308807 (v.1) Fluid Mechanics 230
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| Area: | Engineering Operations |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Lecture: | 2 x 1.5 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 2 x 2 Hours Quarterly |
| Anti Requisite(s): |
302196 (v.3)
Fluid Mechanics 512
or any previous version
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| Prerequisite(s): |
307529 (v.4)
Engineering Mechanics 100
or any previous version
AND 307533 (v.3) Engineering Materials 100 or any previous version AND 307538 (v.3) Engineering Mathematics 140 or any previous version OR 307537 (v.3) Engineering Mathematics 130 AND 307543 (v.5) Electrical Systems 100 or any previous version AND 310205 (v.2) Engineering Foundations: Design and Processes 100 or any previous version AND 310206 (v.2) Engineering Foundations: Principles and Communication 100 or any previous version AND 310207 (v.3) Engineering Programming 100 or any previous version |
| Syllabus: | Introduction (basic properties of fluids), flow fields (steady/unsteady flow, streamlines), velocity profile (Couette flow) and Newton's law of viscosity, Reynolds number. Hydrostatics, control-volume analysis - mass conservation and momentum equation and applications of CV analysis. Bernoulli equation, measurement of pressure, flow speed and volumetric flow rate, and applications of Bernoulli equation (Froude propeller theory). One-dimensional energy equation, laminar flow in pipes and channels, laminar-to-turbulent transition, turbulent flow in pipes, index and logarithmic laws, wall-roughness, Moody chart, hydraulic grade lines, boundary layers (laminar and turbulent), drag, dimensional analysis, dynamic similarity, pump types and characterisation. |
| Field of Education: | 030701 Mechanical Engineering |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2012 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2012 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
