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Mechanical Engineering - MEEN 641

Advance Fluid Mechanics

  • Study history of fluid mechanics
  • Understand fluid properties
  • Understand the differences between Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluids and the reason causing the differences
  • Distinguish between Eulerian and Lagrangian description of fluid motion
  • Compute flow acceleration under Eulerian description
  • Compute streamlines based on the velocity field
  • Understand material derivative
  • Apply Reynolds transport theorem and Gauss theorem
  • Derive differential form of conservation of mass, continuity equation
  • Derive differential form of conservation of momentum
  • Understand and apply Navier-Stokes equations in Cartesian and cylindrical coordinates
  • Understand stream function and velocity potential functions
  • Apply stream function and velocity potential functions to solve incompressible inviscid flow problems
  • Derive Bernoulli equation and distinguish it from energy equation
  • Use Bernoulli equation to exam the pressure distribution  around a circular cylinder and compute the lift and drag
  • Apply Naier-Stokes equation to solve incompressible viscous flow problems
  • Develop Couette flow and Hagen-Poiseuille flow
  • Stokes’ 1st problem
  • Apply similarity solutions
  • Develop boundary layer theory
  • Apply Blasius solution and approximate solutions to solve boundary layer problems
  • Understand turbulent boundary layer
  • Compute shear stress and drag in the boundary layer
  • Solve compressible flow problems
  • Understand Mach number and speed of sound
  • Develop isentropic relations between Mach number and pressure, temperature, density and cross-sectional area, and apply those relations to solve problems
  • Examine the choke condition
  • Flow through conduits, pipes
  • Compute energy losses due to friction and minor components
  • Pipe system design, pipe network
  • Apply particle mechanics, multiphase flows
  • Compute fluid flow problem numerically

Prepared by Dr. Ning Zhang