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Undergraduate Course: Fluid Mechanics (Mechanical) 4 (MECE10004)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis 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.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2016/17, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 20, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 65 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Final Examination 100%
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Fluid Mechanics (Mechanical) 42:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate and work with knowledge that covers and integrates most of the principal areas, features, boundaries, terminology and conventions of fluid dynamics.
  2. Demonstrate and work with critical understanding of the principal theories, concepts and principles of fluid dynamics.
  3. Apply knowledge and understanding in using techniques and practices that are at the forefront of analytical fluid dynamics.
Reading List
White, F.M., Fluid Dynamics, Seventh Edition, 1 Mar 2010, Mc Graw Hill, New York (appropriate for revision).

White, F.M., Viscous Fluid Flow, Third Edition, 1 Apr 2005, Mc Graw Hill, New York (appropriate for deepening study).
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/teaching/mech/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsMEFLM
Contacts
Course organiserDr Ignazio Maria Viola
Tel: (0131 6)50 5622
Email: I.M.Viola@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Emily Rowan
Tel: (0131 6)51 7185
Email: Emily.Rowan@ed.ac.uk
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