Cheg 355 - Transport Phenomena I: Fluid Mechanics

Schedule

Class
TTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM. Room 356A Fitzpatrick
Review Session
Mondays 6:00-7:30 PM. 140 Debartolo

Instructor

D. T. Leighton
Office hours are 4:00 - 5:00 pm MWThF, Room 179 Fitzpatrick Hall

Textbooks

We will be using the same text as last year, An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics by Stanley Middleman (Wiley).

Course Outline

Introduction: What is Fluid Mechanics?
Fluids at Rest
Fluids in Motion: An Introduction
Conservation of Mass
Conservation of Momentum (macroscopic balances)
Conservation of Momentum (microscopic equations)
Simple Flow Problems
Dimensional Analysis
The Stream Function
Low Reynolds Number Flows
Potential Flows
Boundary Layer Theory
Turbulence
Friction Factors

Grading

There will be weekly homework assignments (15%), two hour examinations (25% each), and a final exam (35%).