FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SPATIAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND MARINE ENGINEERING

COURSE OUTLINE FOR

FLUID MECHANICS 214 (FMC610S)

STATEMENT ABOUT ACADEMIC HONESTY AND INTEGRITY

All staff and students of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), upon signing their employment
contracts and registration forms, respectively, commit themselves to abide by the policies and rules of the institution.
The core activity of the NUST is learning and in this respect academic honesty and integrity is very important to ensure
that learning is valid, reliable and credible.

The NUST therefore does not condone any form of academic dishonesty, including plagiarism and cheating on tests and
assessments, amongst other such practices. The NUST requires students to always do their own assignments and to
produce their own academic work, unless given a group assignment.

Academic Dishonesty includes, but is not limited to:

• Using the ideas, words, works or inventions of someone else as if it is your own work.
• Using the direct words of someone else without quotation marks, even if they are referenced.
• Copying from writings (books, articles, webpages, other students’ assignments, etc.), published or unpublished,
without referencing.
• Syndication of a piece of work, all or part of an assignment, by a group of students, unless the assignment was
a legitimate group assignment.
• The borrowing and use of another person’s assignment, with or without their knowledge or permission.
• Infringing copyright, including documents copied or cut and pasted from the internet.
• Asking someone else to prepare an assignment for you or to write or sit an assessment for you, whether this is
against payment or not.
• Re-submitting work done already for another course or programme as new work, so-called self-plagiarism.
• Bringing notes into an examination or test venue, regardless of whether the notes were used to copy or not.
• Receiving any outside assistance in any form or shape during an examination or test.

All forms of academic dishonesty are viewed as misconduct under the NUST Student Rules and Regulations. Students
who make themselves guilty of academic dishonesty will be brought before a Disciplinary Committee and may be
suspended from studying for a certain time or may be expelled. All students who are found guilty of academic dishonesty
shall have an appropriate endorsement on their academic record, which will never be erased.

COVID-19 ADHERENCE CLAUSE

“Campus activities that involve physical contact, whether in a meeting, laboratory, assessment, tutorial/lecture, will be
held under strict COVID-19 National Health and Safety Protocols. Students not adhering to such National Regulations,
i.e., wearing masks correctly to cover both the mouth and nose, social distancing of at least 1.5 m, hand sanitising and
refraining from campus activities when experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, will not be allowed into a venue.”

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 1. COURSE INFORMATION

1.1. COURSE CODE AND TITLE:

FMC610S-Fluid Mechanics 214

1.2. DEPARTMENT:
Department of Mechanical and Marine Engineering [DMME]

1.3. PROGRAMME(S):
• Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) - Mechanical Engineering (08BEME-S3)
• Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) - Metallurgical Engineering (08BMET-S3)
• Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) - Civil Engineering (08BECE-S3)

1.4. CONTACT HOURS:

4 Hours/week

1.5. NQF LEVEL AND CREDIT:

Level 6; 12 Credits

1.6. COURSE OUTLINE REVISION DATE:

05th February 2024.

1.7. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Fluid Mechanics (FMC610S) is a core course to be completed in the fifth semester of B.Eng. to enable students
to master the principles of Fluid mechanics and its applications in hydraulic machines.

1.8. PREREQUISITES:
1.8.1. Courses: Engineering Mechanics 114
1.8.2. Essential Mathematics Topics: Trigonometry, Algebra, Calculus (Integration and Differentiation, Vectors)

1.9. COURSE EQUIVALENCIES:

None

1.10. COURSE DELIVERY METHODS:

This course will be presented through a series of lectures (virtual/online), laboratory work (face-to-face), tutorials (face-
to-face and/or virtual). Use will be made, throughout, of the computer & Ms Teams ‘white board’ and the prescribed
textbook and practical components (for lab sessions) to illustrate theoretical concepts. The main approach will be for
the student to obtain the theoretical knowledge and then investigate the practical applications of these concepts.

• Lectures: During lectures, the lecturer presents the theoretical concepts of the course to the students, through
power-point presentations (where available), by referring to the prescribed textbook, by using the ‘white-board’
and other appropriate methods.

• Tutorials: During tutorials, the lecturer with student participation solves problems from the prescribed textbook or
gives hints on how to solve these problems in order for the students to deepen their understanding of the
theoretical concepts, to sharpen their analytical skills and to get clarity on areas of weakness. However, for most
of the exercises/problems, the lecturer gives hints only on how to solve the problems.
• Laboratory Practical Exercises/Experiments (Labs): During laboratory sessions the students carry out a series of
investigatory activities/experiments designed to verify theoretical concepts or some phenomena by collecting the
relevant data, analysing the data, drawing conclusions and reporting their findings and their conclusions.

