The University of Connecticut
Department of Mechanical Engineering
ME 3250 Fluid Dynamics I
Spring 2013 Syllabus
Section 1: MWF 8:00 – 8:50 AM, UTEB-150
Instructor:
Professor Wilson K. S. Chiu
Office:
UTEB-352
E-mail:
wchiu@engr.uconn.edu
Office Hours:
M,W,F 8:50 AM - 10:00 AM and by arrangement.
Text: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 8th Edition
R. W. Fox, A. T. McDonald, and P. J. Pritchard, Wiley, 2011.
Website: http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~wchiu/ME3250FluidDynamicsI
Grading:
Grader:
Homework:
Midterm Exam:
Final Exam:
10 %
40 %
50 %
Mr. Chao Xu
Office: UTEB-170
Email: chao.xu@engr.uconn.edu
Office Hours/Help Sessions: Tu,Th 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM; Fr 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Reading: Reading assignments are given on the schedule. It is very important to keep up-to-date
with the reading assignments. It will be greatly beneficial to read the assigned material before
class, because much class time will be spent reviewing reading material and working on example
problems.
Homework: Homework problems are given on the syllabus and collected every Monday during
class. Late homework is not accepted.
Exams: Make-ups will not be given except in the case of documented medical emergencies.
Topics: This course will cover fundamentals of fluid mechanics utilizing integral and differential
calculus, physics and thermodynamics. Students will be able to apply the control volume
approach for mass, momentum, and energy to the analysis and design of fluid systems. Students
will begin to utilize engineering approximations applicable to fluid flow and make use of
dimensional analysis and similarity principles.
Ethical Conduct: All homework solutions and project reports will be checked for originality. Any
student found using solutions manuals will be subjected to academic discipline including but not
limited to automatic failure of the course.
Weekly Schedule of Readings and Assigned Problems
Wk/Day
Date
Topic
Reading
HW Problems (Class Problems)
1/W
1/F
Jan. 23
Jan. 25
Introduction
Basic Equations
Dimensions and Units
1.1-1.3
1.4-1.7
1.2
1.9, 1.12 (1.14)
2/M
2/W
2/F
Jan. 28
Jan. 30
Feb. 1
Fundamental Concepts
Viscosity, Surface Tension
Fluid Statics, Manometers
2.1-2.3
2.4-2.6
3.1-3.3
2.2, 2.10 (2.19)
2.41, 2.78 (2.40, 2.77)
3.6, 3.20 (3.18, 3.22)
3/M
3/W
3/F
Feb. 4
Feb. 6
Feb. 8
Hydrostatic Forces
Submerged Surfaces
Buoyancy
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.50 (3.52)
3.66
3.100 (3.99)
4/M
4/W
4/F
Feb. 11
Feb. 13
Feb. 15
Chapter 3 Review
Basic Laws
Conservation of Mass
4.1-4.2
4.3
4.5 (4.6)
4.17, 4.24 (4.15, 4.39)
5/M
5/W
5/F
Feb. 18
Feb. 20
Feb. 22
Linear Momentum Equation
Angular Momentum
Chapter 4 Review
4.4-4.6
4.7
4.67, 4.75, 4.146 (4.66, 4.74, 4.147)
4.188 (4.187)
6/M
6/W
6/F
Feb. 25
Feb. 27
Mar. 1
Inviscid Flow
Bernoulli Equation
Bernoulli Equation – cont’d
6.1-6.2
6.3
6.9, 6.23 (6.10, 6.24)
6.42, 6.59 (6.44, 6.62)
6.71 (6.69)
7/M
7/W
7/F
Mar. 4
Mar. 6
Mar. 8
Differential Analysis
Mass Conservation
Kinematics
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.5, 5.26 (5.4, 5.25)
5.37, 5.48 (5.36, 5.47)
8/M
8/W
8/F
Mar. 11
Mar. 13
Mar. 15
Differential Momentum Eqn
Exam Review
Midterm Exam (Chapt. 1-6)
5.4
5.91
9/M
9/W
9/F
Mar. 18
Mar. 20
Mar. 22
NO CLASS
NO CLASS
NO CLASS
10/M
10/W
10/F
Mar. 25
Mar. 27
Mar. 29
Dimensionless Analysis
Dimensionless Groups
Flow Similarity
7.1-7.4
7.5
7.6
7.5, 7.9 (7.4, 7.7)
7.56, 7.60 (7.55, 7.59)
7.61, 7.64, 7.65 (7.62)
11/M
11/W
11/F
Apr. 1
Apr. 3
Apr. 5
Internal Flow
Laminar Flow in a Duct
Laminar Pipe Flow
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.3 (8.1)
8.10, 8.26 (8.9, ex.8.2, 8.25)
8.48, 8.67 (8.51)
12/M
12/W
12/F
Apr. 8
Apr. 10
Apr. 12
Shear Stress Distribution
Turbulent Pipe Flow
Continued
8.4
8.5
8.66, 8.68, 8.70 (8.69)
8.73
13/M
13/W
13/F
Apr. 15
Apr. 17
Apr. 19
Head Loss
Flow Measurement
Continued
8.6-8.8
8.9-8.12
8.86, 8.97, 8.106 (8.85, 8.98, 8.107)
8.196 (8.195)
14/M
14/W
14/F
Apr. 22
Apr. 24
Apr. 26
Boundary Layers
Momentum Equation
Momentum Equation – cont’d
9.1-9.3
9.4-9.5
9.8, 9.22, 9.28 (9.3, 9.18, 9.27)
9.64 (9.63)
9.66 (9.65)
15/M
15/W
15/F
Apr. 29
May 1
May 3
Drag
Lift
Review for Final Exam
9.7
9.8
9.84, 9.96, 9.123 (9.81, 9.95)
9.160, 9.166, 9.185 (9.156, 9.183)
16/M
May 6
FINAL EXAM
Time: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Location TBD