302781 (v.1) Water Engineering 261

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

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.

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.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

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.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Exam 60%, Assessed laboratory 10%, Group exercise 10%, Class test 20%.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y