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ISTANBUL GELİŞİM UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM

FLUIDS MECHANICS COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
UCK206 FLUIDS MECHANICS 4 4 4 5

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Basic concepts and definitions: Molecular structure of fluids, Continuous medium approach, Viscosity, Fourier's law, Surface stress -
2 - Basic concepts and definitions: Definition of motion in Lagrange and Euler methods, Acceleration, Total derivative, Trajectories, Streamlines -
3 - Pressure distribution in fluid (Hydrostatics) : Pascal's law, Forces acting on planar and curvilinear surfaces, Layered fluids, Pressure distribution in solid body translation and rotation -
4 - Pressure distribution in fluid (Hydrostatics) : Pascal's law, Forces acting on planar and curvilinear surfaces, Layered fluids, Pressure distribution in solid body translation and rotation -
5 - Integral conservation equations for a control volume (Integral Analysis): Conservation of mass, momentum and energy for Lagrange and Euler control volumes, Linear momentum equation (Amount of motion theorem), Bernoulli equation, Energy equation -
6 - Integral conservation equations for a control volume (Integral Analysis): Conservation of mass, momentum and energy for Lagrange and Euler control volumes, Linear momentum equation (Amount of motion theorem), Bernoulli equation, Energy equation -
7 - Differential conservation equations for a fluid particle (Differential Analysis): Continuity equation, Euler and Navier-Stokes equations, Boundary conditions on free and solid surfaces -
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 - Similitude and Dimensional Analysis (Experimental Analysis): Similitude, Dimensionless numbers, Buckingham Pi theorem -
10 - Viscous flow in pipes (internal flows): Laminar and turbulent flows, Couette flow, Poiseuille flow -
11 - Viscous flow in pipes (internal flows): Moody diagram, Hydraulic diameter -
12 - Viscous flow in pipes (internal flows): Friction losses in ducts, Venturi tube, Orifice meter -
13 - Introduction to Open Channel Current: Wave speed, Froude number, Chezy and Manning formulas -
14 - Introduction to Open Channel Current: Specific energy, Critical depth -
15 - Introduction to Open Channel Current: Specific energy, Critical depth -
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -