CS3008 - Fluid Mechanics

Credit points:	03
Year:	2008
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Discipline of Civil & Environmental Engineering

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 Outcomes

• develop the ability to work both individually and as part of a team in the analysis and design aspects of fluid mechanics problems;
• understand and define basic fluid concepts, properties and variables;
• understand the derivations of the fluid equations commonly used in engineering analysis;
• understand the simplifications and assumptions of the fluid equations commonly used in engineering analysis.

Prerequisites:

MA2000 and ME2512

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 05-Sep-2008
Coordinator:	Professor John Patterson
Lecturer:	Assoc. Professor Wenxian Lin.
Contact hours:	65 hours - Lectures, tutorials, demonstrations, practicals, site visits and/or seminars. Refer to Subject Outline for details.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50% - 70%); on-course assessment, some of which may be invigilated (30% - 50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.