Area: | Department of Applied Physics |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Lecture: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 1744 (v.3) Structure of Matter 102 or any previous version
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7907 (v.5) Particles and Waves 201 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Properties of fluids. Hydrostatics, stress-strain relationships. The basic equations of fluid dynamics - Integral relationships, Differential relationships, including the Navier-Stokes equations. Dimensional Analysis. Inviscid flow - potential flow and rotational flow. Vorticity. Boundary layers and turbulence, Descriptions of turbulence. Complex variables and conformal mapping. Flow over immersed bodies. Geophysical fluids, Boussinesq approximation. Motion in a rotating reference frame |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have gained knowledge on the mechanics and properties of fluids including the main formalisms that are used when describing the motions of a continuous fluid. They will be able to apply the physics of fluids to representative problems ranging from small scale viscous flows to large-scale geophysical circulations. |
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: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Munson, B.R., Young, D.F. and Okiishi, T.H., 2002, 'Fundamentals of fluid mechanics', Wiley, New York. Williams, J. and Elder, S.A., 1989, 'Fluid Physics for oceanographers & physicists - an introduction to incompressible flow', Pergamon Press, Oxford. Hughes, W.F. and Brighton, J.A., 1967, 'Fluid Dynamics, Schaum's Outline Series', McGraw-Hill, New York. Olson, R.M., 1980, 'Essentials of Engineering Fluid Mechanics', Harper & Row. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 40%. Final Examination 60% |
Field of Education: | 19900 Other Natural and Physical Sciences (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 | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | 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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