ME 6100: BOUNDARY LAYERS

Instructor: Prof. Luciano Castillo Spring 2020

E-mail: Lcastillo@purdue.edu
Office: ME-2188 Office Hrs: Tu & Th: 3:30- 5:00PM

Course Description: The objective of this course is to improve your understanding of

viscous flow and to introduce methods for performing engineering calculation of flow
parameters such as skin friction, heat transfer rate as well as dimensional parameters in
boundary layers. After a brief introduction of dealing with the nature of fluids and the
form of the governing partial differential equations, the lectures will focus on a series of
viscous flow problems of fundamental interest including turbulent flows and some basic
concepts of compressible flow. A team project with application of boundary layers to key
social problem of mass migration (USA/Mexico Border or Colombia/Venezuela Border)
will be a major driving force behind the course. The homework/short presentations will
consider the application of these results to practical problems in fluid mechanics &
convection heat transfer.

Homework is due a week from the date it was assigned while activities will be collected
during class. Daily activities will be collected at the end of the class (no make up
activities will be allowed).

Online Materials: On this site you will find a course syllabus, important
announcements, course lectures and exercise, homework assignments,
problems/examples will be posted in blackboard.

Course Format: There will be two class sessions, each 80 minutes in length, held each
week. Prior to class, students are expected to have read the assigned topics as listed in the
syllabus for the day. Unless otherwise directed, students should bring to class: (a) The
Textbook (optional as reference), (b) Their Laptop Computer, with network cable, (c)
Engineering Computation Paper, No. 2 Pencils and Eraser. All problems worked in class
must be on engineering computation paper and in accordance with the suggested format.

Each class period will typically be segmented as follows:

Review 10 Min. (Approximately)

Presentation of New Material 35 Min. (Approximately)
Class Problem Solving
& Activities 35Min. (Approximately)
80 Min. Total
Grading: The course final grade will be computed as follows:

2 Interim Examinations (80 Min.) @ 20% = 40%

Team Project: (final presentation & report, short presentations, MEMOS). = 40%

Homework & Informal Presentations/Discussions = 20%

Total 100%

Course Policies: In general, there will be no scheduled retests or make-up exams. A test
may be missed and excused provided there is a valid reason, i.e., a note on official
stationary from the Student Health Service, Dean of Students Office, Associate Dean of
Engineering for Academic and Student Affairs, or Purdue Athletic Department (Varsity
Sports only). A make-up test will be scheduled if the absence is valid and excused.
Questions about test scores or other grades should be resolved within a week of receiving
the grade; otherwise the grade stands.

Academic Integrity: Student-teacher relationships are built on trust. Students must trust
that teachers have made appropriate decisions about the structure and content of the
courses they teach. Teachers must trust that the assignments which students turn-in are
their own. Acts which violate this trust undermine the educational process. The Purdue
Handbook defines various forms of Academic Dishonesty and procedures for responding
to them. All forms are violations of the trust between students and teachers. Students
should familiarize themselves with this portion of the Handbook and should note that the
penalties for plagiarism and other forms of cheating can be quite harsh. While
collaborative or group work will be encouraged in many instances in this studio course,
there will also be times when individual work is required, such as during the hourly tests.
While collaboration may be helpful when thinking about a particular homework or
computer assignment, check with the instructor about when an assignment is meant to be
collaborative vs. individual.

Textbook is Optional: Boundary Layer Theory, by H. Schlichting

Proposed Examination Schedule for Spring 2020

• Exam #1: February 27 2020.
• Exam #2: March 21, 2020
• Presentations (10-20 min): TBD
• Final Project: TBD 2020

Grades: The curve will be standard with performance above 90% rated A and below
60% rated F.