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MM3003Fluid Mechanics4+0+0ECTS:5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 4 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Burhan ÇUHADAROĞLU
Co-LecturerPROF. DR. Ertan BAYDAR,PROF. DR. Ahmet ÜNAL,
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To provide basic concepts of solving the fluid and flow problems and also of desinging the flow systems.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : calculate hydrostatic pressure distribution and force on plane and curved surfaces1,21
LO - 2 : define control volume and apply appropriate conservation equations of mass and momentum to control volume for various flows1,21
LO - 3 : do differential analysis for various flows 1,21
LO - 4 : use the principles of dimensional analysis and dynamic similarity1,21
LO - 5 : calculate flow characteristics and pressure drop for viscous internal flows1,21
LO - 6 : calculate drag and lift forces in flow around bodies1,21
LO - 7 : know compressible flow characteristics1,21
LO - 8 : choose proper design parameters in turbomachines.1,21
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
Introduction. 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. Flow past immersed bodies. Compressible flow. Turbomachinery.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1INTRODUCTION; the concept of a fluid, dimensions and units, properties of the velocity field, properties of a fluid, basic flow-analysis techniques, flow patterns.
 Week 2PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION IN A FLUID; Pressure and pressure gradient, hydrostatic pressure distributions, hydrostatic forces on plane surfaces.
 Week 3PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION IN A FLUID; hydrostatic forces on curved surfaces, hydrostatic forces in layered fluids, bouyancy and stability, pressure distribution in rigid-body motion.
 Week 4INTEGRAL RELATIONS FOR A CONTROL VOLUME; basic physical laws of fluid mechanics, the Reynols transport theorem, conservation of mass
 Week 5INTEGRAL RELATIONS FOR A CONTROL VOLUME; the linear momentum equation, the angular-momentum theorem, the energy equation, frictionless flow: the Bernoulli equation
 Week 6DIFFERENTIAL RELATIONS FOR A FLUID PARTICLE; the acceleration field of a fluid, the differantial equation of mass conservation, the differantial equation of linear momentum, the differantial equation of angular momentum, the differantial equation of energy, boundary conditions for the basic equations.
 Week 7DIFFERENTIAL RELATIONS FOR A FLUID PARTICLE; the stream function, vorticity and irrotationality, frictionless irrotational flows, some illustrative incompressible viscous flows.
 Week 8DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS AND SIMILARITY; The principle of dimensional homogeneity, The Pi theorem, nondimensionalization of the basic equations, similarity and modeling.
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10VISCOUS FLOWS IN DUCTS; Reynolds number regimes, internal and external flows, flow in a circular pipe, three types of pipe-flow problems.
 Week 11VISCOUS FLOWS IN DUCTS; minor losses in pipe systems, multiple-pipe systems, fluid meters
 Week 12FLOW PAST IMMERSED BODIES; Reynolds number and geometry effects, momentum-integral estimates, The boundary-layer equations, experimental external flows.
 Week 13COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; adiabatic and isentropic flow, isentropic flow with area changes, the normal-shock wave, operation of converging and diverging nozzles, compressible duct flow with heat transfer.
 Week 14COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; frictionless duct flow with heat transfer, two-dimensional supersonic flow, Prandtl-Meyer expansion waves.
 Week 15TURBOMACHINERY; the centrifugal pump, pump performance curves and similarity rules, mixed-and axial-flow pumps, matching pumps to system characteristics.
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1White, F. M. (Çevirenler: Kırkköprü, K. Aydın, E.), 2004; Akışkanlar Mekaniği, Literatür Yayıncılık, İstanbul.
2Çengel, Y. A., and Cimbala, J. M. (Çevirenler: Tahsin, E. vd.), 2015; Akışkanlar Mekaniği Temelleri ve Uygulamaları, Palme Yayınları, Ankara.
 
Recommended Reading
1Young, D. F., Munson, B. R., Okiishi, T. H. and Huebsch, W. W. (Çevirenler: Yücel N. vd.), 2013; Akışkanlar Mekaniğine Giriş, Nobel Yayıncılık, Ankara.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 23/11/2021 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 18/01/2022 1 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 4 14 56
Sınıf dışı çalışma 4 14 56
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 5 10
Arasınav 2 1 2
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 4 6 24
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load150