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