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ESM3025Fluid Mechanics3+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of ENERGY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Mustafa SARIOĞLU
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To provide an introduction to the basic concepts and procedures used to analyze static and dynamic fluid systems and to develop the design/performance characteristics of viscous fluid flow systems.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : use SI unit system
LO - 2 : know the properties of fluid and explain the distinction between Newtonian and non-Newtonian behavior
LO - 3 : evaluate the hydrostatic pressure distribution and force on plane and curved surfaces
LO - 4 : develop and apply appropriate forms of integral mass and momentum balances to various flow situations
LO - 5 : develop and apply appropriate forms of differential mass and momentum balances to various flow situations
LO - 6 : define vorticity, stream function and irrotationality
LO - 7 : use the principles of dimensional analysis and dynamic similarity
LO - 8 : explain the difference between laminar and turbulent pipe flow
LO - 9 : determine flow characteristics
LO - 10 : calculate pressure drops for viscous internal flow including fluid metering1,3,5
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
The concept of a fluid, thermodynamic properties of fluids. Pressure distribution in a fluid. Integral relations for a control volume. Differential relations for a fluid particle. Dimensional analysis and similarity. Viscous flow in ducts.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Historical development of fluid mechanics and its appplication ares, The concept of a fluid, The fluid as a continuum, Dimensions and units, Properties of the velocity field
 Week 2Thermodynamic properties of a fluid, Basic flow analysis techniques, Flow patterns
 Week 3Pressure and pressure gradient, Hydrostatik pressure distributions, Hydrostatik forces on plane surfaces
 Week 4Hydrostatik forces on curved surfaces, Hydrostatik forces in layered fluids, Bouyancy and stability, Pressure distribution in rigid-body motion
 Week 5Basic physical laws of fluid mechanic, The Reynols transport theorem, Conservation of mass
 Week 6The linear momentum equation
 Week 7The energy equation, Frictionless flow: The Bernoulli equation
 Week 8The acceleration field of a fluid, The differantial equation of mass conservation, The differantial equation of linear momentum
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10The differantial equation of energy, Boundary conditions for the basic equations (Kurban bayramı holiday)
 Week 11The stream function, Vorticity and irrotationality, Frictionless irrotational flows
 Week 12Some illustrative incompressible viscous flows
 Week 13The principle of dimensional homogeneity, The Pi Theory, Nondimensionalization of the basic equations, Similarity and modeling
 Week 14Reynolds number regimes, Internal and external flows, Flow in a circular pipe, Three types of pipe flow problems
 Week 15Minor losses in pipe systems, Multiple pipe systems, Flow in noncircular ducts, Fluid meters
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1White, F. M., (Türkçesi: Kırkköprü, K. Aydın, E), 2004; Akışkanlar Mekaniği, 4. bas., Literatür Kitapevi, İstanbul
 
Recommended Reading
1Çengel, Y. A., and Cimbala, J. M., (Türkçesi: Tahsin, E. ), 2008; Akışkanlar Mekaniği: Temelleri ve Uygulamaları, 1. bas., Güven Bilimsel, İzmir
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 30.11.2023 110 dk. 50
End-of-term exam 16 23.01.2023 100 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 3 12 36
Arasınav için hazırlık 10 1 10
Arasınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 10 1 10
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load100