Undergraduate Course: Advanced Fluid Mechanics 5 (CHEE11003)
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 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Chemical |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The course presents the derivation of the Navier Stokes equations for fluid motion. Solutions are obtained for inviscid, irrotational flow, and coupled with boundary layer theory to model turbulent flows. Approximate solutions for flow over a flat plate and their limitations are discussed. The course also covers: reasons for boundary layer separation; models for heat and mass transfer across boundary layers; an introduction to algorithms for and potential problems in computational fluid dynamics; some of the effects of compressibility on fluid flow. |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students should:
- demonstrate an understanding of the origin and relevance of each term in the Navier Stokes equations, and to simplify the equations for a given geometry;
- be aware of the types of force acting on a fluid element;
- be able to define and use the velocity potential and stream function with or without the aid of Cauchy-Riemann analysis;
- understand the basis of Boundary Layer Theory and be able to derive the Boundary Layer Equations for a two-dimensional Boundary Layer;
- appreciate the algorithms used in CFD;
- be aware of the potential effects of compressibility on flow solutions. |
Assessment Information
| Two hour written examination at the end of the semester. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr John Christy
Tel: (0131 6)50 4854
Email: J.Christy@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Kim Orsi
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Kim.Orsi@ed.ac.uk |
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