57:020 Mechanics of Fluids and Transport Processes
College of Engineering, The University of Iowa

Course Schedule (Fall 2007; 1505SC)

 

 

 

Class #
or Lab #

Date

Important Concepts
(Section # in Text Reading and Example)
or Lab Activities

Problems Assigned,
due next class: by 5:00 pm

1

Aug. 27

Definition fluid; continuum hypothesis; fluid properties
(Text 1.1 - 1.5), Example: ideal gas equation

1.25 (g,r,SG)

1.36 (ideal gas)

2

29

Viscosity, shear stress and rate of strain; compressibility;  vapor pressure/cavitation;
 surface tension and capillary effects; flow classification
 (Text 1.6-1.11), Example: shear stress

1.59 (t)

1.67 (Ev)

3, L1

31

Fluid Mechanics: 
AFD, EFD, and CFD

1.78 (pv)

1.86 (s)

 

Sep 3

Labor Day: NO Class

 

4

5

Pressure definition, force, and transmission; absolute/gage/vacuum;
pressure variation with elevation liquids/gases;
pressure measurement (barometer, piezometer, manometers)
 (Text 2.1-2.7), Example: effects of surface tension

2.13 (pressure transmission)

2.22 (gases)

Quiz #1

5, L2

7

Experimental  Methodology and Uncertainty Assessment Procedures: EFD Pre-test

 

6

10

Hydrostatic forces on plane surfaces
(Text 2.8-2.9), Example: manometer

Concepts of EFD Lab 1

2.24 (u-tube manometer)

2.40 (differential manometer)

L3

11

EFD Lab1  (1)

 

7

12

Continued, Example: plane surface

2.51, 2.52 (plane surface)

L3

13

EFD Lab1  (2)

 

8

14

Hydrostatic forces curved surfaces (horizontal and vertical components); buoyancy; hydrometer
(Text 2.10-2.11), Example: plane surface
; Example: curved surface (1); Example: curved surface (2)

2.70, 2.78 (curved surface)

9

17

Stability immersed and floating bodies; rigid body translation and rotation
(Text 2.12-2.13), Example: buoyancy

2.84 (buoyancy)

2.89 (hydrometer)

L3

18

EFD Lab1  (3)

 

10

19

Continued
Example: stability

Example1: translation, Example2: translation
Example3: rotation, Example4: rotation

SP.1, SP.2 (stability)
Solutions: SP1, SP2

Quiz #2

L3

20

EFD Lab1  (4)

 

11

21

Continued, Example: translation

2.94 (translation)

2.101 (rotation)

12

24

Newton's 2nd Law for a Fluid, Steamline Coordinates, Bernoulli equation
(Text 3.1-3.4), Example1: Bernoulli equation (along streamline)

Example2: Bernoulli equation (normal to streamline)

3.1, 3.10 (streamline coordinates)

L4

25

EFD Lab2  (1)

 

13

26

Static Dynamic and total pressure, applications Bernoulli equation, Flow Rate
Concepts of EFD Lab 2 & CFD Lab 1
(Text 3.5-3.6), Example1: Bernoulli equation (Q)

Example2: Bernoulli equation (along streamline)

3.18 (Bernoulli equation, Q)

3.30 (Bernoulli equation, static and total pressure)

L4

27

EFD Lab2  (2)

 

14

28

EGL and HGL, extensions/limitations Bernoulli equation
(Text
3.7-3.9), Example1: Bernoulli equation (Sluice gate)

Example2: Bernoulli equation (along streamline)

3.60 (Bernoulli equation, cavitation)

3.94 (Bernoulli equation, channel flow)

15

Oct 1

Fluid Kinematics, velocity, acceleration
(Text
4.1-4.2), Example: velocity

4.4 (velocity)

4.15 (acceleration)

L4

2

EFD Lab2  (3)

 

16

3

Flow classification; Control volume approach and RTT

 (Text 4.3-4.5), Example1: acceleration (4.27)
Example2: acceleration

4.21, 4.25 (acceleration)

Quiz #3

L4

4

EFD Lab2  (4)

EFD 1 Report Due: 5:00pm

17

5

Review

 

18

8

 

EXAM 1

 

 

19, L5

10

Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics: CFD Pre-test

4.60, 4.61 (RTT)

20

12

Continued RTT: Example (4.55)

Control Volume Analysis, continuity equation (Text 5.1): Example1 (5.17)

5.5, 5.19

21

15

Continued, continuity equation

Example1: Steady flow continuity (5.13)

Example2: Unteady flow continuity (5.23)

5.20, 5.22 (continuity)

L6

16

CFD PreLab1  (1)

 

22

17

Momentum Equation (Text 5.2)

Example1: momentum, bend (5.31)
Example2: momentum, nozzle (5.36)

5.28 (momentum, bend)

5.32 (momentum, nozzle)

L6

18

CFD PreLab1  (2)

 

