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Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics

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Course Unit Code338-0330/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
DRA10doc. Ing. Sylva Drábková, Ph.D.
BLE02doc. Ing. Tomáš Blejchař, Ph.D.
Summary
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students will get acquainted with the basic principles of fluid mechanics in a simple, understandable way and will be able to apply the acquired knowledge and skills in related subjects and in solving problems of real engineering examples.
Course Contents
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
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
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.
DRÁBKOVÁ, S. a kolektiv: Mechanika tekutin, VŠB – TU Ostrava, dostupné na http://www.338.vsb.cz/studium/skripta/
DRÁBKOVÁ, S., KOZUBKOVÁ, M.: Cvičení z Mechaniky tekutin. Sbírka příkladů. VŠB – TU Ostrava, 2004, dostupné na http://www.338.vsb.cz/studium/skripta/
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.
JANALÍK, J. Obtékání a odpor těles. VŠB – TU Ostrava, dostupné na http://www.338.vsb.cz/studium/skripta/
http://www.aerodynamics4students.com/
Recommended Reading:
Al-SHEMMERI, T. T. Engineering Fluid Mechanics. dostupné na https://home.czu.cz/storage/52485_engineering-fluid-mechanics.pdf
BROŽ, V. Aerodynamika nízkých rychlostí. Skripta. Praha: ČVUT, 2001, ISBN 80-01-02347-8, 182 s.
BROŽ, V., DANĚK, V., FILAKOVSKÝ, K. Základy aerodynamiky. Cerm Brno 2003, ISBN 80-7204-316-1, 163 s.
DVOŘÁK, L.: Vlastnosti tekutin, VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2010, 62 s. dostupné na http://www.338.vsb.cz/studium/skripta/
Al-SHEMMERI, T. T. Engineering Fluid Mechanics. dostupné na https://home.czu.cz/storage/52485_engineering-fluid-mechanics.pdf
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit30 18
        ExaminationExamination70 21