• Self-study: During self-study sessions, the students are expected, on their own and in their own time, to study and
solve problems based on the topics covered in the class sessions for them to become conversant with the
theoretical concepts of the course and to sharpen their analytical skills even further.

• Feedback: During feed-back sessions, students receive feed-back from the lecturer based on information obtained
during his/her assessment of students’ work which was previously submitted for marking.

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The following communication tools will be used in this course:
Communication outside the ‘classroom’ will involve any or all of the following modes: Email, Student server,
E-learning platform (Moodle/MyNUST), Notice boards, Telegram, etc.

Course Format:
• The major components of this course are Lectures @ 2 hours per week, Tutorials @ 2 hours every other week
(alternating with the Laboratory sessions) and Laboratory (Lab.) sessions @ 2 hours every other week (alternating
with the tutorial sessions. The Tutorial and the Laboratory sessions will be alternating fortnightly to ensure a 2-
hour continuous session of each. A total of five, 2-hour Lab. sessions and a total of eight, 2-hour tutorial sessions
will be held in this course.
• Students will be required to work out Pre-lab Exercises prior to attending a Lab. session. The objective of the pre-
lab exercises is to enable the students to prepare adequately for the Lab. session. Pre-lab exercises are due at the
start of the Lab. session and students will not be allowed to take part in the Lab. session if their pre-lab exercises
have not been completed prior to the start of the Lab. session.
• Each student will be required to submit a laboratory report a week after the Lab. session (for short reports) or two
weeks after the Lab. session (for long reports). Though students may work in groups (due to limited resources),
laboratory reports will be worked out and written individually in the prescribed format as given by the Laboratory
staff. Late laboratory reports will not be accepted and any student defaulting on this requirement will receive no
marks for the event.

2. LECTURER INFORMATION

Lecturer’s Name: Maduako Emmanuel. Okorie

Email: mokorie@nust.na, mdkemmanuel@yahoo.com
Office phone: (061) 207 2594
Office location: G03, Ground Floor, ‘Old Engineering Building’
Office hours: 08h00 – 16h30
Consultation hours: Monday and Wednesday: 15hrs – 16hrs

NB: These consultation hours may change when the timetable is out or when it is revised. In addition, students are free
to make appointments with the lecturer during working hours (or outside working hours) to seek further clarification
of concepts covered in class. Consultation days and times will be ordinarily based on available slots in the course
timetable. Consultation times can also be found on the lecturer’s door.

Laboratory Technician’s Information:

Name: Conrad January
Email: cjanuary@nust.na
Office phone: (061) 207 2540
Office location: G09, Ground Floor, ‘Old Engineering Building’
Office hours: 08h00 – 16h30

3. STUDENT READINESS

3.1. TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT READINESS:

Laptop, You Tube channel, On-line screen recording and editing software; Digital camera; Home internet connectivity.

3.2. STUDENT COMMITMENT AND CONTACT TIMES:

• A register of attendance will be maintained, and students are expected to attend at least 80% of all lecture and
tutorial sessions, as this will be to their own benefit. Attendance to laboratory practical sessions is compulsory
[See section AC3.1 and AC3.3 on page 20 of the Yearbook – Part 1 General Information and Regulations 2020].
• For face-to-face sessions, no student will be allowed to enter the classroom during a lecture/tutorial session ten
(10) minutes after the start of the session (to avoid disturbances). In short, late coming will not be tolerated!
• The use of cell phones during contact sessions: The use of mobile/cell phones or any electronic audio devices is
strictly not allowed during all contact sessions (lectures, laboratory sessions, tutorials and examinations, etc.),

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 unless under the explicit permission of the lecturer [See section AC3.1, page 20 (last paragraph) of Yearbook – Part
1 General Information and Regulations 2020].
• The three basic classroom rules for this course are summarised as follows:
(i) No late coming to contact sessions (both face-to-face and virtual).
(ii) No use of cell phones during contact sessions (unless under the explicit permission of the lecturer/facilitator).
(iii) No aimless talk during contact sessions (all talking must be constructive and controlled). The raising of hands is
mandatory in order to be allowed to talk.

3.3. COURSE RESOURCES:

Textbooks, laboratory equipment for demonstration, other teaching/learning aids.

