ME:5160 (58:160) Intermediate Mechanics of Fluids
College of Engineering, The University of Iowa

Course Schedule (Fall 2023; 2133 SC)

 

 

 

Session #
(Lab #)

Date

Chapter and Concepts

Problems Assigned (Solutions will be posted after due dates)

1

Aug. 21

Chapter 1 Introduction

 White Text book Contents

Definition fluid; continuum hypothesis; fluid properties (Kinematic)

P1.12 (Dimensions and Units)

Solution P1.12

HW1: 2 problems due Aug. 25

1.22 (dimensions, units)

1.41 (shear stress)

HW1 solution

2

23

Fluid properties (Transport, Thermodynamic, Miscellaneous), flow classification and analysis

P1.43 Slip flow walls

P1.49 (Shear stress)

Solution White Problem 1.49

 (Surface tension)

 

3

25

Chapter 2 Pressure Distribution in a Fluid

 

Pressure and pressure gradient; Force balance fluid element; review of hydrostatics on plane and curved surfaces

P2.135 (Stability), Solution P2.135

HW2: 5+1 problems due Sept. 1

1.70 (surface tension)

1.73 (cavitation)

2.44 (manometer)

2.76 (force plane surface)

2.82 (force curved surface)

Comprehensive problem* C1.12

HW2 solution

(Lab1)

28

CFD pretest, CFD Lecture 1: Introduction to CFD

Pipe assignment due

Sept 20

5

30

Buoyancy and stability; rigid body translation and rotation; Bernoulli equation

P5.24 (Uniform acceleration)

 

6

Sep.

1

Flow Patterns (streamlines, streaklines, pathlines); velocity potential and stream function

P4.75 (Stream function), Bernoulli

Velocity Potential and Stream Function

 HW3: 5+1 problems due Sept. 8

2.129 (stability)

2.142 (uniform acceleration)

2.153 (rigid body rotation)

3.115 (Bernoulli)

4.69 (Velocity potential and stream function)

Comprehensive problem* C2.1

HW3 solution

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4

Labor Day

 

7

6

Continued

 

8

8

Continued

Bernoulli – air cushion

Bernoulli – pipe contraction

 

9

11

Chapters 3 & 4: Integral Relations for a Control Volume and Differential Relations for Fluid Flow 

Summary FM Governing Differential Equation; Reynolds Transport Theorem, Continuity equation

P3.16 (Continuity)

HW4: 5 problems due Sept. 18

3.18, 3.22, 3.14 (continuity)

3.54, 3.61 (linear momentum)

HW4 solution

10

13

Linear momentum equation (Differential form, body forces, surface forces, Stokes hypothesis, Non-Newtonian fluids, Navier Stokes equations)

P5.60 (CV momentum)

11

15

Linear momentum equation ( Applications of CV momentum equation, Momentum flux correction)

P3.46

Ex. Relative inertial coordinates

 

12

18

Energy equation; Summary GDE for compressible non-constant property fluid flow, Angular momentum equations

P3.183 (Energy)

P3.161(new)

P3.44

Betz Method

Clark Y Reference Data

HW5: 6 problems due Sept. 22

3.60, 3.88 (linear momentum)

3.180, 3.184 (energy equation)

4.2(acceleration of a fluid)

4.27 (NS linear momentum)

HW5 solution

13 (Lab2)

20

CFD Lecture 2: Numerical methods for CFD

Airfoil assignment due

Oct. 6

14

22

Continued

HW6: 4+1 problems due Sep.29

3.150 (angular momentum)

4.79(NS in cartesian Coordinates)

4.37 (NS Linear momentum)

4.88(NS in cylindrical Coordinates)

Comprehensive problem* C4.1

HW6 solution

15

25

 

Exact solutions NS equations (Stokes flow, Boundary layer equations, Couette and Poiseuille flow)

Solution P4.7

Solution NS

Solution P4.83

NS inclined channel flow

Flow on an Inclined Open Channel-2016

16

27

Curvilinear coordinate systems

P6.108 NS VZ    NS annulus axial flow(new)

P6.109 NS VTheta   NS annulus rotating flow(new)

NS Equations with Stress Tensor

Appendix D

 

17

29

Initial and Boundary Conditions for Viscous-Flow Problems

HW7: 5+1 problems due Oct. 9

4.91, 4.94 (solution NS in polar coordinates)

5.28 (Pi theorem)

5.20, 5.68 (PI+data)

Comprehensive problem* C5.3

HW7 solution

18

Oct.

