COURSE OUTLINE

KMÜ 224 21-22 FLUID MECHANICS, SPRING SEMESTER, 2013

 

INSTRUCTORS:

Prof. Dr. Zümriye AKSU (Section 21),

zaksu@hacettepe.edu.tr

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hülya YAVUZ ERSAN (Section 22), hyavuz@hacettepe.edu.tr

TEACHING ASSISTANT:

 

Bilginur MARAŞ (KMÜ 224-21 and 22)

bilginurmaras@hacettepe.edu.tr

 

 

COURSE TEXTBOOK:

 

C.J. Geankoplis , Transport Processes and Separation Processes (4th ed.), Prentice Hall, New York, 2003.

 

REFERENCES:

1. C.O.Bennet, J.E. Myers., Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1974.

2. W.L. McCabe, J.C.Smith, Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1973.

SCHEDULE:

 

Classes: Section 21: Mon, 10:00-11:45 and Tue: 9:00-9:45 (D4). Section 22: Tue: 13:00-14:45 and Wed: 11.00-11.45 (D4)

OBJECTIVES:

The course emphasizes fundamental principles of fluid dynamics and statics.

 

 

COURSE FORMAT:

The course will consist of classroom instruction including lectures and problem solving sessions in recitation hours.

 

 

At least 70% course attendance is a must. Students are highly encouraged to solve homework problem sets and prepare the project. Students repeating the course are expected to attend to the lectures and turn in homework sets and projects as regular.

DATES OF MIDTERMS and HOMEWORKS DUE and THEIR FORMATS:

 

 

 

Midterm 1: 26 April 2013  (15:00-17:00 at D4 and D6 classes)

Midterm 2: 31 May 2013  (15:00-17:00 at D4 and D6 classes)

Final Exam (TBA)

Term Project (due on final exam date, as paperwork)

Homework (as paperwork)

GRADING:

10% Assignments

 

20% Midterm 1

 

20% Midterm 2

 

10% Term project

 

40% Final Exam

(In the final exam, at least 50 points have to be taken in order to pass the course.)

 

 

Topics Covered: (include approximate number of hours for each topic): Three 45-minute lectures each week.

Lecture#

Topics

1-3

Classification of unit operations and transport processes,

4-6

Principles of Momentum Transfer and Overall Balances: Introduction, Fluid Statics, General momentum transport equation for momentum, heat and mass transfer

7-9

Viscosity of fluids, Non-Newtonian fluids subsections A, B and C, Types of fluid flow and Reynolds number

10-12

Overall mass balance and continuity equation

13-15

Overall mass balance and continuity equation cont.

16-18

Overall energy balance MIDTERM I

19-21

Overall energy balance cont.

22-24

Overall momentum balance

25-27

Shell momentum balance and velocity profile in laminar flow,

28-30

Design equations for laminar and turbulent flow in pipes, Compressible flow of gases

31-33

Flow past immersed objects and packed and fluidized beds

34-36

Measurement of flow of fluids, MIDTERM II

37-39

Pump and gas-moving equipment

40-42

Agitation and mixing of fluids and power requirement (up to 3.4.F)