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Fluid Mechanics

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Course Unit Code338-0301/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter, Summer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KOZ30prof. RNDr. Milada Kozubková, CSc.
DRA10doc. Ing. Sylva Drábková, Ph.D.
BOJ01doc. Ing. Marian Bojko, Ph.D.
BLE02doc. Ing. Tomáš Blejchař, Ph.D.
VAS024doc. Ing. Martin Vašina, Ph.D.
Summary
Fluid Mechanics deals with equilibrium forces in the fluid at rest and motion. Applies universally valid theorems of mechanics, i.e. the condition of balance of forces and moments, the momentum of change of momentum, the law of weight and energy conservation.
In hydrostatics, attention is focused on calculating the pressure and pressure forces in the fluid at rest. In hydrodynamics, the main topics is a steady and unsteady pipe flow, the discharge of fluid from the vessel through a pipeline or through a hole, a hydraulic pipeline calculation, water pump system solution, uniform flow in the channel, flow over a body and other applications.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students will be introduced to the application of conservation laws and force balance under steady and unsteady fluid flow. They will apply the obtained knowledge of general mechanics while learning about the continuum mechanics principles. They will conduct simple experiments to understand the theory. Having obtained the fundamental knowledge, they will be able to solve practical fluid flow mechanics problems, pressures and pressure forces under steady and unsteady flow in particular, and they will be introduced to more complex engineering problems solutions.
Course Contents
The Programme of Lectures
1 Basic concepts of fluid mechanics, physical properties of liquids
2 Pressure and pressure forces, the liquid at rest, Euler's equation of hydrostatics, constant pressure levels, Pascal's law
3 Pressure force acting on flat and curved submerged surfaces, Archimedes law,
fluids in moving container
4 Introduction to fluid flow, continuity equation and Bernoulli's equation for ideal fluid flow
5 Application of Bernoulli's equation for the flow of an ideal fluid, measurement of pressure and flow in pipes
6 Real fluid flow, Navier-Stokes equation, Bernoulli's equation for an incompressible viscous fluid in a gravity field, Bernoulli's equation for a compressible fluid
7 Steady flow in pipes, laminar and turbulent flow in pipes of circular cross section
8 Hydraulic resistances by friction and local loss, hydraulic calculation of pipelines, characteristics of pipelines
9 Bernoulli equation for the rotating channel, centrifugal pump, pump characteristic curves, pump in the piping system
10 Liquid outflow from a small orifice, emptying of containers, the liquid discharge through large rectangular hole in the side wall of the container
11 Unsteady flow of incompressible and compressible liquid through a pipe, hydraulic shock
12 Theorem about change of momentum and its application
13 Force effects of flowing fluid on surfaces and bodies, flow around submerged bodies

Program of exercises and seminars + individual student work:
1 Physical properties of fluids
2 Hydrostatic pressure, pressure levels, Pascal's law, pressure force on plane surfaces
3 Pressure force on curved surfaces, liquid in moving container
4 Control test No. 1 - Hydrostatics
5 Continuity equation, Bernoulli's equation for an ideal liquid, measurement of pressure and velocities in pipelines
6 Bernoulli's equation for a real liquid, specific energy loss, Reynolds number
7 Hydraulic frictional resistances in laminar and turbulent flow, local resistances
8 Laboratory measurements (friction and local losses, pump curve)
9 Hydraulic calculations of pipelines
10 Bernoulli's equation for a rotating channel, a centrifugal pump, a pump and a pipe
11 Control test no. 2 - Hydrodynamics
12 Unsteady flow of incompressible and compressible liquid through pipes, hydraulic shock
13 Application of the theorem on change of momentum, flow around bodies

