Fluid mechanics
R M Wootton
4 points * 26 lecture hours, 26 tutorial hours * First semester * Caulfield
Fluid properties, fluid statics, manometry, pressure forces on plane and curved surfaces, buoyancy and stability of floating bodies, dimensional analysis, Pi theorem, dimensionless numbers, similarity and model studies. Introduction to fluid flow, continuity, control volumes, conservation of energy, Bernoulli equation. Momentum equation, momentum concepts, forces on fixed and moving blades. Ideal and real fluid behaviour, laminar and turbulent flow, flow in closed conduits. Boundary layer theory, fundamentals of drag, surface roughness and the effects of separation. Introduction to the operation and performance of rotodynamic machines.
Assessment
Examinations (3 hours): 80% * Laboratory work: 20%
Prescribed texts
Streeter V L and Wylie E B Fluid mechanics McGraw-Hill, 1987