Year
2020
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 2-hour lecture weekly
1 x 2-hour tutorial weekly
3 x 2-hour laboratories per semester
1 x 2-hour tutorial weekly
3 x 2-hour laboratories per semester
Prerequisites
1 of MATH1122, MATH1204
Enrolment not permitted
ENGR8801 has been successfully completed
Topic description
Fluid Mechanics: Fluid properties; Hydrostatics; One dimensional flow of incompressible fluids; Continuity, momentum and energy equations; Laminar and turbulent flows in pipes and ducts; free surface and channel flows; hydraulic jump; weir and waterfall; Dimensional analysis; Flow measurements and fluid machinery.
Educational aims
This topic aims to ensure that the students understand the following:
- Modelling the flows of fluids
- Measurements of the flows of fluids
- Heat transferred to and from a fluid
Expected learning outcomes
At the completion of this topic, students are expected to be able to:
- Understand the basic properties of gases and liquids
- Write the relevant equations of motion for fluids in pipes and channels
- Solve simple flow problems
- Understand how flow measurements are made in practice
- Understand the flows in pumps and turbines
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2020 are no longer published.
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
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