MCE 240 - FLUID MECHANICS (3-1-3)

COURSE POLICIES AND OUTLINE

Course Description (catalog):
Covers fundamental concepts and properties of fluids; fluid statics, forces on planar and
curved surfaces, and buoyancy; kinematics of fluid motion; conservation equations with
applications; continuity, momentum and energy equations, and Bernoullis equation;
velocity and flow rate measurements; dimensional analysis and modeling; frictional
losses in pipes and introduction to fluid dynamic forces on immersed bodies and
turbomachinery.
Prerequisite(s):
MTH 104 (Calculus II) and MCE 220 (Statics).
Textbook(s) and/or Other Required Materials:
Primary: Cengel, Y.A.; Cimbala, J.M., Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals and applications, 2nd
Edition, 2010, Mc Graw Hill.
Other Resources:
Crowe, Elger, & Roberson, Engineering Fluid Mechanics, 8th Edition, 2006, Wiley.
Instructor:
Dr. Essam Wahba
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Room: EB2-224
Phone: 06-515-2955
E-mail: ewahba@aus.edu
Lectures:
Days: Sunday-Tuesday-Thursday
Time: Section (1): 10:00 10:50, Section (2): 12:00 12:50
Location: Section (1): EB2-101, Section (2): EB2-214
Office Hours:
UR: 11:00-12:00 pm
T: 1:00-2:00 pm
Course Objectives: This course is designed to help the student:
Learn the basics of fluid statics.
Study and apply the fundamentals of fluid dynamics.
Describe and apply key conservation laws to simple engineering problems.
Conceptualize and use dimensional analysis and similitude in model studies and testing.
Apply basic laws to a simple system of pipes (internal flows) and to simple examples of
external flows.

Course Outcomes: This course requires the student to demonstrate the following:
1. Identify relevant mathematical, physical, or systems principles (a.1)
a. Identify the relevant principles governing the flow through pipes.
b. Identify the relevant principles governing the flow through turbomachines.
2. Formulate problems based upon applicable principles and/or theorems (a.2)
a. Ability to use mass, momentum and energy conservation equations to formulate
different fluid mechanics problems.
3. Select an effective method and perform necessary calculations to solve the problem (a.3)
a. Ability to use mass, momentum and energy conservation equations to solve different
fluid mechanics problems.
b. Ability to calculate the hydrostatic forces on submerged planar and curved surfaces.
c. Ability to calculate lift and drag forces.
d. Ability to perform the dimensional analysis in the analysis of experimental data.
e. Ability to calculate the forces on a prototype from the data of a model using the
methods of dynamic similarity.
Topics Covered and Schedule in Weeks:
Properties of fluids.
Fluid statics: pressure head and manometry.
Hydrostatic forces on submerged surfaces.
Bernoulli's equation, static and stagnation pressures.
Velocity and flow rate measurement.
Continuity, momentum and energy equations.
Dimensional analysis and similitude.
Flow in closed conduits (internal flow).
Flow over immersed bodies, lift and drag.
Introduction to turbomachines.
Major Exams.
Review

Tentative Out-of-class Assignments and Dates:

HW # 1
Properties of Fluids
HW # 2
Pressure and Hydrostatic Forces
HW # 3
Buoyancy and Rigid Body Motion
HW # 4
Flow Kinematics
HW # 5
Continuity and Bernoullis Equations
HW # 6
Energy and Momentum Equations
HW # 7
Dimensional Analysis and Similitude
HW # 8
Flow in Pipes
All homework assignments are due ONE WEEK after the assigned date.

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Evaluation:
Midterm Exam 1
Midterm Exam 2
Final Exam
HW and Class Participation
Quizzes
Attendance

25%
25%
30%
8%
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4%

Exam Dates:
Midterm Exam 1
Midterm Exam 2

October 29th, 2013

December 17th, 2013

Grading Scale:
A
93 - 100
A90 - 93
B+
87 - 90
B
84 - 87
B80 - 84
C+
75 - 80
C
70 - 75
C60 - 70
D
50 - 60
F
0 - 50
Grading Disputes:
If a student feels that an exam or homework set was graded unfairly, or if there is an error in the
grading, it should be brought into attention within ONE WEEK after the grade is announced.
Grades will not be reconsidered beyond one week.

Cheating Policy:
AUS policies regarding academic dishonesty are applicable in all relevant issues. Academic
dishonesty is a serious offense. There will be ZERO tolerance for academic dishonesty cases.