Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Engineering

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• Unit Title

  Fluid Mechanics

• Unit Code

  ENM3218

• Year

  2015

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

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Description

This unit covers the basic principles and essential concepts of fluid mechanics. Students will be given real-world engineering examples to demonstrate how their knowledge of fluid mechanics can be applied to engineering projects. Foundational physics principles will be emphasised in developing a fundamental understanding of fluid mechanics.

Prerequisite Rule

(Students must pass 1 units from MAT2437 AND Students must pass 1 units from ENS1101, SCP1111)

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Apply mass, Bernoulli and energy equations to the analysis of steady flows.
2. Calculate and control lift and drag.
3. Calculate fluid properties and identify fluid type including compressible flow.
4. Calculate losses and measure flow rates of internal flows.
5. Identify critical uniform flow and the best hydraulic cross sections.
6. Interpret pump performance curves and match a pump to a piping system.
7. Perform momentum analysis and dimensional analysis for flow systems.

Unit Content

1. Basic concepts of fluid mechanics, properties of fluids, pressure and fluid statics.
2. Dimensional analysis and similarity; experimental testing and modelling.
3. External flow: lift and drag.
4. Flow in pipes: laminar and turbulent flows; minor losses; piping networks with pumps and turbines.
5. Fluid kinematics including Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions of fluids, flow patterns and flow visualisation and the Reynolds transport theorem.
6. Mass, Bernoulli, and Energy equations.
7. Momentum analysis of flow systems including linear and angular momentum equations.
8. Open-channel flow: flow classification, Froude number, specific energy, uniform flow and the best hydraulic cross sections.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials and laboratories.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

• ^ Cengel, Y. A. & Cimbala, J. M. (2014). Fluid mechanics: Fundamentals and applications (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
• White, F. (2011). Fluid mechanics (7th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Munson, R. B., Okiishi, T. H., Huebsch, W. W., & Rothemayer, A. P. (2013). Fluid mechanics (7th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
• Shames, I. (2003). Mechanics of fluids. (4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Elger, D. F., Williams, B. C., Crowe, C. T., & Robertson, J. A. (2013). Engineering fluid mechanics (10th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
• Morrison, F. A. (2013). An introduction to fluid mechanics. New York: Cambridge University Press.

^ Mandatory reference

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