Undergraduate Course: Fluid Mechanics 2 (SCEE08003)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The student should develop an awareness of the qualitive behaviour of fluids in typical situations so that models of problems can be set up for solution. The course's objectives are to:
1. Produce quantitative solutions for models derived from some useful applications in the fields of measurement and pipe flow;
2. Establish enough theoretical background to enable the range of validity of these basic solutions to be understood; and to
3. Provide a starting point with respect to terminology and theory for more advanced study in subsequent years.
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| Course description |
L1 Properties of Fluids
Shear stress, viscosity, density, compressibility, surface tension.
L2 Simple Flow Fields and Phenomena 1
Laminar and turbulent flow states; flow in a duct, flow over a flat plate; flow round objects; separation & wakes; vortex shedding; drag.
L3 Simple Flow Fields and Phenomena 2
Reynolds number; Strouhal number. More simple flow fields; orifice flow, flow round bends. Terminology: external/internal; steady/unsteady, real/ideal, laminar/turbulent, compressible/incompressible.
L4 Introduction to Dimensional Analysis
L5 Fluid Statics 1
Pressure; variation of pressure with height; 'head'; manometers and other pressure measurement devices.
L6 Fluid Statics 2
Forces on submerged surfaces - 'centre of pressure', 'centre of force'.
L7 The Continuity Equation
The continuity equation; flow between plane walls, pipe flow.
L8 Equations of Motion & Steady Flow Bernoulli Equation
Equation of motion along a streamline; - significance of pressure gradients perpendicular to a streamline. Steady flow Bernoulli equation.
L9 Applications of Bernoulli (I)
Example applications of Bernoulli equation: siphons, flow with area change, flow around a pipe bend.
L10 Applications of Bernoulli (II)
Pitot tube & Pitot-static tube. Flow rate measurement - restriction flow meters (general); venturi meter; reservoir-orifice flow; orifice flow under varying head; flow over weirs.
L11 Laminar Flows in Pipes
Laminar flow between plates. Laminar flow through a round pipe - Hagen Poiseuille equation.
L12 Turbulent Flow in Pipes
Head/pressure losses due to friction; friction coefficient; - functional dependency via dimensional analysis.; Moody diagram & equation.
L13 Pipe Systems
Losses in bends and fittings; loss coefficient; example problems including iterative approach.
L14 The Momentum Equation
The momentum equation for steady flow.
L15 Applications of the Momentum Equation
Force of jet on plates and vanes; force on pipe bends; head loss due to sudden expansion / contraction.
L16 Compressible Flow (I)
Definitions and assumptions; sound waves; sonic boom.
L17 Compressible Flow (II)
Flow in nozzles and diffusers (I) ¿ gas stagnation temperature.
L18 Compressible Flow (III)
Flow in nozzles and diffusers (II) ¿ Hugoniot equation, subsonic and supersonic flow; the de Laval nozzle.
L19/20 Revision / contingency
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | PPE (lab coat, safety glasses, safety shoes/boots as prescribed by programme handbook). |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 400 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 3,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 3.5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
68 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
50% Examination
50% Coursework
The School has a 40% Rule for this course, whereby you must achieve a minimum of 40% in coursework and 40% in written exam components, as well as an overall mark of 40% to pass a course. If you fail a course you will be required to resit it. You are only required to resit components which have been failed. |
| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Fluid Mechanics 2 | 90 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 30 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Categorise, qualitatively describe, and recognise the engineering consequences of important fluid flow situations, including hydrostatics, internal and external flows; laminar and turbulent conditions; boundary layers; velocity profiles; separation and wakes.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the physical basis of Bernoulli's equation, its consequent limitations, and an ability to apply it to a variety of practically-useful engineering problems including flow measurement and, with corrections, to pipe systems involving energy losses.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the basic Momentum equation and the concept of a control volume, and an ability to apply it to a variety of practically-useful situations including jet reaction forces.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts in compressible flow including sound waves and nozzle flow.
- Gain key data handling and reporting skills in graph plotting, handling of experimental uncertainty, and in drawing sound, concise conclusions supported by clear and quantitative evidence.
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Reading List
Civil ¿ Chadwick, Morfett & Borthwick: Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 5th edition, Spon, £38
Chemical ¿ McCabe, Smith and Harriott: Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, Intl edition, McGraw Hill, £53
Mechanical ¿ Douglas, Gasiorek, Swaffield & Jack: Fluid Mechanics, 6th edition, Pearson, (with ¿free¿ on-line tools) £47.50
but I suggest that you don¿t rush off and buy¿ try library copies of these and others; consider 2nd hand copies (earlier editions usually fine) |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Tom Bruce
Tel: (0131 6)50 8701
Email: Tom.Bruce@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Maryna Vlasova
Tel:
Email: mvlasova@ed.ac.uk |
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