Course Syllabus

2183-222 Fluid Mechanics

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Course No.:
Course Credits:
Course Title:
Faculty:
Semester:
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2183-222
3 credits (3-0-6)
Fluid Mechanics
Engineering (ISE)
Second
Academic Year 2015 (Jan, 2016 May, 2016)
Sec. 1: Assc. Prof. Asi Bunyajitradulya
(Office: Eng 5/316; Email: asi.b@chula.ac.th)
TA:
Pattarapol Soupramongkol (Office: Eng 5/316)
Lecture Hours/Room: Time: Tue, Thu 10:30-12:00
Room:
8. Prerequisite:
None
Corequisite:
None
9. Course Status:
Required
10. Degree Program:
Bachelor of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering
11. Course Description:
Basic concepts in physics: physical quantity and physical quantity relations, dimensions of physical
quantity and the principle of dimensional homogeneity, dimensionless variables; basic concepts in fluid
mechanics: continuum assumption, methods of description: Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions, field
quantity and classification of flow fields: geometric and kinematics of fluid motion: pathlines, streamlines, and
streaklines; forces and stresses in fluids: pressure and pressure force, shear stress and shear force; convection
flux and Reynold s transport theorem; physical laws for finite control volume: conservations of mass, linear
momentum, and energy; conservation of angular momentum with application to turbomachines; physical laws
for infinitesimal control volume: conservation of mass and linear momentum, introduction to NavierStokes and
Eulers equations; Bernoullis equation from momentum and conservation of mechanical energy viewpoints;
introduction to vorticity and vortex; dimensional analysis: Buckinghams PI theorem, similarity, and model
testing; internal viscous flows, energy consideration in pipe flows and piping system; system; external flows,
boundary layer, and aerodynamic force and moment; applications: turbomachines, model testing, piping and
pumping system, aerodynamic force and moment.
12. Course Outline
12.1. Course Objectives:
a. Ability to determine pathlines and streamlines from given velocity field.
b. Ability to determine shear stress and shear force in fluid flows.
c. Ability to determine hydrostatic pressure and pressure force.
d. Ability to apply the Reynolds Transport Theorem (RTT) to coincident material volume and
control volume.
e. Ability to apply the finite control volume formulation of physical laws to flow systems.
f. Ability to determine the performance of idealized turbomachines.
g. Ability to apply dimensional analysis: Buckinghams PI theorem and similarity, for model testing.
h. Ability to determine mechanical power loss and hydraulic power in piping and pumping systems.
i. Ability to determine aerodynamic lift and drag force on a body.
12.2. Evaluation and Grading
Mid Term Exam
40 points
Final Exam
60 points
12.3. Course Contents and Schedule
Week
Topic
Readings*
1
Introduction and fundamental concepts.
1, 2.1., 2.6
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Introduction and fundamental concepts.
1, 2.1., 2.6
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Pathline, streamline, streakline. Flow visualization.
2.2.
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Forces in Fluids: Shear stress and shear force.
2.3-2.4
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Forces in Fluids: Pressure and pressure force.
3.1-3.6.
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Reynolds transport theorem (RTT).

Conservation of mass.
Mid Term
Cover upto C-Mass
[Note that RTT for linear momentum (but not yet C-Mom) is also included.]
Conservation of linear momentum.
Conservation of energy and conservation of mechanical energy.
Conservation of energy and conservation of mechanical energy.

4.1-4.2.
4.3.

4.4-4.5
4.8 and Class note.
4.8 and Class note.

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Conservation of angular momentum and turbomachines.

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Dimensional analysis: Buckinghams PI theorem, similarity, and model testing.

Pipe flows, mechanical power loss, and hydraulic power in piping and pumping
system.
Boundary layers. Aerodynamic lift and drag forces.
Final Exam

15

4.7, 10.1-10.3,
(10.4).
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8.6-8.8, 10.5

* Chapters and sections from Classs textbook (13.1).

13. Textbooks

Required Textbook:
13.1. Fox, R. W., McDonald, A. T., and Pritchard, P. J., 2010, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, Seventh
Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York.
Recommended Textbooks and References:
13.2. Van Dyke, M., 1982, An Album of Fluid Motion, Parabolic Press, Stanford. (Engineering
library, QA901 V3)
13.3. Samimy, M., Breuer, K. S., Leal, L. G., and Steen, P. H., 2004, A Gallery of Fluid Motion,
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. (Engineering library, TA357 G35 2003)
13.4. Munson, B. R., Young, D. F., and Okiishi, T. H., 2002, Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, Fourth
Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York. (Engineering library: Fifth Edition: TA357 M86 2006)
Or, a brief version:
o Young, D. F., Munson, B. R., and Okiishi, T. H., 2001, A Brief Introduction to Fluid
Mechanics, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York.
13.5. Cengel, Y. A., and Cimbala, J. M., 2006, Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications,
McGraw-Hill, New York. (Engineering library: TA357 C43 2006)
Or, a brief version:
o Cimbala, J. M., and Cengel, Y. A., 2007, Essentials of Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and
Applications, McGraw-Hill, New York.
13.6. Chaiyapinunt, S., 2004, Fluid Mechanics, CU University Press, Bangkok. (Engineering library:
TA357 283).
Related Text
13.7. Anderson, J. D., Jr., 2001, Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, Third Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York.
(Engineering library: Second Edition: TL570 A67 1991 )
13.8. Karamcheti, K., 1966, Principles of Ideal-Fluid Aerodynamics, Krieger Publishing, Florida.
Web Resources:
ABJs web site:
http://fmeabj.lecturer.eng.chula.ac.th/abj-index.htm
Fluid Mechanics Research Laboratory: http://fmeabj.lecturer.eng.chula.ac.th/FMRL/public_html/index.htm
Efluids:
http://www.efluids.com/efluids/pages/gallery.htm

Gallery of Fluid Motion (AIP):

UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group
NASA Technical Report Server
NASAs Wind Tunnels

http://ojps.aip.org/phf/gallery/index.jsp
http://www.ae.uiuc.edu/m-selig/
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp
http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/aero/tunnel/tunnel_nasa.html
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/WindTunnel/windlist.html
http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/aero/tunnel/tunnel_main.html
http://oea.larc.nasa.gov/PAIS/WindTunnel.html