ME 333 Winter 2012 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics

Course description (5 credits) Fluid mechanics investigates the flow of liquids and gases. This course introduces the fundamental principles to describe fluids at rest and in motion. The conservation of mass, momentum, and energy (governing equations) will be analyzed in both control volume and differential form. Students will learn how to solve some basic fluid mechanics problems based on governing equations. Both internal and external flow problems will be discussed. Dimensional analysis will be introduced. Flow phenomena in real life will also be discussed. One laboratory experiment is designed to illustrate the basic fluid principles and students are required to conduct the experiment, analyze the data and write a lab report. Class time and location: MWF 11:30-12:20, SIG 225 Tue: 11:30-12:20, SMI 304 Thursday: tentative recitation session, 3:30-5:20, MEB 246 Course web site: https://catalyst.uw.edu/workspace/zhangd2/26564/170413 Prerequisites by topic: Instructor: Calculus: differentiation and integration Professor Amy Shen Office: MEB 305 Phone: 206-221-0372 Email: amyshen@uw.edu Office hours: M & Wed. 12:30-1:30pm and by appointment Mr. Di Zhang Email:zhangd2@uw.edu Office hours: Mon: 1-3:00 pm in MEB 236 Ms. Ya Zhao Email: yzhao9@uw.edu Office hours: Tue: 9-11:00 am in MEB 236 E-mail communication is encouraged. Please put ME333 in the subject line for faster response. The more specific the inquiry, the more likely you are to get a useful reply.

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Textbook: F. White, "Fluid Mechanics", 7th edition, McGraw Hill. Recommended resources (but not required): Multi-Media Fluid Mechanics (CD-ROM), by G. M. Homsy et al., Cambridge University Press. An Album of Fluid Motion by Milton van Dyke, Parabolic Press http://www.efluids.com And http://web.mit.edu/hml/ncfmf.html

Contents to be covered in ME333 Ch 1: Introduction, Week 1 Ch 2: Pressure distribution in a Fluid, Week 2 Ch 3: Integral relations for a control volume, Week 3 and 4 Ch 4: Differential relations for fluid flow, Week 5 and 6 Ch 5: Dimensional analysis and similarity, Week 7 Ch 6: Viscous flow in ducts, Week 8 Ch 7: Flow past immersed bodies, Week 9 Ch 9: Compressible flow, Week 10 Homework Homework will appear by Tuesday afternoon on the course website. Completed assignments are due the following Tuesday in class. Solutions will typically be posted Tuesday afternoon after 3pm. Thus, late submission will not be given credit. Students are encouraged to form study groups, but the homework that you submit must be your own work. An unspecified subset of problems from each assignment will be graded. Lab assignment There will be one lab assignment for this course. The lab will be performed in G40 of MEB. Lab report will be due the last day of class. All students should sign up for a two hour lab session that will take place during the 9th week of the quarter. There are 6 time slots saved for the lab sessions. Each slot can accommodate 10 students. An online doodle sign up site is available (http://www.doodle.com/484n59tdyrfhpifs). Please sign up as soon as possible. Approximate Grading Scheme Homework: 25% Midterm: 30% Lab report: 10% Final Exam: 35% Tentative Schedule First day of class Tuesday, January 3 Midterm Feb. 7, in class. Holidays January 16 (Monday), February 20 (Monday) Last day of class Friday, March 9 Final Exam March 14, 2012, 2:30-4:20 pm, Location to be determined and announced. Review contents (calculus, elementary physics and thermodynamics) http://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~kouba/ProblemsList.html Thermodynamics notes from autumn 2011