FYSS6351 Fluid Mechanics 1, part A (5 cr)

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Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of Physics
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020

Description

Content

Basics of vector and tensor analysis; classification of flow conditions: time dependence, compressibility, friction, turbulence; classification of fluids based on viscosity properties; key consepts of fluid mechanics: pressure, velocity, shear stress, viscosity; Reynolds transport theorem; conservation of mass, momentum and energy

Completion methods

Assignments, examination, laboratory work

Assessment details

To pass the course, students need to have at least the minimum score defined by the teacher for assessments: assignments and examination. The course grade is divided into component parts and each part is worth some percentage of the total grade (e.g. 20 % assignments, 80 % examination). In addition, laboratory work is a compulsory part of the course assessment.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to use vector and tensor algebra in solving problems in fluid mechanics. Students will be able to classify a flow situation and choose the relevant equations in order to solve a related problem and distinguish a Newtonian and a non-Newtonian fluid when given the viscosity behavior of the fluid. They will be able to calculate the pressure distribution of a static fluid and the resulting forces on immersed planar surfaces. They will also be able to find equations for streamlines and pathlines in a simple flow field as well as utilize the Reynolds transport theorem and conservation laws in a macroscopic level in solving problems in fluid mechanics.

Additional information

Scheduled Autumn semester 1st period, every year

Literature

  • Frank M. White, Fluid Mechanics, ISBN: 978-007-131121-2; ISBN: 978-007-131121-2

Completion methods

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Teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish

Teaching