ME 5440 – Intermediate Fluids

Fall 1998

Course Outline

Week
Topic
Chapter
HW Comments
8/31 Introduction – Fluid Properties

No Class Thursday

Kundu 1   No Class Thursday 9/3
9/7 Tensor Notation, Fluid Kinematics Kundu 2

Kundu 3.1-3.12,3.14 

1  
9/14 Differential Equations of Motion – Conservation of Mass and Momentum Kundu 4.1 – 4.7 2  
9/21 Differential Equations of Motion – Navier-Stokes Equations, Conservation of Energy, Boundary Conditions, Coordinate Systems Kundu 4.9 – 4.13  3  
9/28 Vorticity Equation and Stream Function Kundu 5.1 – 5.5

Kundu 3.13

4  
10/5 Potential Flow – Stream Function and Velocity Potential, Superposition of Simple Flows  Kundu 6.1 – 6.12   Test I
10/12 Potential Flow – Conformal Transformations Kundu 6.13, 14.7 5  
10/19 Potential Flow – Joukowski (Zhukhovski) Airfoils Panton 18.11 – 18.17 6  
10/26 Potential Flow – Axisymmetric Flows Kundu 6.17 – 6.21 7  
11/2 Potential Flow – Numerical Solutions   8  
11/9 Laminar Viscous Flow Kundu 9.1 – 9.4   Test II
11/16 Boundary-Layer Flow Kundu 10.1 – 10.4 9  
11/23 Stokes Flow Kundu 9.11-9.13   No Class Thursday 11/25
11/30 Compressible Flow Kundu 9.1 – 9.7 10  
12/7 Turbulence Kundu 12.1 – 12.5, 12.10   Take Home Part of Final due
12/14 Tuesday Dec 15 1:15-3:15 PM Comprehensive Final – In Class Portion     Final