Undergraduate Course: Fluid Mechanics 2 (SCEE08003)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | School (School of Engineering) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The student should develop an awareness of the qualitive behaviour of fluids in typical situations so that models of problems can be set up for solution. The course's objectives are to:
1. Produce quantitative solutions for models derived from some useful applications in the fields of measurement and pipe flow;
2. Establish enough theoretical background to enable the range of validity of these basic solutions to be understood; and to
3. Provide a starting point with respect to terminology and theory for more advanced study in subsequent years.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
73 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Fluid Mechanics 2 | 1:30 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 1:30 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course students should be able to:
1. Qualitatively describe and categorise fluid flow regimes, including internal vs external flows; laminar vs turbulent flows; boundary layers and velocity profiles; separation and wakes.
2. Appreciate the importance of Dimensional Analysis techniques and dimensionless parameters in fluid mechanics; Reynolds number; Mach number.
3. Calculate form and skin friction drag forces using appropriate drag formulae and coefficients.
4. Solve basic hydrostatics problems involving manometers and submerged surfaces.
5. Explain the significance of pressure gradients parallel to, and normal to a streamline.
6. Understand the concept of continuity, and be able to use the continuity equation to calculate the flow rate in a duct using an appropriate velocity profile;
7. Understand physical basis of Bernoulli's equation, and apply it in flow measurement (orifice and Venturi meter, Pitot-static tube), and to a variety of problems involving area change and height change.
8. Solve basic problems involving pressure losses through pipes and pipe bends and fittings.
9. Understand the basic Momentum equation and the concept of a control volume. Use the equation to calculate impulse and reaction forces due to the interaction of a fluid stream with objects, and pressure drops.
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Assessment Information
80% Examination
20% Coursework
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Tom Bruce
Tel: (0131 6)50 8701
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Course secretary | Miss Lucy Davie
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
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