Area: | Department of Chemical Engineering |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 8.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 1 x 4 Hours Once-only |
Anti Requisite(s): | 302196 (v.2) ChE 512 Fluid Mechanics or any previous version
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Prerequisite(s): | 302242 (v.2) ChE 123 Engineering Mechanics or any previous version
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Co Requisite(s): | 302237 (v.2) ChE 121 Chemical Engineering and Society or any previous version
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302240 (v.3) ChE 227 Process Principles or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Properties of fluids. Hydrostatics. Flow fields - steady/unsteady flow, steamlines, velocity profile. Newton's law of viscosity and non-Newtonian constitutive laws. Reynolds number. Control-volume analysis - mass conservation and momentum equation. Applications of CV analysis. Bernoulli equation. Measurement of pressure and flow speed (Pitot/Pitot-static tubes, venturi meter, orifice plate) and volumetric flow rate. One-dimensional energy equation. Internal viscous flow, laminar flow in pipes/channels, friction and pressure head loss. Laminar-to-turbulent transition, turbulent flow in pipes and the Moody chart. Hydraulic grade lines and pipe/reservoir systems. Boundary layers and effects. Types of drag. Dimensional analysis. Dimensional analysis, dynamic similarity and left and drag coefficients. Pump types. Characterisation of pumps through non-dimensional groups. |
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Unit Outcomes: | At the successful completion of this unit students should be able to recognise fluid phenomena and understand their causes, especially with regard to viscous and inviscid flows, characterise fluid behaviour and its effects using non-dimensional groups, apply basic conservation principles in Fluid Mechanics, model simple flow situations to make estimates of fluid forces and perform design calculations for engineering applications that involve fluid flow. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Munson, B. et al, (2002), 'Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics' 4th Edition, Wiley, New York. Munson, B. et al, (2002), 'Student Solutions Manual for Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 3rd Edition, Wiley, New York. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed text. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Examination 60%. Laboratories 10%. Group exercise 10%. Class test 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 30301 Chemical Engineering | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Essential | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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