Tentative Class Schedule for Fluid Mechanics Spring 2004 // Revision Date = 02/03/04

Week #

Day

Date

Topic

Covered

1

T

01/13/04

Lemley out sick

R

01/15/04

Syllabus and Introduction

T

01/20/04

Ch. 1 Fluid Properties

R

01/22/04

Ch. 1 Fluid Properties

3

T

01/27/04

Ch. 1 Fluid Properties

R

01/29/04

Ch. 2 Pressure Gradient in a Fluid & Manometers

4

T

02/03/04

Ch. 2 Forces on Submerged Surfaces

R

02/05/04

Ch. 2 Buoyancy and Pressure Dist. In Rigid-Body Motion

5

T

02/10/04

Ch. 3 Physical Laws and Reynold’s Transport Theorem & Conservation of Mass

R

02/12/04

Exam 1

6

T

02/17/04

Ch. 3 The Momentum Equation and Angular Momentum

R

02/19/04

Ch. 3 Energy and Bernoulli’s Equation

7

T

02/24/04

Ch. 4 Acceleration of a Fluid Particle and D.E. of Mass Conservation

R

02/26/04

Ch. 4 Stress in a Fluid – Parallel plates, cylindrical viscometer

8

T

03/02/04

Ch.4 D.E. for Momentum – Navier Stokes Equations

R

03/04/04

Ch. 4 Stream Function & Vorticity

9

T

03/09/04

Ch. 4 Potential Flow

R

03/11/04

Ch. 5 Modeling and Dimensional Analysis; Rayleigh Method

10

T

03/16/04

Spring Break – NO CLASS

R

03/18/04

Spring Break – NO CLASS

11

T

03/23/04

Ch. 5 Buckingham Pi Theorem Common Dimensionless Numbers

R

03/25/04

Exam 2

12

T

03/30/04

Ch. 6 Reynolds’ Number and Turbulence, Entrance Effects & Laminar Flow in a Circular Pipe

R

04/01/04

Ch. 6 Turbulent Flow in a Circular Pipe & Flow through rough pipes and Moody’s Diagram

13

T

04/06/04

Ch. 6 Pipe Flow Problems and Moody’s Diagram & Flow in Non-Circular Ducts

R

04/08/04

Ch. 6 Minor Losses & Flow Reduction Meters

14

T

04/13/04

Ch. 6 Solving Pipe Networks – The Hardy-Cross Method

R

04/15/04

Ch. 7 Boundary Layer Equations and Solutions for Laminar Case

15

T

04/20/04

Ch. 7 Turbulent BL Solutions

R

04/22/04

Exam 3

16

T

04/27/04

Ch. 7 Experimental External Flows – Drag

R

04/29/04

Ch. 7 Experimental External Flows – Lift

17

R

05/06/04

Final Exam from 7:00 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. in Howell 101