3.4. PRESCRIBED READING:

Fluid Mechanics, Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall, J F Douglas, Gasiorek, Swaffield & Jack, ISBN 978-0-13-12929-2
Fluid Mechanics fundamentals and applications, 2006, McGraw Hill, Y Cengel & J Cimbala, ISBN 0-07-111566-8

3.5. RECOMMENDED READING:

Fluid Mechanics, Fifth Edition, McGraw Hill, F M White, ISBN 0-07-119911-X

4.1. LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of this course of study, you should be able to:
• Explain the basics of fluid mechanics.
• Analyse simple fluid flow systems.
• Obtain values of fluid properties and relationship between them.
• Recognize these principles of fluid mechanics written in form of mathematical equations.
• Apply fluid mechanics principles and equations to analyze fluid mechanics problems and,
• Solve, by making good assumptions and using systematic engineering methods, fluid mechanics problems.

4.2. COURSE CONTENT AND CONTENT OUTCOMES:

4.2.1 Fluid properties
Understand basic Introduction, definition, and classification of fluids. Fluid properties (intensive and extensive);
continuum density, pressure, vapour pressure and cavitation; viscosity, surface tension, capillary effects.
4.2.2 Fluid statics
Basic definitions, pressure and its relationship with height, pascal’s Law, pressure transmission, pressure
variation and pressure measurement. Hydrostatic forces on submerged surfaces, buoyancy, and flotation.
4.2.3. Fluid Kinematics
Classification of fluid flows, streamlines path lines and streak lines, Acceleration of fluid particles (Lagrangian
and Eulerian methods), mass flow rate, volume flow rate and continuity principles. similitude and dimensional
analysis
4.2.4. Fluid dynamics (Euler, Bernoulli, and Momentum Equations)
Explanation of Control volume and energy and its forms. Understand Euler and Bernoulli’s equations. Principle
of energy conservation and application of Bernoulli’s equation in ideal and real fluid. Application of momentum
principle to compute the force that is required to cause fluid motion.
4.2.5. Fluid flow in pipes (Laminar and Turbulent flow) and frictional losses in pipes.
Basic definition of flow in pipes, laminar flow, turbulent flow, loses in pipes (major and minor), used of moody
diagram and Colebrook equations and their applications to solve real life problems.

4.3. COURSE SCHEDULE AND IMPORTANT DATES:

NOTE: The following dates are subject to change based on the needs of the students at the lecturer’s prerogative.
Students will be notified ahead of time of any changes.

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 Week Date Activity/Topic/Assessment Learning Hours
L T F P E S
1 05 Feb - 09 Feb Introduction/Properties of fluids 2 2 4
Hydrostatic forces on submerged, inclined, and curved
2 12 Feb - 16 Feb 2 2 4
surfaces
Buoyancy and Floatation-Archimedes principle, stability of
3 19 Feb - 23 Feb 2 2 4
immersed bodies and oscillation floating bodies
Fluid Kinematics-Classification of fluid flows, streamlines 4
4 26 Feb - 01 Mar 2 2
path lines and streak line
Fluid kinematics-Acceleration of fluid particles (Lagrangian
5 04 Mar - 08 Mar and Eulerian methods), mass flow rate, volume flow rate 2 2 4
and continuity principles. P1
Fluid dynamics-principle of energy conversion, application 4
6 11 Mar - 15 Mar 2 2
of Bernoulli’s equation (ideal and real fluid)
Fluid dynamics-principle of energy conversion, application 4
7 18 Mar - 22 Mar of Bernoulli’s equation (ideal and real fluid) Revision and — 2 2
Exam 1
Fluid dynamics-momentum principle and fluid motions. 4
8 25 Mar - 29 Mar 2 2
Dimensional analysis and similitude
9 01 Apr - 05 Apr Midsemester Break
Fluid dynamics-momentum principle and fluid motions.
10 08 Apr - 12 Apr 2 2
Dimensional analysis and similitude 4
Fluid flow in pipes-laminar and turbulent flows, fluid flow
11 15 Apr - 19 Apr 2 2 4
regimes, velocity distribution in laminar flow
Fluid flow in pipes-laminar and turbulent flows, fluid flow
12 22 Apr - 26 Apr 2 2 4
regimes, velocity distribution in laminar flow
Fluid flow in pipes-laminar and turbulent flows, fluid flow
13 29 Apr - 03 May 2 2 4
regimes, velocity distribution in laminar flow-p2
14 06 May - 10 May Fluid flow in pipes-Loses (major and minor) Revision - 2 2 4
15 13 May - 17 May Fluid flow in pipes-Loses (major and minor) Revision - 2 2 4
Fluid flow in pipes-Loses (major and minor)
16 20 May - 24 May 2 2 4
Revision-Exam 2
17 27 May - 31 May
18 03 Jun - 07 Jun

