Addis Ababa Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering Department Course Title Instructor : : Fluid Mechanics I Mekuannint Mesfin Course

No. : MEng 2308 1st Semester 2012/2013 (2005 EC)

Course Outline INTRODUCTION AND BASIC CONCEPTS 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The No-Slip Condition 1.3 A Brief History of Fluid Mechanics 1.4 Classification of Fluid Flows 1.5 System and Control Volume 1.6 Importance of Dimensions and Units 1. Mathematical Modeling of Engineering 1

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PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS Introduction Density and Specific Gravity Vapor Pressure and Cavitation Energy and Specific Heats Coefficient of Compressibility Viscosity Surface Tension and Capillary Effect PRESSURE AND FLUID STATICS Pressure The Manometer The Barometer and Atmospheric Pressure Introduction to Fluid Statics Hydrostatic Forces on Submerged Plane Surfaces Hydrostatic Forces on Submerged Curved Surfaces Buoyancy and Stability Fluids in Rigid-Body Motion

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FLUID KINEMATICS Lagrangian and Eulerian Descriptions Fundamentals of Flow Visualization Plots of Fluid Flow Data Other Kinematic Descriptions The Reynolds Transport Theorem

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MASS, BERNOULLI, AND ENERGY EQUATIONS Introduction Conservation of Mass Mechanical Energy and Efficiency The Bernoulli Equation Applications of the Bernoulli Equation General Energy Equation Energy Analysis of Steady Flows MOMENTUM ANALYSIS OF FLOW SYSTEMS Newtons Laws and Conservation of Momentum Choosing a Control Volume Forces Acting on a Control Volume The Linear Momentum Equation Review of Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum The Angular Momentum Equation

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DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS AND MODELING Dimensions and Units Dimensional Homogeneity Dimensional Analysis and Similarity The Method of Repeating Variables and the Buckingham Pi Theorem Experimental Testing and Incomplete Similarity

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FLOW IN PIPES Introduction Laminar and Turbulent Flows The Entrance Region Laminar Flow in Pipes Turbulent Flow in Pipes Minor Losses Piping Networks and Pump Selection Flow Rate and Velocity Measurement

Text Book:

Cengel and Cimbala, Fluid Mechanics. Fundamentals and Applications, Second Ed., McGrawHill, New York, 2010.
References:

1. Fox, R.W.; McDonald, A.T. (1998), Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 5th edition, Wiley. 2. Munson, B.R.; Young, D.F.; Okiishi, T.H. (1998) Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
3rd edition update, Wiley. Note: current version is 6th (2009). Roberson, J.A.; Crowe, C.T. (1993) Engineering fluid mechanics, 5th edition, Houghton Mifflin. Note: current version is 7th (2001). Streeter, V.L; Wylie, E.B.; Bedford, K.W. (1998) Fluid Mechanics, 9th edition, McGraw-Hill. Vennard, J.K.; Street, R.L. (1982) Elementary Fluid Mechanics, 6th edition, Wiley. Note: current version is 7th (1996). Pijush K Kundu and Ira M Cohen, Fluid Mechanics, Elsevier Academic Press, 2004. Frank M White, Fluid Mechanics, McGraw-Hill, 1999

Teaching Methods Lectures supported by tutorials, Assignments

Assessment / Evaluation Assignments Mid-semester Examination Final Examination

20%, 30%, and 50%.

Attendance Requirement Minimum of 75% attendance during lecture hours, and 100% attendance during practical laboratory sessions, except for some unprecedented mishaps.