Postgraduate Course: Analytical Fluid Mechanics (MSc) (PGEE11054)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Engineering |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Postgrad (School of Engineering) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course introduces analytical concepts and approaches in classical fluid mechanics. Main topics include boundary layers, turbulence, potential flow and aerofoils. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
n/a |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students should be able to:
1. describe the flowfield round a typical body immersed in a flow;
2. explain how lift and drag forces arise from the interaction the body and flow;
3. define and explain the practical significance of circulation, vorticity, transition, separation;
4. analyse simple potential flow models;
5. describe analytical models of turbulence, and derive the simpler solutions based on the mixing-length model;
6. explain the concept of the boundary layer, and why it is useful;
7. define the various forms of boundary layer thickness, explain their significance, and derive their values from given velocity profiles;
8. use the von Karman equation to obtain quantitative solutions for laminar and turbulent boundary layers with uniform external flows;
9. describe boundary layer behaviour with non-uniform external flows, and explain how it might be predicted;
10. describe methods of boundary layer control in low drag and high lift applications;
11. use tools, knowledge and insight into physical fluid mechanic phenomena gained in 1-10 (above) to build and critically appraise suitable analytical models for complex flow scenarios of mechanical engineering relevance. |
Assessment Information
| Final Examination (100%) |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
fluid mechanics analytical |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Bill Easson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5688
Email: Bill.Easson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Laura Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 5690
Email: laura.smith@ed.ac.uk |
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