24 28 4 4 60

Legend
E Exam
T Tutorial/Quiz
L Lecture
LB Laboratory
F Feedback
S Self-study at home
SO Second opportunity exams

4.4. ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION:

Assessment Summary:
Diversified Continuous Evaluation Components Minimum Pass Mark (%) Component Weight (CW)
(%)
Two examinations 50 70
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 Two Lab Practical 50 15
Quiz-online (2) 15
Total: 100

In order to pass this course, a student must obtain a minimum AVERAGE of 50% in the examinations and a minimum
of 50% in the LAB. There is no sub-minimum for the online quiz component.

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The assessment strategy in this course is based on the ‘continuous and diversified assessment’ system (CASS) of
evaluation. It is the students’ responsibility to be familiar with and adhere to the institution (NUST)’s assessment
policies. These policies can be found in the Yearbooks (Parts 1 and 5).

Examination Events:
The institution’s examinations procedures will apply. See the Examinations Procedures Manual (Part 4: Student
Information. Each student is expected to familiarise themselves with ‘Part 4.B’ of this manual.
• All examinations will be written under ‘typical examination conditions.
• During an examination, all students are required to arrive at the examination venue at least thirty (30) minutes
before the start of an examination. Any student who arrives at an examination venue more than one (1) hour after
the examination has started will not be allowed to take the examination.

Self-Assessment Quizzes:
None
5. COURSE POLICIES

5.1. GENERAL ACADEMIC POLICIES:

It is the student's responsibility to be familiar with and adhere to the institution’s Policies. These Policies can be found
in the NUST Prospectus or online at https://www.nust.na (Download Documents).

5.2. SUPPLEMENTARY POLICIES:

The supplementary policies are found in the Faculty of Engineering Yearbook, section C. The term ‘examination’ refers
to an assessment conducted under controlled (examination) conditions. Some of the salient points are:
• A student who fails or misses any or all of the first-opportunity examinations will be allowed to write a
supplementary examination towards the end of the semester.
• The above-mentioned student will be given the opportunity to improve their results for all but one (1) such failed-
or missed examination.
• No student who obtains a mark of less than 50 % for the supplementary examination passes the course.
• The maximum final mark allocated for the examination component of the course (i.e., the aggregated mark of all
examination assessments as defined in C.2), will be 50%.

6. ECSA SPECIFIC INFORMATION

6.1. KNOWLEDGE AREAS:

Classification of Mathematical Natural Sciences Engineering Design and Complimentary

Knowledge Areas Sciences Sciences Synthesis Studies
(Weighted by 20% 30% 50%
Percentage)

6.2. GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES (GAs):

1 2 3 4 5
Problem Application of scientific Engineering design Investigations, Engineering methods,
solving and engineering experiments & data skills and tools, including
knowledge analysis information technology
XX X
6 7 8 9 10

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 Professional & Sustainability & impact Individual, team & Independent Engineering
technical of engineering activity multidisciplinary learning ability professionalism
communication working
X
11
Engineering
management

Legend: X – Minor; XX – Significant; XXX – GAs examined at exit level X

Graduate Attribute 1: Problem solving

Demonstrate competence to identify, formulate, analyse and solve complex engineering problems.

Range Statement: Problems requires identification and analysis. Some cases occur in unfamiliar contexts.
Problems are both concrete and abstract and may involve uncertainty. Solutions are based on theory and
evidence, together with judgement where necessary.

Level descriptor: complex engineering problems:

a) Require in-depth fundamental and specialized engineering knowledge and have one or more of the
characteristics:
• are ill-posed, under- or over-specified, or require identification and refinement;
• are high-level problems including component parts or sub-problems;
• are unfamiliar or involve infrequently encountered issues;
b) And their solution has one or more of the characteristics:
• are not obvious, require originality or analysis based on fundamentals;
• are outside the scope of standards and codes;
• require information from variety of sources that is complex, abstract or incomplete;
• involve wide-ranging or conflicting issues: technical, engineering and interested or affected parties.

Associated Assessment Criteria

The candidate applies in a number of varied instances, a systematic problem solving method including:
1. Analyses and defines the problem, identifies the criteria for an acceptable solution;
2. Identifies necessary information and applicable engineering and other knowledge and skills;
3. Generates and formulates possible approaches to solution of problem;
4. Models and analyses possible solution(s);
5. Evaluates possible solutions and selects best solution;
6. Formulates and presents the solution in an appropriate form.

