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Fluid Mechanics

Course Code :
MPR 252
Level :
Undergraduate
Course Hours :
3.00 Hours
Department :
Department of Petroleum Engineering

Instructor information :

Title:Lecturer
Name: Zakaria Mostafa Abdo Salim Marouf
Office hours:3-Hours

Area of Study :

 Enrich students’ knowledge about Fluid Mechanics.  Train students’ to perform experiments related to Fluid Mechanics.  Prepare students’ for the practical filed in the work market of Mechanical Engineering.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Fluid Mechanics

Basic properties of fluids and fundamental concepts; Statics of fluids; Hydrostatic forces and buoyancy; Fluid kinematics; Characterization of fluid flow; Basic equations: Conservation of mass; Momentum and energy; Bernoulli's equation; Energy Equation Applications; Momentum equation. Laminar and Turbulent flow in ducts and pipes and their applications. External flow; Lift and Drag forces. Basics of dimensional analysis and dynamic similarity.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Fluid Mechanics

Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1-	Demonstrate the use of studied physics in our course.
2-	Explain the difference between fluids and other substances.
3-	Define new terms in Fluid Mechanics.
4-	Show the difference between different fluid flow types.
5-	Distinguishes between series and parallel pipe network design.

b. Intellectual Skills:

1-	Solve different engineering problems related to Fluid Mechanics.
2-	Analyse different system types found in nature.
3-	Deduce conservation equations of mass and energy.

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1-	Evaluate the performance of fluid and thermal devices.
2-	Practice basic experiments on Fluid Mechanics.
3-	Follow up safety requirements at experimental work and observe the appropriate steps to manage risks.
4-	Analyse experimental results.
5-	Write a technical report on a project or an assignment.

d. General and Transferable Skills:

1-	Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary team in preparing researches in heat transfer.
2-	Refer to relevant literatures.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Fluid Mechanics

Course topics and contents:

Topic	No. of hours	Lecture	Tutorial/Practical
Introduction to fluid mechanics	5	3	2
Properties of fluids	10	6	4
Fluid statics	9	6	3
Fluid kinematics	6	3	3
Fluid dynamics	14	9	5
Internal flow	11	6	5
Momentum Equation	11	6	5
External flow and drag	9	6	3