ME4513 - Advanced Fluid Mechanics

Analysis of pipe and duct networks. Pressure transients in pipes.Turbomachinery: water turbines and pumps, cavitation, pump selection fan and compressors. Potential flow. Boundary layer theory: laminar and turbulent boundary layers, separation, methods for calculating boundary layers. Flow over immersed bodies: drag, lift, aerofoils, flow induced vibration and aircraft performance. Compressible flows: gas dynamics, transonic and supersonic flows, nozzles and ducts. Measurement techniques. Computational fluid dynamics. Applications of fluid flow in industrial and emerging technologies.

Learning Outcomes

• to develop skills in communicating results and its application to fellow engineers;
• to develop the students understanding of advanced fluid mechanics concepts and theory;
• to exercise the students skill in identifying and applying appropriate methods to solve fluid flow problems analytically or numerically;
• to read the fluid mechanics literature and communicate the developments to a critical audience.

Subject Assessment

• Written > Examination (centrally administered) - (40%) - Individual
• Written > Test/Quiz 1 - (15%) - Individual
• Written > Project report - (30%) - Individual
• Performance/Practice/Product > Practical assessment/practical skills demonstration - (15%) - Individual.

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