MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Engineering Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996


MEC2430

Fluid mechanics

W H Melbourne and K Hourigan

4 points + 22 lecture hours plus tutorial and laboratory classes + First/Second semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: MAT1920

Objectives The student is expected to acquire a knowledge and understanding of the basic fundamentals of fluid mechanics and how to apply these to the solution of simple fluid flow problems.

Synopsis Fluid properties, fluid statics, kinematics, Euler and Bernoulli equations, flow measurement, control volumes, continuity, momentum and energy equations, dimensional analysis, modelling, boundary layer, lift and drag, Moody chart, pipe flow, single and branched pipe systems.

Assessment Examinations (2 hours): 80% + Laboratory: 12% + Tutorial: 8%

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