Syllabus 2007/2008 MMV025

Syllabus academic year 2007/2008

FLUID MECHANICS, ADVANCED COURSE

MMV025

Higher education credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Level: G2 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. Optional for: M3, M3fs. Course coordinator: Christoffer Norberg, Christoffer.Norberg@vok.lth.se, Energivetenskaper. Prerequisites: MMV050 Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics. Recommended prerequisits: FMA435 Calculus in Several Variables, FMA062 Applied Mathematics. Assessment: Assessment of individual (written) home exercises, lab-reports, written and orally presented group exercise, and a final written examination, which consists of a theory part (without means of assistance) and an open-book problem-solving part. The course mark is determined from a total sum, which consists of the result from the passed written examination and (if any) bonus points from approved problem assignments and the group exercise. The graduation is determined from a special formula. Home page: http://www.vok.lth.se.

Aim
The purposes of this course are to provide extended understanding of technical and fundamental relations and phenomena, and to provide a general survey of problem-solving methods, within the field of basic fluid mechanics.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

be able to define shortly and/or clarify certain basic concepts, phenomena and measurement techniques in fluid mechanics
have a comprehension of and be able to account for at some detail some basic and more advanced fluid relations
have a comprehension of the mechanisms of flow resistance and flow-induced forces considering technical aero- and hydrodynamic design

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

be able to assess reliability and accuracy of input data and calculated results
be able to carry out elementary analysis of laminar and turbulent boundary layers, fluid drag and lift on immersed bodies, one- and two-dimensional compressible flow and one-dimensional open-channel flow
be able to carry out a detailed fluid analysis of simple and multiple-pipe systems, at stationary, one-phase, incompressible conditions

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

be able to communicate verbally and in writing with the teachers of the course as well as with the students peers, on matters considering basic phenomena and problems in fluid mechanics
be able to demonstrate written communication skills that are well-structured, learning-oriented and illustrative (group report and other written examination)

Contents
History and scope of fluid mechanics; integral relations for a control volume; differential relations for a fluid particle; viscous flow in ducts; measurement techniques; introduction to turbulence; boundary-layer flows; flow around slender and bluff bodies; potential flow; aerodynamic theory; compressible flow; open-channel flow.

Literature
White, F. M.: Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition. McGraw-Hill 2003. ISBN: 0-07-119911-X