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Fluid Mechanics

Instructor:
Dr. John Franklin Maddox
330
Credits:
3.0
010
Building:
TBD
Room:
TBD
Semester:
Fall 2024
Start Date:
End Date:
Name:
Fluid Mechanics
Requisites:

Prereq: Engineering standing, ME 220 or AER 220, and MA 214.

Class Type:
LEC
11:00 am
12:15 pm
Days:
MW
Note:
Location: Paducah

Introduction to the physical properties of fluids, fluid statics. Equations of conservation of mass, momentum and energy for systems and control volumes. Dimensional analysis and similarity. Principles of inviscid and real fluid flows including derivation and application of the Navier-Stokes equations. Flow through pipes and around bodies. Application and design of fluid handling systems.

Introduction to the physical properties of fluids, fluid statics. Equations of conservation of mass, momentum and energy for systems and control volumes. Dimensional analysis and similarity. Principles of inviscid and real fluid flows including derivation and application of the Navier-Stokes equations. Flow through pipes and around bodies. Application and design of fluid handling systems.

ME