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CS3008 - Fluid Mechanics
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
Properties of fluids. Hydrostatics. Fluid kinematics. Fluid dynamics. Finite control volume analysis. Integral conservation equations. Infinitesimal control volume analysis. Navier-Stokes Equations. Dimensional analysis and similitude. Laminar and turbulent boundary layer concepts. Pipe flow. Flow-induced forces. Pumps.
Learning Outcomes
- work both individually and as part of a team in the analysis and design aspects of fluid mechanics problems;
- define basic fluid concepts, properties and variables;
- derive fluid equations commonly used in engineering analysis;
- simplify and make assumptions of the fluid equations commonly used in engineering analysis.
| Prerequisites: | MA2000 and ME2512 |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 29-Aug-2019 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Professor Wenxian Lin. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50% - 70%); on-course assessment, some of which may be invigilated (30% - 50%). |
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