ME 310 Fluid Mechanics (4 cr.)
Prerequisites:	ME 200, ME 274
Corequisites:	NONE
Textbooks:	R.W. Fox, A.T. McDonald, and P.J. Pritchard, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, Sixth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2003
Description:	Continua, velocity fields, fluid statics, basic conservation laws for systems and control volumes, dimensional analysis. Euler and Bernoulli equations, viscous flows, boundary layers, flows in channels and around submerged bodies, and one-dimensional gas dynamics.
Goals:	To teach students the basic knowledge of fluid statics and fluid dynamics for cases of non-viscous and viscous fluids and for cases of incompressible as well as compressible flow.
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Laboratory Outcomes:
Topics:	1) Fundamental concepts - continuum model, characteristics of fluids. (2 classes) 2) Fluid statics - hydrostatic pressure, forces on submerged surfaces. (3 classes) 3) Flow fields and fundamental laws - systems and control volumes, conservation of mass,     momentum equation and the first law of thermodynamics. (4 classes) 4) Differential analysis of fluid flow, incompressible inviscid flow. (4 classes) 5) Dimensional analysis and similitude. (2 classes) 6) Flow in conduits and pipes - fully developed flow in pipes, minor losses,     pipeline problems. (7 classes) 7) Boundary layers and flow over objects. (4 classes) 8) Introduction to compressible flow - speed of sound, stagnation properties. (2 classes) 9) Steady state, one-dimensional compressible flow - basic equations for     isentropic flow, adiabatic flow with friction. (2 classes)
Lab Experiments:	1) Hydro-static Force and Center Pressure   2) Jet Reaction   3) Friction Factor of the Hose   4) Pipe Flow from Open Tank   5) Wind Tunnel   6) Pressure Losses   7) The Fluid Circuit System   8) Falling Sphere Viscometer Expirement   9) Water Tunnel, Delta Wing Effects   10) Orifice and Jet Apparatus
Design Tools:	CAE tool for modeling, design and analysis (eg. I-DEAS, Pro/ENGINEER)
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