Undergraduate Course: Fluid Mechanics (Mechanical) 4 (MECE10004)
Course Outline
School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
Home subject area | Mechanical |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/teaching/mech/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | This course introduces concepts that go beyond the 'one-dimensional' treatment of flows in ME2 Fluid Mechanics. The linking theme is the generation of fluid forces on the surfaces of structures, typified by the lift and drag forces on an aerofoil. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
|
Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
|
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
|
Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
(
Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
68 )
|
Additional Notes |
|
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
|
Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
|
|
Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Fluid Mechanics (Mechanical) 4 | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | | |
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. |
Assessment Information
Final Examination 100% |
Special Arrangements
None |
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 | MEFLM |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Ignazio Viola
Tel: (0131 6)50 5568
Email: I.M.Viola@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Sharon Mulvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 7076
Email: Sharon.Mulvey@ed.ac.uk |
|
© Copyright 2013 The University of Edinburgh - 10 October 2013 4:54 am
|