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MECH 492  Biological Fluid Dynamics  Units: 3.50  
An introductory course on biological flows across a broad range of scales from flagellar motility to the beating heart. Topics range from the dynamics of classical biomedical flows such as the circulatory and respiratory systems. (e.g. wall compliance, pulsatility, and transition to turbulence) through to cellular-level motility and biopropulsion in general over a range of Reynolds numbers. Topics relating to comparative biology (e.g. allometry and evolutionary convergence) and common imaging techniques used for biological flows (e.g. acoustic, nuclear magnetic resonance, optical and x-ray techniques) will be covered as well. Students are expected to have sufficient experience with measurement science and fluid dynamics theory equivalent to MECH 217 and MECH 241. Those who have not taken such courses will need to prepare through self-study.
NOT OFFERED 2024-2025
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0, Tut: 0.5)
Requirements: Prerequisites: Must be registered in BSCE or BASC program. Corequisites: Exclusions:   
Offering Term: F  
CEAB Units:    
Mathematics 0  
Natural Sciences 0  
Complementary Studies 0  
Engineering Science 42  
Engineering Design 0  
Offering Faculty: Smith Engineering  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Solve problems involving pressure-driven internal flows with curvature, bifurcations and pulsatility.
  2. Understand and manipulate the Navier-Stokes equation for quasi-steady and unsteady flow.
  3. Conduct analysis and/or design optimization using MATLAB, and subsequently perform validation with related theory or experimental data.
  4. Identify significance of biological fluid dynamics research applied to a number of complex systems such as the cardiovascular and respiratory systems or bio propulsion systems, more generally.
  5. Apply qualitative and quantitative reasoning to support real-world biomedical or biologically-inspired designs (e.gbiomedical devices, physiological mechanisms, imaging techniques and autonomous robots).