B.Sc.

(Hons) in Mechanical Engineering

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Fluid Flow Modelling

ME 306
Mihiran Pathmika
03/08/2015
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Mihiran Pathmika

LO1: Review the fundamental principles in fluid

mechanics

LO2: Develop mathematical models of fluid flows.

LO3: Use numerical solution methods for fluid flows

LO4: Discuss viscous flows

LO5: Describe the fluid flow phenomena

 Continuous Assessment
o Labs, Assignments, Quizzes
o Midterm Examination
Final Examination

25
15
60

LO1 LO3
LO1 LO2
LO1 LO3

Unit Content
Review of fundamental principles in Fluid

Mechanics;
Ideal fluid flow, stream function, velocity
potential, Laplace equation, superposition, flow
modeling, circulation and lift
Viscous effects: laminar and turbulent boundary
layers, transition, skin-friction drag, drag
coefficient, similarity; Free-surface flows: openchannel flow, Froude number, subcritical and
supercritical flows
Hydraulic jump, wave drag; compressible flow,
Mach number, adiabatic and isentropic flow,
shock waves.

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Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 4th Edition, John
Wiley and Sons.
White, F.M. 2003 Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition
McGraw Hill.
Douglas, J.F., Gasiorek, J.M. & Swaffield, J.A., Fluid
Mechanics, 3rd Edition, Longman Scientific &
Technical,