57:020 Mechanics of Fluids and Transport Processes
College of Engineering, The University of Iowa
Course Schedule (Fall 2005; 1505SC)
Class #
or Lab #
Date Important Concepts
(Section # in Text Reading)
or Lab Activities
Problems Assigned,
due next class
(by 5:00pm)
1 Aug. 22 Definition fluid; no-slip condition; system and control volume; flow classification;
dimensions, units, and significant digits; modeling in engineering and problem-solving technique;
continuum hypothesis
(Text 1-1 - 2-1)
-
2 24 Extensive and intensive properties; vapor pressure/cavitation;
viscosity, shear stress and rate of deformation; compressibility;  surface tension and capillary effects

 
(Text 2-2 - 2-7)
2-8E (fluid properties);
2-44 (velocity profile, pressure gradient, shear stress)
3 26 Fluid Mechanics: 
AFD, EFD, and CFD
-
4 29 Continued 2-52E (shear stress); 2-60E (surface tension)
L1 30 Experimental  Methodology and Uncertainty Assessment Procedures, EFD lab PreTest EFD lecture
11:30am, 133HL
  5:30pm, 127HL
5 31 Pressure definition, force, transmission, absolute/gage/vacuum;
pressure variation with elevation liquids/gases;
pressure measurement (barometer, piezometer, manometers)
 (Text 3-1 - 3-3)
3-29 (simple manometer)
3-44E (differential manometer)
L1 Sep. 1 Experimental  Methodology and Uncertainty Assessment Procedures, EFD lab PreTest EFD lecture
11:30am, 127HL
6 2 Fluid statics; center of pressure; hydrostatic force plane surfaces
(Text 3-4 - 3-5)
3-62, 3-64 (plane surface)
  5 Labor Day: NO Class  
L2 6 EFD Lab1 -
7 7 Continued 3-66, 3-73 (plane surface)
L2 8 EFD Lab1 -
8 9 Hydrostatic forces curved surfaces (horizontal and vertical components)
(Text 3-6)
3-61E, 3-65 (curved surface)
9 12 Buoyancy; hydrometer; stability immersed and floating bodies
(Text 3-7)
3-82 (hydrometer);
3-84 (buoyancy) 
L2 13 EFD Lab1 -
10 14 Rigid body translation and rotation
(Text 3-8)
3-95 (rigid body translation );
 3-97E (rigid body rotation)
L2 15 EFD Lab1 -
11 16 Continued  3-102 (rigid body translation );
 3-104 (rigid body rotation)
12 19 Fluid velocity; Lagrangian vs. Eulerian description; acceleration and material derivative;
fundamentals of flow visualization; plots of fluid flow data
(Text 4-1 - 4-3)
-4-15 (a); 4-20 (V)
L3 20 EFD Lab2 -
13 21 Other kinematic descriptions
(Text 4-4)
4-74, 4-75 (vorticity and strain rate)
L3 22 EFD Lab2 -

14

23

CV approach; RTT
(Text 4-5)
4-78, 4-79 (RTT)
15 26 Review -
L3 27 EFD Lab2 -
16 28 EXAM 1 -
L3 29 EFD Lab2 -
17 30 Continuity equation
(Text 5-1 - 5-2)
5-6E, 5-14(continuity)
18 Oct. 3 Bernoulli equation, applications, limitations; hydraulic and energy grade lines
(Text 5-3 - 5-5)
5-55, 5-56E (Bernoulli)
EFD 1 Report Due
: 5:00pm
L4 4 Computational Fluid Dynamics, CFD lab PreTest CFD lecture
11:30am, 127HL
  5:30pm, 127HL
19 5 Continued 5-59, 5-61E (Bernoulli)
L4 6 Computational Fluid Dynamics, CFD lab PreTest CFD lecture
11:30am, 127HL
20 7 General energy equation; energy analysis of steady flows
(Text 5-6 - 5-7)
5-69, 5-71E (energy equation)
21 10 Continued 5-77, 5-78 (energy equation)
L5 11 CFD PreLab1 -
22 12 Momentum equation and applications
 (Text 6-1 - 6-4)
6-22 (bend);
 6-25 (nozzle)
L5 13 CFD PreLab1 EFD 2 Report Due: 5:00pm
23 14 Continued  6-29E (vane);
6-42 (sluice gate)
24 17 Application of the Energy, Momentum, and Continuity
Equations in Combination
6-27 (relative velocity)
Supplemented problem (HGL-EGL, see class news for problem statement)
L6 18 CFD Lab1 -
25 19 Dimensional homogeneity;  dimensional analysis; Pi theorem;
Important non-dimensional parameters
(Text 7-1 - 7-4)
7-21 (primary dimensions)
7-50 (dimensionless parameters)
L6 20 CFD Lab1 -
26 21 Continued 7-56(dimensionless parameters)
7-32 (nondimensionalize equations)
27 24 Similarity and model testing
(Text 7-5)
7-74 (model testing)
7-78 (model testing)
L7 25 EFD Lab3 -
28 26 Entrance and developing flow, laminar flow, friction factor
(Text 8-1 - 8-4)
 10.8 (laminar flow),
10.34 (laminar flow)
L7 27 EFD Lab3  -
29 28 Turbulent flow, roughness, application pipe systems
(Text 8-5)
10.44 (turbulent flow),
10.50  (turbulent flow)
30 31 Continued   10.63 (flowrate),
10.67  (diameter)
L7 Nov. 1 EFD Lab3 -
31 2 Minor losses
(Text
8-6)
  10.95 (minor loss),
10.100  (minor loss)
  2 Review: 7:00pm. Where: 1505SC  
L7 3 EFD Lab3  
32 4 EXAM 2 -
33 7 Continuity equation and stream function
(Text 9-1 - 9-3)
9-29; 9-35
 (
continuity equation)
CFD 1 Report Due: 5:00pm
34 9 Navier-Stokes equation
(Text 9-4 - 9-6)
9-409-41 (stream functions)
35 11 Continued 9-82; 9-92 (NS)
36 14 Creeping flow and Laminar boundary layer theory and equations
(Text 10-1 ~ 10-4)
10-18; 10-21
(creeping flow)
L8 15 CFD PreLab2 -
37 16 Continued 
(Text 10-6
)
10-70; 10-82
(laminar BL)
L8 17 CFD PreLab2 EFD 3 Report Due: 5:00pm
38 18 Turbulent boundary layer theory and equations  10-92 (laminar BL)
10-86E (turbulent BL)
- 21 Thanksgiving Recess -
- 23 Thanksgiving Recess -
- 24 Thanksgiving Recess -
- 25 Thanksgiving Recess
39 28 Continued  10-88; 10-100
(turbulent BL)
L9 29 CFD Lab2 -
40 30 Continued 11-47ESupplemented Prob. (Solu)
(flat plate drag)
L9  Dec. 1 CFD Lab2 -
41  2 Flow over bodies: drag and lift; friction and pressure drage
Examples    (Text 11-1 - 11-3)
11-23 (drag & lift);
11-24 (drag coefficient)
42 5 Flow over cylinders and spheres; lift
(Text 11-4 - 11-7)
11-28E; 11-31E (drag)
43 7 Continued 11-68 (sphere);
11-82 (lift)
44 9 Review -
45 12

Final Exam: 1505SC, 2:15pm Monday 12/12/2005

CFD 2 Report Due: 5:00pm,
Monday, 12/12/2005