List of exam questions:
1 Fluids - basic concepts, physical properties of fluids - definitions and units
2 Liquids at rest, the law of pressure propagation in liquids, Pascal's law and its applications (hydraulic press, energy transfer)
3 Euler's equation of hydrostatics, differential equation of pressure function, surface areas and their practical significance
5 Pressure force on flat surfaces (magnitude and location of centre of pressure force, load patterns)
6 Pressure forces on curved surfaces (method of components and substitute surfaces), buoyancy and floating of bodies, Archimedes' law
7 Basic concepts of fluid dynamics, distribution of fluid flow (according to properties and kinematic aspects)
8 Continuity equation and Euler's equation for one-dimensional flow of an ideal fluid
9 Bernoulli's equation for an ideal fluid, applications
10 Measurement of the local and mean velocity of the liquid in the pipeline
11 Bernoulli's equation for a real liquid, specific energy loss, Reynolds number
12 Steady laminar flow in a circular pipe (velocity profile, mean velocity, hydraulic frictional resistances)
13 Turbulent flows in a circular pipe (velocity profile, mean velocity, hydraulic frictional resistances)
14 Local hydraulic resistances, determination of the local loss coefficient by measurement
15 Hydraulic calculations of pipes (Continuity equation, Bernoulli's equation, hydraulic resistances, pipe characteristics)
16 Hydrodynamic pumps, pumping system, pump parameters, calculation of the specific energy of the pump, characteristics of the hydrodynamic pump
17 Unsteady flows of an incompressible liquid in a pipe_ extended Bernoulli's equation
18 Unsteady flows of compressible liquid in pipeline, hydraulic shock
19 Theorem about change of momentum and its application in fluid mechanics
20 Flow around bodies, force effects on surfaces and bodies, their calculation
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
DRABKOVA, S.: Fluid Mechanics_Lectures, available at http://www.338.vsb.cz/en/studies/
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
AL-SHEMMERI, T.T.:Engineering Fluid Mechanics, available at http://bookboon.com/en/engineering-fluid-mechanics-ebook
AL-SHEMMERI, T.T.:Engineering Fluid Mechanics Solution Manual, available at http://bookboon.com/en/engineering-fluid-mechanics-solution-manual-ebook
FOX, R.W., MC DONALD, A.T.: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, J. Wiley & sons, New York, 1994
http://www.aerodynamics4students.com/
DRÁBKOVÁ, S. a kolektiv: Mechanika tekutin, VŠB – TU Ostrava, dostupné na https://www.fs.vsb.cz/338/cs/studium/mechanika-tekutin/
DRÁBKOVÁ, S., KOZUBKOVÁ, M.: Cvičení z Mechaniky tekutin. Sbírka příkladů. VŠB – TU Ostrava, 2004, dostupné na https://www.fs.vsb.cz/338/cs/studium/mechanika-tekutin/
Návody pro laboratorní měření dostupné na https://www.fs.vsb.cz/338/cs/studium/mechanika-tekutin/
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
Další studijní materiály a informace o studiu předmětu:https://www.fs.vsb.cz/338/cs/studium/mechanika-tekutin/
Recommended Reading:
RODI, W., FUEYO, N.: Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Experiments 5. Oxford. Elsevier Science Ltd. Oxford, 2002.
MUNSON, B.R., YOUNG, D.F., OKIISHI, T.H.: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics. March: Wiley Text Books, 2002. ISBN 047144250X
STREETER, V.L.: Fluid Mechanics, Mc Graw-Hill, New York, 1971
WHITE, F.M.: Fluid Mechanics, Mc Graw-Hill, New York, 1986
ASWATHA NARAYANA, P.A., SEETHARAMU, K.N.: Engineering Fluid Mechanics. Alpha Asience International Ltd., Harrow, U.K., 2005
BIRD, B.R, STEWART, W.E, LIGHTFOOT, E.N.: Přenosové jevy. Academia 1968
JANALÍK, J., ŠŤÁVA, P.: Mechanika tekutin. Skriptum. VŠB-TU Ostrava 2002
ŠOB, F.: Hydromechanika. Skriptum. VUT Brno 2002
JEŽEK, J.,VÁRADIOVÁ, B.: Mechanika tekutin pro pětileté obory. ČVUT Praha,1983,
JEŽEK, J.: Hydromechanika v příkladech. ČVUT Praha, 1975, 1988
MAŠTOVSKÝ, O.: Hydromechanika. SNTL Praha 1956, 1963
NOSKIEVIČ, J. A KOL.: Mechanika tekutin. SNTL/ALFA Praha 1990
NOŽIČKA, J.: Mechanika a termodynamika. ČVUT, Praha 1991
SMETANA, J.: Hydraulika, 1. a 2. díl. N ČSAV Praha, 1957

Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined