ENGR 315 Fluid Dynamics

Course Description

To provide an understanding of both the kinematics and kinetics of fluids. Students gain knowledge on the fundamental conservation laws of mass, momentum, and energy. Students will be expected to gain an ability to solve and design engineering problems involving pipe flow, turbomachines, pumps, large reservoirs, etc. Topics include: the Reynolds transport theorem, The Bernoulli’s equation, applications of fluid momentum to propellers, wind turbines, turbojets, and rockets, differential fluid flow analysis, dimensional analysis and similitude, Reynolds number and flow classification, analysis and design for pipe flow, flow over external surfaces and boundary layer, cavitation and turbo machines.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

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Rationale

Fluid Dynamics is a primary engineering science that has important applications in engineering fields as well as other disciplines such as medicine and meteorology. Fluid Dynamics builds partially from hydrostatic knowledge obtained in ENGR 235 Statics and from the kinetics learned in ENGR 240 Dynamics. This course is a prerequisite for ENGM 375 Thermal Fluids Design Lab.

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Course Assignment

Textbook readings and lecture presentations/notes

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Homework Set Assignments (14)

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Fluid Dynamics Research Paper Assignment

The student will be expected to find a journal article, perform a gap analysis, write a critique, and recommend next steps for research. This research paper will include a gap analysis, critique, and recommended next steps. The paper must be at least 1,200 words.

Hands-On Project Assignment

In this hands-on assignment, the student will analyze a flow system. This assignment is meant to teach engineering concepts and presentation skills. The student will conduct an experiment and create a PowerPoint of the results. 

Quizzes (4)

For Quiz: Chapters 1-4, Quiz: Chapters 5-8, and Quiz: Chapters 9-11, the student will be given word problems similar to the homework problems and will be expected to solve them. These quizzes will have a time limit of 1 hour and 30 minutes, contain 4 short-answer questions, and allow one attempt. Quizzes are open book/open notes.

The Quiz: Course Final will be cumulative, contain 5 short-answer questions, have a time limit of 2 hours and 15 minutes, and allow 1 attempt. This quiz is open book/open notes.

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