Properties of fluids, hydrostatics with applications to manometers, forces on plane
and ... Engineering Fluid Mechanics, by Crowe, Elger and Roberson, 9 th.
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Civil & Environmental Engineering Department
CE 230 Engineering Fluid Mechanics Semester 131 Catalog description: Properties of fluids, hydrostatics with applications to manometers, forces on plane and curved surfaces, buoyancy, equations of continuity, energy and linear momentum with applications, dimensional analysis, dynamic similarity, open channel flow, and closed conduit flow.
Textbook:
Engineering Fluid Mechanics, by Crowe, Elger and Roberson, 9th Edition, 2010.
Class Meetings: UTR
11:00-11:50;
Bld. 59 - Room 2018
Instructor: Dr. Muhammad Al-Zahrani Office 16-146; phone 2479; e-mail
[email protected].
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Topic
Introduction Fluid properties Viscosity and Bulk Modulus of Elasticity Surface tension and vapor pressure Pressure variation in a static fluid Pressure measurements Manometers Hydrostatic forces on plane surfaces Applications Hydrostatic forces on curved surfaces Continued Buoyancy Fluid Flow and acceleration Euler’s equation; EXAM #1 Pressure variation in flowing fluids Bernoulli equation Control volume equation Id al-Adha Vacation (10 Oct. – 20 Oct.) 22 Continuity equation
Reading Assigment 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 2.1 2.4, 2.5 2.6, 2.7 3.1, 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 4.1, 4.2 4.3 4.4, 4.5 4.7 5.1, 5.2 5.3
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24 27 29 31 03 Nov. 05 07 10 12 14 17 19 21 24 26 28 01 Dec. 03 05 08 10 12 15 17 19 22 24
Applications Momentum Equation Continued Applications Energy equation Continued EGL and HGL Flow in conduits; EXAM #2 Pipe head loss and stress distributions Laminar flow in circular conduits Continued Turbulent flow in circular conduits Darcy-Weibach & Moody chart Minor Losses Applications Pumps and systems of pipes Parallel pipes Pipe networks Continued Flow in open channels Steady uniform flow; EXAM #3 Manning’s equation Critical flow Dimensional Analysis Exponent method Model studies & similitude Review
6.1, 6.2 6.3 7.1, 7.2 7.3, 7.4 7.7 10.1, 10.2 10.3, 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.10
15.1 15.2, 15.2 15.3 15.5 8.1, 8.2 8.3 8.4, 8.5
Homework: List of the homework problems will be provided. All students must submit their homework’s on time. Late homework will not be accepted.
Attendance: The university regulations regarding excessive absences will be strictly adhered to in this course. A grade of WF will be reported as soon as the student accumulates nine unexcused absences.
Method of Evaluation: Course grades will be based on a weighted average of results as follows: Homework, Quizzes & Attendance 1st Major Exam 2nd Major Exam 3rd Major Exam Final Exam
10% 20% 20% 20% 30%
There will be no make-up exams or incomplete grades in this course.