2

Chapter 5: Dimensional Analysis and Similarity

 Pi theorem

Dimensional Analysis

C5.5

Dimensional analysis Viscometer

19

4

Similarity and model testing

Scaling - free surface

P5.46

 

Extra session material

 

20 (Lab3)

6

CFD Lecture 3: Turbulence modeling for CFD

Diffuser assignment due

Nov. 1

21 (Extra Session#1)

8

Problem Solving Session (Review Problems) 3026SC, 5-6:50 PM

 

 

22

9

Exam Review Session (slidesslides_updated)

HW8: 5+1 problems due Oct. 20

5.60, 5.76 (PI+similarity with data)

6.4 (transition)

6.24, 6.29 (laminar flow)

Comprehensive problem* C5.4

HW8 solution

23

11

Exam 1 (Chapters 1-5)

24

13

Chapter 5: Dimensional Analysis and Similarity Continued

Scaling ship model

 

 

 

25

16

Chapter 6 Viscous Flow in Ducts 

Re and Entrance effects; Laminar pipe flow

P6.21 (Laminar flow)

Example 6.21

Example 6.26

 

26

18

Stability and Transition 

Rotating Cylinders

P6.91

 

27

20

Turbulent flow; RANS equations; TKE budget

Example P6.35

Example P6.36

HW9: 5 problems due Oct. 27

6.39, 6.40 (turbulence modeling)

6.45, 6.61 (turbulence pipe flow)

6.73 (Diameter)

HW9 solution

28

23

Continued

29

25

Turbulent pipe flow

Example P6.56

Example P6.62

Example P6.69

Example P6.78

Moody etc.

Appendix A

 

30

27

Roughness; Moody diagram; minor losses; diffusers/contractions

Example P6.76

Example P6.90

Example P6.92

Example P6.108

Example P6.110

HW10: 4+1 problems due Nov. 3

6.80 (Q)

6.97 (non-circular ducts)

6.102 (minor losses)

6.113 (pipe systems)

Comprehensive problem* C6.3

HW10 solution

31

30

Noncircular ducts; Pipe systems

Example 3 res

Example P6.103

Example P6.127

Example P6.116

Example P6.118

 

32 (Lab4)

Nov.

1

CFD Lecture 4: Grid generation and post-processing for CFD

Extra Problem Solving Session (Review Problems) 1078SC, 5-6:50 PM

Ahmed car assignment due

Nov. 27

33 

3

Chapter 7 Flow Past Immersed Bodies

Boundary Layer Theory(similarity solutions and Laminar momentum integral equation)

Laminar momentum integral equation

Example Displacement Thickness

Example P7.20

Pitot-static probe

HW11: 5 problems due Nov. 17

7.6, 7.10 (BL theory)

7.19, 7.27 (laminar boundary layer)

7.33 (turbulent boundary layer)

HW11 solution

34(Extra Session#2)

5

Problem Solving Session (Review Problems) 1078SC,  5-6:50 PM

35

6

Exam Review Session (chap.4 Cyl-NS), (slides)

 

36

8

Exam 2 (Chapters 3-6)

 

37

10

Continued

Example P7.27

Example P7.26 & P7.35

38

13

Turbulent Flow

Example P7.32

Example P7.35

Example P7.41

Example P7.43

 

39

15

Bluff body drag

Example P7.110

Example CD sphere 1

Example CD sphere 2

 

40

17

Continued

HW12: 5+1 problems due Dec. 1

7.42 (turbulent boundary layer)

7.50 (px)

7.75, 7.84 (Drag)

7.108 (rotation)

Comprehensive problem* C7.2

HW12 solution

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20

Thanksgiving Recess

 

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22

Thanksgiving Recess

 

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24

Thanksgiving Recess

 

41

27

Chapter 8 Potential Flow

 

Potential Flow Theory

Chapter 8

 

42

29

Potential Flow Theory:

Basic solutions

Example P8.14

Example P8.31

 

43

Dec.

1

Superposition, Complex potentials & Surface singularity distributions

Final exam guidelines

Example P8.43

Example cylinder plug lift

Example P8.74

Example force source on wall

 HW13: 6+1 problems due Dec. 8

8.15 (vortex)

8.27, 8.29 (Rankine half-body and Rankine oval)

8.44, 8.48 (cylinder)

8.75 (images)

Comprehensive problem* C8.4

HW13 solution

44

4

Surface singularity, Images

 

45

6

CFD Post-test and Post-survey

 

46

8

Exam Review Session (Slides)

 

47 (Extra Session#3)

10

Problem Solving Session (Review Problems) 1028SC, 5-6:50 PM

Review material

 

48

11

Final Exam (Chapters 1-8) 2133SC, 3-5:00 PM

 

*Comprehensive problems are required for graduate students and accounted as extra credits for undergraduate students

HWs and Lab Reports are due in class before the lecture begins. Late submission will not be accepted.