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MECH 341  Fluid Mechanics II  Units: 3.50  
A second course in fluid mechanics covering the differential form of conservation laws, boundary layer and external flows, potential and compressible flows.
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0, Tut: 0.5)
Requirements: Prerequisites: MECH 241 or MREN 241 Corequisites: Exclusions:  
Offering Term: W  
CEAB Units:    
Mathematics 11  
Natural Sciences 0  
Complementary Studies 0  
Engineering Science 31  
Engineering Design 0  
Offering Faculty: Smith Engineering  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Understand the physical mechanisms responsible for aerodynamic forces.
  2. Apply control volume analysis to mass, momentum and energy conservation (CV for Mass, Momentum, Energy).
  3. Explain boundary layer flows, including the concept of various boundary layer thicknesses, shape factor, flow separation and the difference between laminar and turbulent boundary layers (Boundary Layers).
  4. Apply differential form of mass and momentum conservation to the concept of flow field and its properties, including Navier Stokes equations (Apply NS).
  5. Apply stream function and velocity potential to the analysis of two-dimensional inviscid flows, and use the superposition principle to build complex flow fields from building block ingredients (Potential Flow).
  6. Explain compressible flow features based on one-dimensional compressible subsonic and supersonic flows, with and without normal shock waves (Compressible Flow).
  7. Calculate design parameters of rotational fluid machinery, including centrifugal pumps and wind turbines (Pumps and Turbines).