Elizabethtown College
EGR 365
Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology
Syllabus
(beginning Spring 2012)
Instructors: TBA
Office: Physics and Engineering Department
Phone: TBA
Email: TBA
Web site: TBA (To Be Announced)
Office Hours: TBA
Calendar: TBA
Meeting Times: TBA
Course Credit & Contact Hours: 3, 3
Catalog Description: Topics include fluid properties, fluid statics, control volume analysis, steady and unsteady Bernoulli equation, and introduction to
differential analysis of fluid flow. Laminar and turbulent flow in pipes and channels and in external flow. The boundary layer concept, lift and drag. Runoff
and catchment. *Prerequisite(s): PHY 202 and EGR 263. Spring semester, even-numbered years.
Course Objectives
1. Basic fluid mechanics principles
2. Pressure distributions
3. Control-volume analysis
4. Reynolds transport theorem
5. Conservation of Mass
6. The Bernoulli Equation
7. Energy Equation methods
8. Laminar and turbulent flow
9. Boundary layer flow (drag and lift)
10. Open-channel flow
11. Runoff and Catchment
Course Learning Outcomes
ABET (Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology) requires all engineering programs to cover:
1. (ABET-a): An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.
2. (ABET-b): An ability to design and construct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.
3. (ABET-c): An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs.
4. (ABET-d): An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
5. (ABET-e): Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
6. (ABET-f): An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
7. (ABET-g): Communicate effectively orally and in writing
8. (ABET-h): A broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context
9. (ABET-i): A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
10. (ABET-j): A knowledge of contemporary issues
11. (ABET-k): An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
This course has been determined to contribute these outcomes as follows (with “c” sampled for ABET):
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
4
1
1
1
4
2
2
1
2
1
2
5 = Very strong support of ABET Program Outcome
4 = Strong support of ABET Program Outcome
3 = Moderate support of ABET Program Outcome
2 = Weak support of ABET Program Outcome
1 = Little or no support of ABET Program Outcome
Course Texts:
F. White, “Fluid Mechanics with Student DVD,” McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, 7th edition, 2010. (Required purchase)
G. M. Hornberger, et.al., “Elements of Physical Hydrology,” Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. (Reference text on reserve)
Grading
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Homework, attendance, and class participation= 5%
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Semester Research project = 20%
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Exam #1 = 20%
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Exam #2 = 20%
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Comprehensive final exam = 35%
Course Grade:
(60-62)=D-, (63-67)=D, (68-69)=D+, (70-72)=C-, (73-77)=C, (78-79)=C+, (80-82)=B-, (83-87)=B, (88-89)=B+, (90-92)=A-, (93-100)=A
(with any fractional part rounded to the nearest integer)
Disabilities:
Elizabethtown College welcomes students with disabilities to participate in all of its courses, programs, and activities. If you have a documented disability and
require accommodations to access course material, activities, or requirements, you must: (1) Contact the Director of Disability Services, Lynne Davies, in the
Center for Student Success, BSC 228, by phone (361-1227) or email daviesl@etown.edu; and (2) Meet with the instructor within two weeks of receiving a
copy of the accommodation letter from Disability Services to discuss your accommodation needs and their implementation.
Academic Honesty: Elizabethtown College Pledge of Integrity: "Elizabethtown College is a community engaged in a living and learning experience, the
foundation of which is mutual trust and respect. Therefore, we will strive to behave toward one another with respect for the rights of others, and we promise to
represent as our work only that which is indeed our own, refraining from all forms of lying, plagiarizing, and cheating."
