James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2000

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CS3008:03

Fluid Mechanics

Townsville

Prerequisites: MA2000 ME2512

39 lectures, 19 tutorials, 20 hours practicals. Second semester.

Available to civil engineering students.

Properties of fluids. Hydrostatics. Fluid kinematics. Fluid dynamics. Finite control volume analysis. Integral conservation equations. Infinitesimal control volume analysis. Navier­Stokes Equations. Dimensional analysis and similitude. Laminar and turbulent boundary layer concepts. Pipe flow. Flow­induced forces. Open channel flow.

Learning Objectives:

  1. understand and define basic fluid concepts, properties and variables;
  2. understand the derivations of the fluid equations commonly used in engineering analysis;
  3. understand the simplifications and assumptions of the fluid equations commonly used in engineering analysis;
  4. solve fluid analysis problems in hydrostatics, kinematics and dynamics;
  5. solve fluid design problems in boundary layer, pipe flow, fluid force and open channel flow.

Assessment by examination (50%-70%); on-course assessment (30%-50%).

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