Undergraduate Course: Fluid Mechanics (Mechanical) 4 (MECE10004)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course introduces concepts that go beyond the 'one-dimensional' treatment of flows in ME2 Fluid Mechanics. The linking theme is the generation of fluid forces on the surfaces of structures, typified by the lift and drag forces on an aerofoil. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
65 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Final Examination 100% |
| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Fluid Mechanics (Mechanical) 4 | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students should be able to:
1. describe the flowfield round a typical body immersed in a flow
2. explain how lift and drag forces arise from the interaction the body and flow
3. define and explain the significance of circulation, vorticity, transition, separation
4. use simple potential flow models
5. knowledge of the concept of turbulence and boundary layer
6. define the various forms of boundary layer thickness, explain their significance, and derive their values from given velocity profiles
7. use the von Karman equation to obtain quantitative solutions for laminar and turbulent boundary layers with uniform external flows
9. describe methods of boundary layer control
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Reading List
White, F.M., Fluid Dynamics, Seventh Edition, 1 Mar 2010, Mc Graw Hill, New York (appropriate for revision).
White, F.M., Viscous Fluid Flow, Third Edition, 1 Apr 2005, Mc Graw Hill, New York (appropriate for deepening study).
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Tel: (0131 6)50 5568
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr Paulo Nunes De Moura
Tel: (0131 6)51 7185
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