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 |
Not entered
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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 |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
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 |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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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 this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate and work with knowledge that covers and integrates most of the principal areas, features, boundaries, terminology and conventions of fluid dynamics.
- Demonstrate and work with critical understanding of the principal theories, concepts and principles of fluid dynamics.
- Apply knowledge and understanding in using techniques and practices that are at the forefront of analytical fluid dynamics.
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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 5622
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr David Dorman
Tel: (0131 6)51 7185
Email: |
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