to look into more than one student’s notes).
Diversity Policy:
 The classroom is to be a safe place for all and students are asked to be respectful of diversity in
their demeanor. As some students may be minors, all students are asked to respect a "Family"
atmosphere.
 DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES: It is the policy of UALR to accommodate students with
disabilities, pursuant to federal law, state law, and the University's commitment to equal
educational opportunities. Any student with a disability who needs accommodation, for example
in seating placement or in arrangements for examinations, should inform the instructor at the
beginning of the course. The chair of the department offering this course is also available to assist
with accommodations. Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact Disability Support
Services, which is located in the Donaghey Student Center, Room 103, telephone 569-3143.
Assignment Formats:
a.
HWs will be assigned but will not be graded. It is very important that you complete HWs as
one problem from each HW will be given in at the end of quiz.
b.
Lab reports may be typed or printed by hand on one side 8.5” x 11” paper, stapled, and
handed in flat. No cover or binding is needed. A lab report will in general consist of the
following parts:
1.
Cover page – with date turned in, your name and name of lab partners (if any),
assignment number, and excuse issues if applicable.
2.
Introduction – a brief overview of the goals of the lab.
3.
Procedure – a brief description of the steps in the lab.
4.
Results – presentation of any data, programs, calculations, analysis, designs, and so
forth you obtained in the lab.
5.
Conclusions – written and/or mathematical analysis of the results including a
description of any errors or failures in the lab.
6.
Answers to the specific questions in the lab handout.
c.
Exam answers should be well explained, readable, and should answer the question asked
completely. Space will be provided on the exam forms for your work and extra paper will be
available. Please alert the grader if you needed to write on the back of your test sheets so that
all your points will be credited. Please be careful to read the questions thoroughly, to use all
information provided, and to answer the precise question that was asked.
IMPORTANT:
 Only UALR e-mail service will be used. Every student registered to a course at UALR will be
automatically assigned an e-mail ID. It is recommended that you check e-mail at least once in 24
hours
 COURSE HOME PAGE LINK: http://www.ualr.edu/~sbpidugu/etme2320/etme2320.html
Course home page will be used for announcements, posting homework solutions, help material
etc. It is recommended that students visit course page at least once in a day, though all
information such quiz and exam dates etc. will be announced in class (particularly useful when
you miss a class).
What will be covered?
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Viscosity
Chapter 3: Pressure measurement
Chapter 4: Force due to static fluids
Chapter 6: Bernoulli’s Equation
Chapter 7: Energy equation
Chapter 8: Laminar and Turbulent Flows
Chapter 9: Energy losses due to friction
Chapter 10: Minor losses
Chapter 11: Series pipe line systems
Chapter 12: Parallel pipe line systems
Chapter 13. Pump Selection and Application.
Chapter 15: Flow measurement
Chapter 16: Forces due to fluids in motion (will be covered if time allows)
Additional Topics: Control Valves
Fluid Conduits
Pneumatics Components and systems
Note: Additional Information for each chapter will be provided wherever necessary.
Format for Lecture Presentation
(i) Board
(ii) Overhead projector
(iii) MS Power Point presentation
Class Syllabus/Schedule/Policies -- Subject to revision and changes announced in class.