VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
C.E.E. 3111 Fluid Mechanics
Fall 2000
Instructor: Dr. R.A. Chadderton
Office: 142 Tolentine Hall
Text: Fox & McDonald, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition.
Period
1
Topic
Text Articles
Suggested Problems
Introduction
Ch. 1
3,9,21,29,32
Fluid Properties; Types of Motion
Ch. 2
3,25,27,33,38
4
Pressure-height relationships;
Manometers.
Ch. 3:1-4.
3,5,15,23
5
Forces on submerged, plane areas.
Ch. 3:5
38(a),39(a),50,54
6,7
Forces on Curved Surfaces,
Buoyancy
Ch. 3:5,6
56,61,62(a),65,73,74
8,9
Conservation of Mass
Ch. 4:1,2,3
2,13,19,23,25,27,33
10
Makeup; Review??
11
Exam #1
12
Momentum Equation
Ch. 4:4
13,14
Applications of Linear
Momentum Equation
Ch. 4:4.1
48,53,55,59,60
15,16
Momentum, Moving Control Volume
Ch. 4:4.2
106,108,116
17,18
Energy Equations
Ch. 4:8
183,185,188,189,191
2,3
Periods 1-10, inclusive.
19
Makeup; Review??
20
Exam #2
21
Differential Analysis of Fluid Motion
Ch.5:1
22
Kinematics; Stream and
Potential functions
Ch.5:2
23
Kinematics: Acceleration and
Rotation
Ch.5:3
24
Equations of Motion;
Euler Equation
Ch.5:4
Ch.6:1,2
25
Bernoulli Equation
Ch.6:3
Periods 12-19, inclusive
..to be assigned in class….
26
Applications of Energy Equations
Ch.6:3,4
27
Irrotational Flow
Ch.6:6
28
Similitude & Models
Ch.7:4,5
29
Laminar Flow Profiles
Ch.8:1,2,3
30
Turbulent Flow in Pipes
Ch.8:4,5,6
31
Pipe Flow Problems
Ch.8:6,7,8
32
Exam #3
Periods 21-31, inclusive
33,34
Boundary Layer Concepts
Ch.9:1,2,4,5,6
36,37
Forces on Submerged Objects
Ch.9:7,8
38
Speed of Sound, Reference States
Ch.11
(handouts)
39
Isentropic Flow, Nozzles
Ch.12:1,2,3
40
Normal Shocks
Ch.12:6
41
Exam #4
42
Recapitulation/Summary/Review
43
Periods 33-40, inclusive
Final Exam
COMPREHENSIVE
(in scheduled exam period)
SPECIAL NOTES FOR FALL SEMESTER, 2000:
1. Attendance is not required except for exams. Students are responsible to know when exams are to be
given.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Each exam will be announced, in class, at least one week in advance.
Exams will be given during regular class periods; therefore, no conflict is possible.
Any student who misses any exam for any reason must present a validated excuse to receive
consideration for a so-called makeup. Otherwise, a grade of zero (0) will be assigned for the missed
exam.
GRADING POLICY: Grades are assigned according to the following absolute scale:
NUMERICAL AVERAGE = LETTER GRADE
6. Exam Weighting:
93-100
A
90-92
A-
88-89
B+
83-87
B
80-82
B-
78-79
C+
73-77
C
70-72
C-
64-69
D
60-63
D-
<60
F
Class Exams (4) = 2/3 of course grade
Final Exam (1) = 1/3 of course grade.
7. Since there is no possibility to earn “extra credit” if you have not mastered the basic materials required
in the course, DO NOT ASK!