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Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 338-0330/01
Abbreviation ZMechTek
Course title Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Hydromechanics and Hydraulic Equipment
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Sylva Drábková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to fluid mechanics, basic concepts of fluid mechanics, distribution and properties of fluids
2. Pressure, forces acting on liquids at rest, condition of balance of forces, hydrostatic pressure
3. Hydrostatic energy transfer and its applications
4. Calculation of compressive forces on planar and curved surfaces
5. Introduction to fluid dynamics, basic concepts, flow classification
6. Ideal fluid flow, basic mathematical description of one-dimensional ideal fluid flow
7. Measurement of velocity and pressure of flowing fluid
8. Real fluid flow, flow regimes, basic mathematical description of one-dimensional flow of viscous compressible and incompressible fluid
9. Frictional and local pressure losses during viscous fluid flow, inclusion in Bernoulli's equation
10. Theorem on momentum change and its application in hydrodynamics and aerodynamics
11. Flow around bodies, forces and moments during flow around bodies, friction and pressure resistance of bodies.
12. Boundary layer, thickness of boundary layer, tearing of boundary layer. Boundary layer of the atmosphere and its properties.
13. Basic properties of aeronautical profile, flow of aerial profile, velocity circulation, Zhukovsky equation, relationship between buoyancy and drag, polar profile, glide, steady flight.
14. Possibilities of experimental research (wind tunnel) and numerical modeling in fluid mechanics

Literature

HEWAKANDAMBY, B. N.: A First Course in Fluid Mechanics for Engineers. Available at http://bookboon.com/en/a-first-course-in-fluid-mechanics-for-engineers-ebook.

Advised literature

Al-SHEMMERI, T. T. Engineering Fluid Mechanics. dostupné na https://home.czu.cz/storage/52485_engineering-fluid-mechanics.pdf