CS3008 - Fluid Mechanics

Credit points:	03
Year:	2018
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	College of Science and Engineering

Properties of fluids. Hydrostatics. Fluid kinematics. Fluid dynamics. Finite control volume analysis. Integral conservation equations. Infinitesimal control volume analysis. Navier-Stokes Equations. Dimensional analysis and similitude. Laminar and turbulent boundary layer concepts. Pipe flow. Flow-induced forces. Pumps.

Learning Outcomes

• work both individually and as part of a team in the analysis and design aspects of fluid mechanics problems;
• define basic fluid concepts, properties and variables;
• derive fluid equations commonly used in engineering analysis;
• simplify and make assumptions of the fluid equations commonly used in engineering analysis.

Prerequisites:

MA2000 and ME2512

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 23-Aug-2018
Coord/Lect:	Professor Wenxian Lin.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 26 hours tutorials 6 hours practicals
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50% - 70%); on-course assessment, some of which may be invigilated (30% - 50%).

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