Area: | Department of Civil Engineering |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Quarterly |
Prerequisite(s): | 302353 (v.2) Mathematics 162 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Ideal Fluid Flow - fluid properties, hydrostatics, flow fields, streamlines, velocity profile (Couette flow), Newtons law of viscosity, non-Newtonian constitutive laws, Reynolds number, Control-volume analysis, Bernoulli equation, pressure and flow speedmeasurement, volumetric flow rates, one-dimensional energy equation. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of the unit students will have - Recognition of fluid phenomena and an understanding of the causes. The ability to characterise fluid behaviour and its effects using conservation principles in fluid mechanics. The ability to model simple flow situations to make estimates of fluid forces and perform design calculations for engineering applications. |
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, 2003, 'Student Solutions Manual for Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics', 3rd Edition, Wiley, New York. Lecture Notes lodged in student reserve of library. Tutorial Sheets and Laboratory-briefing Sheets (distributed in lectures). |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed text. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Exam 60%, Assessed laboratory 10%, Group exercise 10%, Class test 20%. |
Field of Education: | 30900 Civil Engineering (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | 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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