1. Course number and name
ME 3851 Fluid Mechanics
2. Credits and contact hours
4.0 Credits hours and 5.0 contact hours
3. Instructor’s or course coordinator’s name
Dr. Lamjed Hadj Taieb
4. Text book, title, author, and year
Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (8th Edition) by R.W. Fox, A.T. McDonalds and
P. J. Pritchard, 2011, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 13 9780470547557.
a. other supplemental materials
Power Point Slides.
Blackboard
5. Specific course information
a. brief description of the content of the course (catalog description)
Fluid Mechanics is a fundamental course in mechanical engineering. The
objective of the course is to introduce the mechanical engineering students
an understanding of the physical mechanisms involved in fluid flows. The
topics covered include dimensions and units, fundamental concepts in
fluids, fluid static, control volume, conservation of mass and momentum
equations, energy equation, differential form of equations, stream
function, Euler's equations, Bernoulli's equation, momentum integral
equation, dimensional analysis and model studies, dynamics of fluid flow
and Navier-Stokes equations, flow in pipes, boundary layer equations,
Blasius flow, introduction to turbo machinery.
b. prerequisites or co-requisites
GE 2020, ME 3710
c. indicate whether a required, elective, or selected elective (as per Table 51) course in the program
Required course
6. Specific goals for the course
a. specific outcomes of instruction, ex. The student will be able to explain
the significance of current research about a particular topic.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student shall be able to:
1. Understand different types of Fluid Mechanics problems.
2. Apply the governing equations to a variety of problems, including those
they have not encountered previously.
3. Calculate pressure distributions, forces on surface, etc.
4. Analyze flows situations and use appropriate methods to obtain
quantitative information for engineering applications.
5. Perform dimensional analysis and identify important parameters.
6. Distinguish flow behavior between laminar and turbulent flows and use
the correct principles for analysis.
7. Compute and analyze flows with incompressible and compressible fluids.
8. Compute and analyze flows in fluid machines.
9. Extend their knowledge of concepts of fluid mechanics and its application
in practice, and learning the analysis and problem solving pertinent to the
mechanics of fluid flow.
10. Develop confidence in their ability to apply the fluid mechanics and find
they can reason out solutions to rather challenging problems.
b. explicitly indicate which of the student outcomes listed in Criterion 3 or
any other outcomes are addressed by the course.
Outcome (a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science,
and engineering
Students apply basic laws to develop the mathematical model for different
fluid mechanics applications.
Outcome (c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to
meet desired needs
Students develop a problem statement that could be used to meet the
design specifications and understand the concepts of fluid mechanics
applications.
Outcome (e) An ability to identify, formulates, and solves engineering
problems
Students use different methods and laws to formulate and solve
engineering problems.
7. Brief list of topics to be covered
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Introduction and definitions
Fundamental concepts
Fluid statics
Basic equations in integral form for a control volume
Introduction to differential analysis of fluid motion
Incompressible inviscid flow
Dimensional analyses and similitude
Internal incompressible viscous flow
External incompressible viscous flow
Fluid machinery