How this attribute will be assessed

This will be assessed through examinations, laboratory practice and quizzes.

Graduate Attribute 2: Application of scientific and engineering knowledge

Apply knowledge of mathematics, natural sciences, engineering fundamentals and an engineering speciality to start to
solve complex engineering problems.

Range Statement: Mathematics, natural science and engineering sciences are applied in formal analysis and
modelling of engineering situations, and for reasoning about and conceptualizing engineering problems.

Level descriptor: knowledge of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering sciences is characterized by:
• a systematic, theory-based understanding of the natural sciences applicable to the discipline;
• conceptually-based mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics and formal aspects of computer and
information science to support analysis and modelling applicable to the discipline;
• a systematic, theory-based formulation of engineering fundamentals required in the engineering
discipline;

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 • engineering specialist knowledge that provides theoretical frameworks and bodies of knowledge for the
accepted practice areas in the engineering discipline; much is at the forefront of the discipline.

Associated Assessment Criteria

The candidate:
1. Brings mathematical, numerical analysis and statistical knowledge and methods to bear on
engineering problems by using an appropriate mix of:
• Formal analysis and modelling of engineering components, systems or processes;
• Communicating concepts, ideas and theories with the aid of mathematics;
• Reasoning about and conceptualising engineering components, systems or processes
using mathematical concepts;
• Dealing with uncertainty and risk through the use of probability and statistics.
2. Uses physical laws and knowledge of the physical world as a foundation for the engineering sciences
and the solution of engineering problems by an appropriate mix of:
• Formal analysis and modelling of engineering components, systems or processes using principles
and knowledge of the basic sciences;
• Reasoning about and conceptualising engineering problems, components, systems or processes
using principles of the basic sciences.
3. Uses the techniques, principles and laws of engineering science at a fundamental level and in at least
one specialist area to:
• Identify and solve open-ended engineering problems;
• Identify and pursue engineering applications;
• Work across engineering disciplinary boundaries through cross disciplinary literacy and shared
fundamental knowledge.

Note: Problems used for the assessment may provide evidence in the application of one, two or all three
categories of knowledge listed above.

How this attribute will be assessed

This will be assessed through examinations, laboratory practice and quizzes.

Graduate Attribute 8: Individual, team and multidisciplinary working

Demonstrate competence to work effectively as an individual, in teams and in multidisciplinary environments.

Range Statement: Multidisciplinary tasks require co-operation across at least one disciplinary boundary. Co-
operating disciplines may be engineering disciplines with different fundamental bases other than that of the
programme or may be outside engineering.

Associated Assessment Criteria:

The candidate demonstrates effective individual work by performing the following:
1. Identifies and focuses on objectives;
2. Works strategically;
3. Executes tasks effectively;
4. Delivers completed work on time.

The candidate demonstrates effective team work by the following:

1. Makes individual contribution to team activity;
2. Performs critical functions;
3. Enhances work of fellow team members;
4. Benefits from support of team members;
5. Communicates effectively with team members;
6. Delivers completed work on time.

The candidate demonstrates multidisciplinary work by the following:

1. Acquires a working knowledge of co-workers’ discipline;

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 2. Uses a systems approach;
3. Communicates across disciplinary boundaries.

How this attribute will be assessed

This will be assessed through group laboratory practice.

7. OTHER INFORMATION

7.1. FAILURE TO PAY FEES:

A student who fails to pay his/her fees may not be allowed to write the examination and if allowed, the results will be
withheld until all outstanding fees are paid in full.

7.2. IMPORTANT STUDENT SERVICES AT THE NUST

There are a variety of services which you can use at the NUST. These services are to your advantage – Use them!!! They
include the following:

• Student Counselling and Career Development – Department: Students Services

• Writing Centre and student academic problems –Teaching and Learning Unit (TLU)
• Campus Health and Wellness Centre (CHWC) - Student Services/ NUST Clinic

7.3. AUTHORISATION:
This course outline is authorised for use by:

___________________________________ __________________________
Head of Department Date

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY STUDENT

(To be completed by all students on the course, detached from the course outline and kept on record in the
department)

I, ………………………………………………………………………………………………, of Student number: …………………………………………………,

(First name(s) and Surname)

hereby acknowledge that I have received this course outline for Fluid Mechanics 214 [FMC610S] and that I have
familiarised myself with its content, in particular the statement about academic honesty and integrity and the COVID-
19 adherence clause. I agree to abide by the Policies and arrangements spelt out in this course outline.

………………………………………………………………………….. ……………….……………
Signature of student Date

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