Mekelle University

Ethiopian Institute of Technology - Mekelle

School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Industrial Engineering program
Course Number (Code) (MENG 2122 ECTS Credits 3
Course Title Fluid mechanics II Contact Hours 5 (3 Lecture + 2 Tutorial)
Degree Program B.Sc. In Mechanical Engineering Pre-Requisites Fluid mechanics I
Class Year 3rd Year 1st Semester Status Of Course Compulsory
Lecturer Ashenafi.T,Angosom.G,Ephrem.Y Attendance Req. 100%
A. Course Objectives:
After completion of the course, the students will acquire the engineering-science knowledge of fluid mechanics
needed to:
Purse many mechanical engineering courses, especially those courses in thermal engineering stream
Understand the principle of operation of lifting bodies like aircraft wings, blades of turbo machines,
and the like
Identify, formulate and solve engineering problems involving compressible fluid flows
Understand the principles of operation of flow measuring instruments, evaluate the data and draw
conclusions

Chapter Content of The Course Time Mode of Delivery Required Feed

Required Assessments Backs
(Weeks)
One Two dimensional potential flow theory: 1st week Lecture & Tutorial Assignment 1 November
Introduction: circulation, vorticity, and consultation (5%) 22
Potential flow; 2 st week Lecture & Tutorial and
Basic equations for a 2-d potential flow; and consultation quiz 1
Velocity potential and stream functions of 3 st week Lecture & Tutorial (5%)
elementary potential-flow models and consultation
Uniform flow, source/sink flow, vortex, Doublet; 4 st week Lecture & Tutorial December
Superposition of elementary potential-flow models and consultation 15
Flow past a half body, Rankine oval; 5 st week Lecture & Tutorial
Lifting flow over a cylinder and an airfoil, and consultation
Kutta-Joukowski theorem; Finite wing theory.
Two Compressible Flow: 6 st week Lecture & Tutorial quiz 2
Introduction, brief review of Thermodynamics; and consultation (5%)
The speed of sound, definition and classification of 7 st week Lecture & Tutorial
compressible flow; and consultation
stagnation properties; Isothermal flow through pipes, 8 st week Lecture & Tutorial
Fanno and Rayleigh lines; and consultation
Normal shock wave: 9 st week Lecture & Tutorial
characteristic features, governing equations, and consultation
calculation of properties; 10 st week Lecture & Tutorial Assignment 2
Flow through convergent-divergent (De-Laval) nozzle; and consultation (5%)
Oblique shock wave: characteristic features, governing 11 st week Lecture & Tutorial and
equations, calculation of properties; Lift and drag on and consultation quiz 3
supersonic airfoils.
(10%)
Project week 13 st week Group project December
20% 29
Study week 14 st week January 02
Final exam Final exam 50%
 Evaluation

Quizzes1,2 and 3....20%

Assignment...10%
Project work..20%
Final Exam....50%

Text book:
1. References: Streeters, Fluid Mechanics
2. Fundamentals of fluid mechanics by Munso, Young, Okiishi & Huebsch. 6th Edition.
3. Fox R.W., and McDonald A.T., Introduction to Fluid Mechanics Introduction to Fluid Mechanics by Robert
W. Fox, Alan & Philip J. Pritchard. 6th Edition.
4. A text book of fluid mechanics and hydraulic machines by Dr, R.K. Bansal, 2006, Edition.
5. Fluid Mechanics by Frank M. White. 5th Edition.
6. Fluid Mechanics by J.F Douglas, J.M. Gasiorek, J.A. Swaffield & L.B. Jack. 5th Edition
7. Fluid Mechanics and Machinery by C.P. Kothandaraman & R. Rudramoorthy, 2nd Edition.
8. Fluid Mechanics by Pijush K.Kundu & Ira M. Cohen. 3rd Edition.
9. Fluid Mechanics by M. Potter & D.C. Wiggert.

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