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GEM2012Fluid mechanics4+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentNAVAL ARCHITECTURE and MARINE ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 4 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Haydar KÜÇÜK
Co-LecturerAssociate. Prof. Dr. Betül SARAÇ
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To present the concept of a fluid, flow patterns, pressure, and shear stress in fluid flow.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : use SI unit system.1,41
LO - 2 : know the properties of fluid and explain the distinction between Newtonian and non-Newtonian behavior.1,41
LO - 3 : calculate the hydrostatic pressure distribution and the force on plane and curved surfaces.1,41
LO - 4 : derive appropriate forms of integral mass and momentum balance equations and to apply them to the various flow situations.1,41
LO - 5 : derive appropriate forms of differential mass and momentum balance equations and to apply them to the various flow situations.1,41
LO - 6 : define vorticity, stream function and irrotationality.1,41
LO - 7 : use the principles of dimensional analysis and similarity.1,41
LO - 8 : calculate flow characteristics and pressure drop for the internal flows.1,41
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
Hydrostatics. Integral formulations of basic laws (conservation of mass, momentum and energy) . Differential formulations of basic laws. Potential flows. Dimensional analysis and similarity. Methods of pressure and velocity measurement. Flow in ducts.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction; the concept of a fluid, dimensions and units, properties of the velocity field, thermodynamic properties of a fluid, viscosity
 Week 2Introduction; The Reynolds number, flow between plates, surface tension, vapor pressure and cavitation, sample problems
 Week 3Pressure distribution in a fluid; pressure and pressure gradient, hydrostatic pressure distributions, application to manometry.
 Week 4Pressure distribution in a fluid; hydrostatic forces on plane surfaces, hydrostatic forces on curved surfaces, hydrostatic forces in layered fluids.
 Week 5Pressure distribution in a fluid; floating and stability, pressure distribution in rigid-body motion, pressure measurement, sample problems
 Week 6Integral relations for a control volume; basic laws, the Reynolds transport theorem
 Week 7Integral relations for a control volume; conservation of mass, the linear momentum and energy equations, Bernoulli equations, sample problems
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9Differential equations of fluid flow; the acceleration field of a fluid, the differential equation of mass conservation, the differential equation of linear momentum
 Week 10Differential equations of fluid flow; the stream function, vorticity and irrotationality, frictionless irrotational flows
 Week 11Differential equations of fluid flow; some illustrative incompressible viscous flows, sample problems
 Week 12Dimensional analysis and similarity; the principle of dimensional homogeneity, The Pi theorem, nondimensionalization of the basic equations
 Week 132.Mid-term exam Dimensional analysis and similarity; similarity, sample problems
 Week 14Viscous flows in ducts; Reynolds-number regimes, internal and external viscous flows, turbulent flows
 Week 15Viscous flows in ducts; flow in pipes, minor losses in pipe systems, fluid meters, sample problems
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1White, F. M. 1999; Akışkanlar Mekaniği, Literatür, İstanbul.
2Çengel, Y. A., and Cimbala, J. M. 2007, Akışkanlar Mekaniği: Temelleri ve Uygulamaları, Güven Bilimsel, İzmir.
 
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Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 18.04.2024 1,5 50
End-of-term exam 16 12.06.2024 1,5 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 2 14 28
Arasınav için hazırlık 3 5 15
Arasınav 1.5 1 1.5
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 3 6 18
Dönem sonu sınavı 1.5 1 1.5
Total work load120