Area: |
Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Credits: |
12.5 |
Contact Hours: |
3.0 |
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| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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Lecture: |
1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: |
1 x 0.5 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: |
1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly |
Prerequisite(s): |
302853 (v.1) Fluid Mechanics 231 or any previous version
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Syllabus: |
Viscous Effects in Fluid Flow - Internal viscous flow, laminar flow in pipes and channels, friction and pressure head loss, laminar to turbulent transition, turbulent flow in pipes, wall roughness effects, Moody chart, Hydraulic grade lines, boundary layers, types of drag, dimensional analysis, dynamic similarity, lift and drag coefficients, pump types, characterisation of pumps through non-dimensional groups. |
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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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Field of Education: |
30700 Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Technology (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 |
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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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