Fluid Dynamics

Readings

The textbook for the course is [White] = White, Frank M. Fluid Mechanics. 7th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN: 9780077422417.

LEC #	READINGS	TOPICS
1–4	[White] Chapter 1: “Introduction.”	Viscosity and Other Secondary Properties Surface Tension
1–4 (continued)	[White] Chapter 2: “Pressure Distribution in a Fluid.”	Pressure and Pressure Gradient Equilibrium of a Fluid Element Hydrostatic Pressure Distributions Application to Manometry Hydrostatic Forces on Plane Surfaces Hydrostatic Forces on Curved Surfaces Hydrostatic Forces in Layered Fluids Buoyancy and Stability Pressure Distribution in a Rigid-Body Motion Pressure Measurement
5–10	[White] Chapter 3: “Integral Relations for a Control Volume.”	Basic Physical Laws of Fluid Mechanics The Reynolds Transport Theorem Conservation of Mass The Linear Momentum Equation Frictionless Flow: The Bernoulli Equation The Angular Momentum Theorem The Energy Equations
11–12	No reading assignment