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School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Fluid Mechanics

  • Unit Code

    ENS6100

  • Year

    2017

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Laichang ZHANG

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.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ENM5218

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse normal and critical flow depths and size a cross section for an open channel.
  2. Apply mass, Bernoulli and energy equations to the analysis of steady flows.
  3. Assess pipe networks and match a pump to a piping system.
  4. Calculate and control lift and drag.
  5. Calculate fluid properties and identify fluid type including compressible flow.
  6. Calculate losses and measure flow rates of internal flows.
  7. Perform momentum analysis and dimensional analysis for flow systems.
  8. Select an appropriate turbomachine based on the requirements of a flow system.

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. Fluid kinematics including Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions of fluids, flow patterns and flow visualisation and the Reynolds transport theorem.
  5. Internal flow: flow in pipes; laminar and turbulent flows; minor losses.
  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.
  9. Pipe networks and pump selection; series and parallel pipes; piping systems with pumps.
  10. Turbomachinery: classification of turbomachines; pumps and turbines; performances curves; cavitation and net positive suction head; pumps in series and parallel; scaling and affinity laws.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars 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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Laboratory WorkLaboratory reports20%
TestMid-semester test30%
Examination ^End of semester examination50%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Core Reading(s)

  • Cengel, Y. A., & Cimbala, J. M. (2010). Fluid mechanics: Fundamentals and applications. (2nd ed.). Singapore: McGraw-Hill.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Fluid Mechanics

  • Unit Code

    ENS6100

  • Year

    2017

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Laichang ZHANG

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.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ENM5218

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse normal and critical flow depths and size a cross section for an open channel.
  2. Apply mass, Bernoulli and energy equations to the analysis of steady flows.
  3. Assess pipe networks and match a pump to a piping system.
  4. Calculate and control lift and drag.
  5. Calculate fluid properties and identify fluid type including compressible flow.
  6. Calculate losses and measure flow rates of internal flows.
  7. Perform momentum analysis and dimensional analysis for flow systems.
  8. Select an appropriate turbomachine based on the requirements of a flow system.

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. Fluid kinematics including Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions of fluids, flow patterns and flow visualisation and the Reynolds transport theorem.
  5. Internal flow: flow in pipes; laminar and turbulent flows; minor losses.
  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.
  9. Pipe networks and pump selection; series and parallel pipes; piping systems with pumps.
  10. Turbomachinery: classification of turbomachines; pumps and turbines; performances curves; cavitation and net positive suction head; pumps in series and parallel; scaling and affinity laws.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars 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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Laboratory WorkLaboratory reports20%
TestMid-semester test30%
Examination ^End of semester examination50%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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