COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FLUID MECHANICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MEN 3011 FLUID MECHANICS COMPULSORY 2 1 0 3

Offered By

Marine Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KADIR EMRAH ERGINER

Offered to

Marine Engineering

Course Objective

1.To introduce the basic principles of fluid mechanics.
2.To be able to define, formulate and simplify the equations of fluid flow and gain ability to use them for the solution of fluid flow problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   A knowledge of fluid concept, and similarities and differences between fluids and gases,ability to solve problems involving viscosity, surface tension.
2   To be able to calculate hydrostatic forces, moments and point of action on submerged surfaces.
3   To be able to classify flows as uniform/nonuniform, steady/unsteady,
4   Calculate mass flow rate, volumetric flow rate and mean velocity in a flow.
5   Learn pressure, velocity and mass flow rate measurement techniques

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Some Characteristics of Fluids, Dimensions and Units
2 Pressure at a Point, Basic Equation for Pressure Field, Pressure Variation in a Fluid at Rest
3 Standard Atmosphere, Measurement of Pressure, Manometry
4 Control Volume and System, Conservaton of Mass
5 Hydrostatics, Pressure Distributions, Center of Pressure, Buoyancy
6 Hydrostatics, Pressure Distributions, Center of Pressure, Buoyancy
7 Midterm Exam
8 Newton s Second Law, Static, Stagnation Dynamic, and Total Pressure, Examples of use of the Bernouilli Equation
9 Newton s Second Law, Static, Stagnation Dynamic, and Total Pressure, Examples of use of the Bernouilli Equation
10 Impulse-momentum Theorems, Investigation of Various Special Motions
11 Impulse-momentum Theorems, Investigation of Various Special Motions
12 Fully Developed Laminar Flow, Fully Developed Turbulent Flow Boundary Layer Characteristics, Drag, Lift
13 Head Losses and Minor Losses, Piping Systems
14 Turbomachinery

Recomended or Required Reading

1-Yunus A. Cengel, John M. Cimbala, Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications, McGraw-Hill, 2nd Edition, 2006.
2- F. M. White, 2005, Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill.
3- B.R. Munson, D.F. Young and T. H. Okiishi, 2006, Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition, J. Wiley and Sons.
4- Çengel, Y., Cimbala, C (Çev. Ed. T. Engin, 2008), 2007, Fluid Mechanics,1st Ed., Güven K.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Cooperative and active teaching and learning strategies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 1 13
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 1 1
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Final 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 1 1 1
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 87

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55