ES 65 – Fluid Mechanics

Course Number: ES 65 Credit Hours: 3 Credits

Course Title: Fluid Mechanics Contact Hours: 3 Lecture hrs
Course Objectives:
The course enables students to:
 Assimilate concepts, principles, laws, observations, and models of fluids at rest and in motion,
 Grasp the basis for understanding fluid behavior for engineering design and control of fluid systems,
 Acquire competence with mass, energy and momentum balances for determining resultant interactions of
flows and engineered as well as natural systems,
 Develop the basis for correlating experimental data, designing procedures, and using scale models of fluid
flows, Newtonian and non- Newtonian flows,
 Learn methods for computing head losses (major & minor) and flows in simple pipes,
 Understand the principles of operation of flow measuring instruments, conduct measurements, evaluate
the data and draw conclusions

Course Description:
Introduction to Fluid Mechanics; Hydrostatics Pressure in Fluids; Flow Classification; Properties of Flows;
Viscous Fluid Flows; Newtonian and Non-Newtonian flows; Turbulent Flow in Pipes. Dimensional Analysis

Course Outline:
Topic Week Subjects to be covered Activity
Topic 1 – 1,2  Fluids and Their Read Chapter 1 and 2
Introduction and Applications
Fluid Properties  No-Slip Condition Lecture and problem-solving
 Classification of Fluid Flows assignment;
 Density
 Viscosity
 Vapor Pressure
 Surface Tension

Topic 2 – Pressure 3,4  Manometry and Barometry Read Chapter 3

and Fluid Statics  Hydrostatic Forces on
Submerged Surfaces Lecture and problem-solving
 Buoyancy and Stability assignment;

Topic 3 – Fluid 5,6  Lagrangian and Eulerian Read Chapter 4

Kinematics Descriptions
 Flow Visualization Lecture and problem-solving
 Reynolds Transport assignment;
Theorem

QUIZ 1

Topic 4- 7,8,9  Mass, Momentum and Read Chapter 5 and 6

Conservation Laws Energy Equations
 Control Volumes Lecture and problem-solving
 Bernoulli Approximations assignment;
Topic 5 – 10,11  Dimensional Homogeneity Read Chapter 7
Dimensional  Dimensional Analysis
Analysis and  Experimental Testing Lecture and problem-solving
Modeling  Similarity assignment;

QUIZ 2

Topic 6 – Flow in 12,13,14  Laminar and Turbulent Read Chapter 8 plus a quick
Pipes and Flow overview on Chapter 14
Turbomachinery  Major and Minor Losses
 Piping Networks and Pump Lecture and problem-solving
Selection assignment;
 Flow Rate and Velocity
Measurement Instruments
 Introduction to Pumps and
Turbines

FINAL EXAMINATION

Pre -requisites: ES 62 (Dynamics of Rigid Bodies)

Text Book: Yunus A. Cengel and John Cimbala, Fluid Mechanics, Jan 31, 2005.

References:
Frank M. White, Fluid Mechanics with Student CD; Robert L Mott, Applied Fluid Mechanics SI Version, May
31, 2006.; Iain G. Currie, Fundamental Mechanics of Fluids, Third Edition (Mechanical Engineering (Marcell
Dekker)), Dec 12, 2002.; Donald F. Young, Bruce R. Munson, Theodore H. Okiishi, and Wade W. Huebsch, A
Brief Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, Jan 22, 2007.; Bruce R.Munson, et al, Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics,
2005.

Projects: Perform CFD to some common problems using Solidworks Flow Simulation

Teaching Methods:
 Lectures supported by tutorials;
 Assignments, short quizzes
Evaluation:
 Short quiz 5%
 Project 10%
 Assignments 15%
 Prelim 15%
 Midterm 15%,
 Final Examination 40%.
Attendance Requirement:
 Minimum of 80% attendance during lecture hours