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CEE 342, Autumn 2005
Introduction to Fluid Mechanics

Syllabus

Instructor: Professor Mark Benjamin, 335 More Hall; 543-7645, markbenj@u.washington.edu; TF 11:30, Th 10:30

TAs: Jennifer Duane, jenduane@u More 121-I;  T 2:30, Th 1:30

          Se-Yuen Lee, leesy@u; Wilcox 173, W 2:30

Text: Munson et al.. Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 5th Ed., Wiley (2006), http://www.wiley.com/college/munson

Day and Date

Topic

Text Reading

W

F

Sept

28

30

Introduction, Fluid Properties

Fluid Properties; Pressure

1.1

1.2-1.9

M

M

W

F

Oct

3

3

5

7

Fluid Statics; Manometry; Fluid Forces on Plane Areas

Forces on Curved Areas;

Buoyancy; Rigid Body Motion

Bernoulli Equation; Pitot Tubes

2.1-2.10

 

2.11-2.12

3.1-3.5

M

W

Th

F

 

10

12

13

14

Venturi Meters; Free Jets; Hydraulic Grade Line

Kinematics; Streamlines; Lagrangian and Eulerian Perspectives

LAB: Venturi Meter (Harris Lab)*

Kinematics; Acceleration; Material Derivative

3.6-3.7

4.1

 

4.2

M

W

F

 

17

19

21

Reynolds Transport Theorem

Continuity Equation

Continuity Equation

4.3-4.4 

5.1

5.1

M

W

Th

F

 

24

26

27

28

QUIZ #1

Flow in a Curved Path; Linear Momentum

LAB: Continuity Equation (Harris Lab)*

Linear Momentum

 

5.2

 

5.2

M

W

Th

F

 

Nov

31

2

3

4

Energy Equation; Energy Grade Line

Dimensional Analysis

LAB: Energy Equation Analysis (Harris Lab)*

Dimensional Analysis

5.3, 5.5

7.1-7.5

 

7.6

M

W

F

 

7

9

11

Modeling

Pipe Flow: Ideal and Real Fluids; Laminar Pipe Flow

Veteran’s Day Holiday

7.8-7.9, 7.11

8.1-8.2 (not 8.2.2)

M

W

Th

F

 

14

16

17

18

QUIZ #2

Pipe Flow: Transition to Turbulence and Turbulent Flow

LAB: Head Loss in a Pipe (Harris Lab)*

Pipe Roughness; The Moody Diagram

 

8.3

 

8.4

M

W

F

 

21

23

25

Pipe Flow

Minor Headlosses

Thanksgiving Break

8.4

8.4

M

W

Th

F

 

 

Dec

28

30

1

2

Multi-pipe Systems

Flow in Open Conduits

LAB: Hydraulic Jump (Harris Lab)*

Flow in Open Conduits: Hydraulic Jumps

8.5

10.1-10.2

 

10.3, 10.6

M

W

F

 

5

7

9

Boundary Layers; Lift

Lift and Drag

Catch up, Review

9.1

pp.518-532

 

T

 

13

Final Exam, 2:30-4:20