Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19
To present basic principles of fluid mechanics and apply them to the analysis of a range of practical fluid mechanics problems from across the engineering disciplines.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 7.5 credits (3.75 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Offshore | Sustained Study | No |
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The course begins with a section on the energy equation and its applications. First, the energy equation is derived and then it is applied to a range of problems in civil engineering, including steady flow in pipes, systems with pumps and turbines, cavitation issues and pump-pipeline matching. This is followed by a section on unsteady flow in pipes that applies inertia and water hammer theory to the calculation of pressure surge in pipes. The final section deals with momentum equation and its applications. It starts with derivation of the momentum equation, followed by applications of the momentum equation to forces of jets on plates, vanes, pipe bends and nozzles; propeller theory and wind turbines.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 32 | Feedback Weeks | 33 | |
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Individual/Group feedback on class test. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 90 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 40 | Feedback Weeks | 42 | |
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Release of solutions. Individual feedback on request. |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Feedback |
Retake/resubmit failed element(s) of summative assessment with grade for passed element(s) carried forward from 1st attempt. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | The energy equation and its applications The momentum equation and its applications The mechanics of pressure changes in pressure conduits for steady and unsteady flow conditions |
| Factual | Remember | Analyse engineering fluid flow problems Apply energy and momentum equations Analyse problems of steady and unsteady flow in pressure conduits Apply inertia and water hammer theory |
| Conceptual | Apply | Calculate significant parameters that follow from the energy and momentum equations Calculate head losses in pressure conduits using standard methods Calculate the magnitude of pressure surges. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate: basic understanding of the key principles of fluid mechanics/an improved capacity in calculations and problem solving Use MATLAB and/or Excel as a general tool Work effectively in a grou |
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