Course Outline
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Basic principles of fluids
a. Velocity fields (particle acceleration, volume and mass flow rates)
b. Thermodynamic properties (State relations of liquids and gases)
c. Viscosity, Newtonian fluids, surface tension
d. Flow Analysis (stream line, path line, streak line)
Pressure distribution
a. Pressure gradient, equilibrium
b. Hydrostatic pressures in gases and liquids
c. Hydrostatic pressures (on plane and curved surfaces; in layered fluids)
d. Buoyancy and stability
e. Pressure distribution in rigid body motion, irrotational flow, and viscous flow
Control-volume vs. Differential vs. Dimensional Analysis
Control-volume analysis
a. Reynolds transport theorem (control volume fixed ,moving, deformable)
Conservation of Mass
a. Compressible and incompressible flow
Conservation of linear momentum
a. Net pressure on closed control surface, pressure condition at a jet exit, momentum-flux
correction
The Bernoulli Equation
a. Hydraulic and energy grade lines
The Energy Equation (applying Reynolds transport theorem to the first law of thermodynamics)
Overview of differential analysis
Overview of dimensional analysis
Viscous flow in pipes
a. Laminar flow
b. Turbulent flow
c. Moody charts
d. Minor losses
e. Multiple-pipe systems
Boundary layer flows
a. Drag, lift
Open-channel flow
a. Uniform flow, varied flow (one-dimensional -“gradual,” multidimensional -“rapidly”)
i. Efficient uniform flow channels
ii. Specific energy: critical depth
iii. Non-rectangular channels
b. Hydraulic jump
c. Gradually varied flow
d. Flow measurement by weirs
Rivers
Estuaries
Hardscape and runoff
Catchment
Changes: This syllabus provides a guideline to the expectations for the course; minor changes may be made during the semester
Semester Project
No project previously built for another course will be accepted. Groups of two preferred, but individual or groups of three may be approved.
PROPOSAL: Due date to be announced. Late penalties apply. Use PowerPoint. It should take approximately 5 minutes. At the very least do a
“GOOGLE SCHOLAR” search for your topic and discuss what you will be researching.
PRESENTATION: Due date to be announced. Late penalties apply. Use PowerPoint. It should take 10 minutes; Penalty applied if 15 minutes exceeded.
Tips on presentations:
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Minimize unnecessary details
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Less than 30 words per slide
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Don’t have too many slides
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Ensure good contrast between text and background (will the lights be on?)
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A picture is worth a thousand words -- an equation or graph can be worth much more
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Put an image on every page (clip-art, photo, animation) which is an abstraction of the subject
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Don’t read from script
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Don’t speak monotonically
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Don’t have too many (or annoying) sound effects
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Make eye contact with audience
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Have a clear objective (to entertain, to sell, to motivate, or to report findings)
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Have a good opener (an agenda, a quotation, a question, or a declaration)
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Be organized and logical (present problem then solution; or have priorities – least-to-most or most-to-least)
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Have audience’s expectations understood (provide meaning and/or motivation)
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Have good transitions between main points
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Have a good closing (summarize main ideas, restate purpose of presentation)
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Be flexible (adapt if questions are asked during presentation)
PAPER: Late penalties apply. Must be in two-column, single-spaced, 10-point font using IEEE formatting dictated by:
http://users.etown.edu/w/wunderjt/IEEE_CONF_PAPER_FORMATTING.pdf. Paper should be 4 to 6 pages (2 to 3 if you decide to build something and it
works – not required or recommended for this course). Include:
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An Abstract (one or two paragraphs)
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An Introduction section
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A number of discussion sections
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A Conclusions section
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A bibliography (a list of citations) – call it “References.” Excessive use of Wikipedia and non-scholarly citations will be penalized. See:
http://www2.etown.edu/library/scholarlyjournals.htm (USE LIBRARY and GOOGLE SCHOLAR !! )
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Appendices for supporting materials (simulation code, sketches, data collected, manufacturers literature, etc.)
On final presentation day, submit before you present:
1. A printed stapled copy of your PowerPoint presentation; six slides per page
2. A printed stapled copy of your paper
3. All engineering majors put a copy of your group’s paper and presentation in your individual folder in the “Engineering Portfolios”
folder on the “J:” network drive.
4. Email your paper and presentation to me