MEC 267

About Course:

Course Code: MEC 267

Course Name: FLUID MECHANICS I

Credit Hour: 4

P. MAT 147, MEC 231. Development and scope of fluid mechanics. Fluid properties, Fluid Statics. Kinematics of fluid flow. Fluid flow concepts and basic equations – continuity equation, Bernoulli’s equation, energy equation, momentum equation and force in fluid flow. Steady incompressible flow in pressure conduits, laminar and turbulent flow, general equation for fluid pipe flow. Fluid measurement: pitot tube, orifice, mouthpiece nozzle, venturi meter, wire, pipe flow problems – pipes in series and parallel, branching pipes, pipes networks, Boundary layer problems, Nevier-Stoke’s equation. Frictional loss in pipes and fittings.

Course Outcomes (COs):

1. Explain basic fluid properties

2. Apply fluid properties in viscosity and surface tensions to solve related engineering problems

3. Apply pressure equation onto fluid statics problems, such as manometry and hydrostatic & buoyancy forces

4. Formulate Bernoulli Equations to solve related fluid dynamics problems

5. Formulate Continuity Equation to solve related fluid dynamics problems

6. Formulate Linear Momentum Equation to solve related fluid dynamics problems

7. Analyze Energy Equation to design for pipe systems and evaluate total head losses

Targeted Program Outcomes (POs): PO1, PO2