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

continued, RTT Example1 , RTT Example2

 

18

8

 

EXAM 1

 

 

19, L5

10

Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics: CFD Pre-test

4.60, 4.61 (RTT)

20

12

 Control Volume Analysis, continuity equation

(Text 5.1), Example1: Steady flow continuity

Example2: Unteady flow continuity

5.19, 5.22 (continuity)

21

15

Momentum Equation

(Text 5.2), Momentum, vane: Example1, Example2
Momentum, nozzle:  Example1, Example2

5.67 (momentum, vane)

5.33 (momentum, nozzle)

L6

16

CFD PreLab1  (1)

 

22

17

Continued, Momentum bend:  Example1, Example2

5.32 (momentum, bend)

5.58 (momentum, tank)

L6

18

CFD PreLab1  (2)

 

23

19

Energy equation  (Text 5.3-5.5)

 Example1: head loss

Example2: energy, pump

5.91 (head loss)
5.95 (head loss)

24

22

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

5.108 (energy, turbine)

5.111 (energy, pump)

L7

23

CFD Lab1  (1)

 

25

24

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)

L7

25

CFD Lab1  (2)

EFD 2 Report Due: 5:00pm

26

26

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)

27

29

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

30

EFD Lab3  (1)

 

28

31

Continued

 

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

 

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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