Sabanci University
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
ME307 Fluid Dynamics
Course Information, 2008-2009 Fall Term
Course is a standard presentation of the subject at the undergraduate level to study motion of
fluids and their interaction with solids. Upon successful completion of the course, students will
be able to understand fundamental aspects of fluid mechanics and mechanisms of fluidic devices
such as pumps, compressors, flow meters, and pressure measurement devices, and solve certain
problems in fluid statics, internal and external flows.
Textbook
Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, BR Munson, DF Young, TH Okiishi, Wiley, New York,
2006. (In homer and on reserve.)
Recommended Readings
There are several texts on the subject some of which are available in the library.
The following two are the most recommended for the treatment of the subject in
this course.
Fluid Mechanics, F.M. White, McGraw-Hill 5th edition, 2003.
Introduction to fluid mechanics, J.A. Fay, MIT Press, 1994.
Lecture slides will be posted on course’s official website:
http://people.sabanciuniv.edu/syesilyurt/courses/me307
Grading
Two midterm exams: 25 % each
Final exam: 30 %
Homework: 10-15 %
Attendance: 5-10 %
Note: Weights are subject to change at instructors’ discretion within 5% in
the calculation of the final score.
Homework Policy
Students may discuss homework assignments, and may even study existing
solutions. However, original solutions must be submitted. Similarities in
steps, symbols, results, and other details in solutions between two homework,
and or between a turned in homework and an existing solution published on
the web or elsewhere will result in disciplinary action as cheating. Students
must always use good common sense to distinguish between what accounts as
cheating and what not.
Schedule
Reading assignments are provided in the last column of the table for guidance in
your preparation to lectures and exams.
Week Date
1
2
3
Subject
Reading
9.22
Introduction: Fluid behavior and properties, dimensional homogeneity
1.1-6
9.24
Compressibility, surface tension; Mathematical preliminaries
1.7-9
9.29-10.1
HOLIDAY
10.6
Fluid Statics: Pressure, pressure measurement, hydrostatic force
2.1-8
10.8
Pressure prism, buoyancy and floatation, rigid rotation
2.9-13
10.13
Elementary fluid dynamics: The Bernoulli equation, streamlines, forces on 3.1-6
streamlines, stagnation,
10.15
Flowrate measurement, examples of the Bernoulli equation.
3.6-8
10.20
Fluid kinematics, streamlines and pathlines
4.1-4.3
10.22
Control volume analysis
4.3-4.5
10.27
Conservation of mass and momentum and mechanical energy
5.1-3
10.29
NATIONAL HOLIDAY
11.3
Conservation of energy (Bernoulli)
11.5
MIDTERM I
11.10
Differential analysis of fluid flow: Kinematics, Continuity, Conservation of 6.1-3
Linear Momentum
11.12
Inviscid flow, Potential flows
6.4-6
11.17
Viscous flow, Laminar flows
6.8-9
11.19
Laminar flows
6.8-9
11.24
Dimensional analysis, Buckingham-Pi theorem
7.1-5
11.26
Dimensionless groups in fluid mechanics
7.6-10
12.1
Viscous pipe flow
8.1-3
12.3
Dimensional analysis and losses
8.4
12.8-10
SEMESTER BREAK
12.15
Pipe flow examples, flow measurement
8.5-7
12.17
General characteristics of external flows, boundary layers
9.1-3
12.22
Drag and lift
9.3-5
12.24
MIDTERM II
12.29
Design of turbomachinery, Centrifugal Pumps
12.1-4
12.31
Axial and mixed flow pumps, fans and turbines
12.5-8,10
1.5.09
Thermodynamics relationships of gasses
11.1-2
1.7.09
Mach number and speed of sound, isentropic compressible flows
11.3-4 12.9
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
5.3-4