302196 (v.2) ChE 512 Fluid Mechanics

Area:	Department of Chemical Engineering
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	6.0
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Lecture:	2 x 1.5 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	3 x 1 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	308807 (v.1) Fluid Mechanics 230 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Properties of fluids. Pressure of a fluid. Streams of fluid. Fluid dynamics. Energy of a fluid stream. Laminar and turbulent motion. Equations of fluid motion and solution of equations of motion. Dynamic similarity of flows and dimensional analysis. Motion of bodies through fluids. Motion of fluids through pipes. Velocity profiles in pipes. Flow through a change in section. Flow of gases through nozzles. Two-phase flow. Flow through porous media. Filtration. Fluidisation. Pumps and compressors, positive displacement machines, centrifugal machines and axial-flow. Machines and ejectors. Machine and system characteristics. Measurement of flows: impact, Venturi and orifice meters. Flow through pipes and fittings. Design of pipe systems and pressures in pipelines. Sedimentation theory.
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Field of Education:	030301 Chemical Engineering
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Fully Online
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 1		Y
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 2		Y
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y

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