23

19

Continued  

Example1 (5.48)

Example2 (5.62)

Example3 (5.65)

5.33 (nozzle)

5.66, 5.67 (vane)

24

22

Energy equation  (Text 5.3-5.5)

 Example1: head loss

Example2: energy, pump

5.91 (head loss)
5.95 (head loss)

L7

23

CFD Lab1  (1)

 

25

24

Concept of Hydraulic and Energy Grade Lines
 Example1: HGL and EGL
 Example2: HGL and EGL

5.108 (energy, turbine)

5.111 (energy, pump)

L7

25

CFD Lab1  (2)

EFD 2 Report Due: 5:00pm

26

26

Application of the Energy, Momentum, and
Continuity Equations in Combination
Example1: Continuity + Energy

Example2: Continuity + Momentum + Energy

SP-1 (energy + momentum)

SP-2 (energy + momentum)

27

29

Differential Analysis, relative motion, vorticity,
 continuity, and stream function  (Text 6.1-6.2)
 Example1: vorticity; Example2: stream function

6.4 (vorticity, continuity)

6.11 (stream function)

L8

30

EFD Lab3  (1)

 

28

31

Momentum equation and differential analysis of fluid flow
(Text 6.3, 6.8-6.11)
Example: Couette flow

Concepts of EFD Lab 3 & CFD Lab 2

6.77 (Flow between fixed plates)

6.80 (Couette flow)

 

L8

Nov 1

EFD Lab3  (2)

 

29

2

Continued
Example: Flow on an inclined plane

6.83 (Couette flow/pressure gradient)
6.90 (pipe flow)
 

30

5

Dimensional homogeneity;  dimensional analysis; Pi theorem;
Important non-dimensional parameters
 (Text 7.1-7.7), Example: Pi parameters

7.6, 7.9 (Pi parameters)

L8

6

EFD Lab3  (3)

 

31

7

Continued, Example: Pi parameters

7.18, 7.22 (Pi parameters)

L8

8

EFD Lab3  (4)

CFD 1 Report Due: 5:00pm

32

9

Similarity and model testing
EFD Lab3 concepts: drag calculation (Text 7.8-7.11),

Example1: Re similarity
Example2: Re similarity
Example3: Fr similarity

7.55 (Re similarity)
7.60 (Fr similarity)

33

12

 

EXAM 2

 

-

L9

13

CFD PreLab2  (1)

-

34

14

Viscous Flow in Pipes, entrance and developing flow, laminar flow, friction factor(Text 8.1-8.2),

Example1: laminar pipe flow
Example2: laminar pipe flow
Example3: laminar pipe flow
Example4: laminar pipe flow

8.16, 8.19 (laminar)

L9

15

CFD PreLab2  (2)

 

35

16

continued, Example: laminar and turbulent velocity profile

8.26, 8.27 (turbulent velocity profile)

 

19

Thanksgiving Recess

 

 

20

Thanksgiving Recess

 

 

21

Thanksgiving Recess

 

 

22

Thanksgiving Recess

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23

Thanksgiving Recess

 

36

26

Turbulent flow, roughness, application pipe systems (Text 8.3-8.7),
Example1: friction factor

Example2: friction factor
Example3: flow rate

8.31 (f)
8.58 (head loss)

 

L10

27

CFD Lab2  (1)

 

37

28

 Continued,
Example1: head loss

Example2: flow rate
Example3: pipe diameter
Example4: pipe diameter

8.62 (head loss)
8.83 (pipe diameter)

L10

29

CFD Lab2  (2)

EFD 3 Report Due: 5:00pm

38

30

Minor losses,
Example1: minor losses

Example2: minor losses
Example3: minor losses
Example4: minor losses

8.77 (minor losses)
8.85 (minor losses)

39

Dec 3


Flow over immersed bodies, lift and drag, boundary layer theory (Text 9.1-9.2),
Example1: laminar BL

Example2: laminar BL

9.15, 9.16 (laminar BL)

40

5

Laminar boundary layer,
Example1: laminar BL drag

Example2: laminar BL drag

9.30 (laminar drag)
9.34 (laminar drag)

41

7

Turbulent boundary layer
Example1: turbulent BL velocity profile

Example2: turbulent BL velocity profile

SP.3, SP.4  (Turbulent velocity profile)

42

10

Continued,
Example1: turbulent BL drag

Example2: turbulent BL drag

SP.5, SP.6  (turbulent flat plate drag)

43

12

Bluff body drag (Text 9.3), Lift (Text 9.4-9.5),
Example1: Stokes flow            
 Example2: drag                         

Example3: drag and lift (9.86)

9.41 (Stokes flow)
9.53 (drag)
9.56 (drag)
9.93 (lift)

44

14

Post-test, Post-survey

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Final Exam:  2:15pm Monday 12/17/2007 (Rooms are not assigned yet)

 

CFD 2 Report Due; 5:00pm,
Monday, 12/17/2007