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IME 2840 - Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
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Catalog Description:
Fluid properties; fluid statics, laminar and turbulent flow; flow in pipes.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: IME 2810, PHYS 1130/1140.
Credits: 2 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 to 0)
Prerequisites by Topic:
- Basic understanding of mechanics and heat - PHYS 1130 and PHYS 1140
- Basic understanding of exponential function, differential and integral calculus - MATH 1220
Course Objectives:
- Characterize fluids by properties and identify ideal and non-ideal fluid dynamic situations (a)
- Solve problems related to static interaction fluid-structure (a,e)
- State, explain and apply the concepts of balance of mass and energy (a,e)
- Calculate frictional losses in piping systems (a,e,k)
- Demonstrate understanding of the Energy Equation by implementing it in a computer program. (a,c,e,g,k)
(Letter in parenthesis refers to the ABET-TAC criteria)
Performance Criteria:
Student should be able to:
- Demonstrate a proficiency in balancing energy equations using the principles of the first and second laws. [1,2,3,4]
- Know how the ideal gas law can be applied to find state properties and work in multiple step processes. [1,2,3,4]
- Know how to use tables to determine substance properties in liquid, saturation, and superheat conditions. [1,2,3,4]
- Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of heat transfer. [1,2,3,4]
(Numbers in brackets are the evaluation methods listed in previous section)
Textbooks:
Mott, R. L., Applied Fluid Mechanics, 6th edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2006.
Course Coordinator:
Alamgir Choudhury, Ph.D.
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Western Michigan University
F-222 Parkview Campus
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5336
Phone: (269) 276-3357
Email: alamgir.choudhury@wmich.edu
Revision Date: Spring 2009