| L1 |
Subject Outline, Fluid Concepts, The Continuum Hypothesis |
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| R1 |
Review of Hydrostatics and Dimensional Analysis |
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| L2 |
Description of Fluid Flow, Conservation Laws |
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| L3 |
Hydrostatics, Forces on Plane and Curved Surfaces |
Homework 1 out |
| R2 |
Stability of Floating Bodies |
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| L4 |
Manometry, Stability of Dams and Gates |
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| L5 |
Mass and Volume Conservation |
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| L6 |
Stream Function, Velocity Potential, Flownet Construction |
Homework 1 due
Homework 2 out |
| L7 |
The Bernoulli Equation for Ideal Fluids |
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| R3 |
Flownet and Streamline Construction |
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| L8 |
Application of Mass Conservation and Bernoulli |
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| L9 |
Conservation Laws for Finite Control Volumes, Reynolds Transport Theorem |
Homework 2 due
Homework 3 out |
| L10 |
Conservation of Momentum for Finite Control Volumes |
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| R4 |
Bernoulli Experiment |
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| L11 |
Applications of Momentum |
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| L12 |
The Bernoulli Equation from Energy Considerations |
Homework 3 due |
| L13 |
Special Forms and Interpretations of the Bernoulli Equation |
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| E1 |
Hour Exam 1 (Covering Material through L11) |
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| L14 |
Laminar Flow, Shear Stresses in Fluids |
Homework 4 out |
| L15 |
Velocity Distribution in Laminar Flows, Turbulence, The Reynolds Number |
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| R5 |
Application of Conservation Principles for Finite Control |
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| L16 |
Pipe Friction Losses, Moody Diagram, Minor Losses |
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| L17 |
Pipe Flow Analysis |
Homework 4 due
Homework 5 out |
| L18 |
Pump Specification and Requirements |
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| R6 |
Pipe Flow Demonstration and Analysis |
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| L19 |
Turbines and Windmills |
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| L20 |
Drag Forces on Immersed Bodies |
Homework 5 due
Homework 6 out |
| L21 |
Lift Forces on Immersed Bodies |
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| R7 |
Dynamic Response of a Floating Body |
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| L22 |
Fluid Mechanics of Pitching |
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| L23 |
Uniform Open Channel Flow |
Homework 6 due |
| L24 |
Uniform Open Channel Flow Computations |
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| E2 |
Hour Exam 2 (Covering Material through L23) |
Homework 7 out |
| R8 |
Open Channel Flow Computations |
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| L25 |
Bernoulli Principle in Open Channel Flow, Specific Head-Depth Diagram |
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| L26 |
Application of Specific Head in Open Channel Flow, Super- and Sub-critical Flows |
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| L27 |
Momentum Principle in Open Channel Flow |
Homework 7 due
Homework 8 out |
| L28 |
Application of Momentum Principle in Open Channel Flow |
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| R9 |
Application of Energy and Momentum Principles in Open Channel Flows |
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| L29 |
Gradually Varied Open Channel Flow |
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| L30 |
Gradually Varied Flow Profiles |
Homework 8 due
Homework 9 out |
| L31 |
Discharge From Lakes and Under Gates |
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| R10 |
Determination of Gradually Varied Flow Profiles |
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| L32 |
Further Examples of Gradually Varied Flow |
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| L33 |
Unsteady Flow in Open Channels, Kinematic Waves |
Homework 9 due |
| L34 |
Flood Routing |
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| E3 |
Hour Exam 3 (Covering Material through L34) |
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| L35-L36 |
Differential Analysis of Fluid Flow, Navier-Stokes Equations |
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| E4 |
Final Exam (3 Hours) |
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