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58:160 Intermediate Mechanics of Fluids
College of Engineering, The University of Iowa

Course Schedule (Fall 2009; 4030 SC)

 

 

 

Class #
or Lab #

Date

Chapter and Concepts

Problems Assigned

1

Aug. 24

Chapter 1 Introduction

 

Definition fluid; continuum hypothesis; fluid properties (Kinematic)

P1.12 (Dimensions and Units)

HW1: 6 problems due Sept. 2

1.14 (dimensions); 1.32 (buoyancy); 1.47 (shear stress); 1.69 (surface tension); 1.73 (cavitation); 1.75 (Mach number) 

Comprehensive problem* C1.9

Solutions

2

26

Fluid properties (Transport, Thermodynamic, Miscellaneous), flow classification and analysis

P1.49 (Shear stress)

 

3

28

Chapter 2 Pressure Distribution in a Fluid

 

Pressure and pressure gradient; Force balance fluid element; review of hydrostatics on plane and curved surfaces

HW2: 10 problems due Sept. 11

2.36 (manometer); 2.77 (force plane surface); 2.95 (force curved surface); 2.112 (buoyancy); 2.127 (stability); 2.146 (rigid body translation); 2.157 (rigid body rotation); 1.83 (streamlines); 3.154 (Bernoulli); 4.76 (Velocity potential and stream function)

Comprehensive problem C2.4

Solutions

4

31

Buoyancy and stability; rigid body translation and rotation; Bernoulli equation

(Surface tension)

 

5 (L1)

Sep. 2

CFD pretest,  CFD Lecture 1: Introduction to CFD

Pipe assignment due

Sept 21

6

4

Flow Patterns (streamlines, streaklines, pathlines); velocity potential and stream function

P4.75 (Velocity potential and stream function), P3.160 (Bernoulli)

7

7

Labor Day

8

9

Chapter 3, 4 Integral Relations for a Control Volume and Differential Relations for Fluid Flow

 

Summary FM Governing Differential Equation; Reynolds Transport Theorem, Continuity equation

P3.16 (Continuity)

HW3: 10 problems due Sept. 25

3.17, 3.25 (continuity); 3.54, 3.55, 3.72 (linear momentum); 3.123 (angular momentum); 3.130, 3141 (energy); 3.162, 3.177 (Bernoulli)

Comprehensive problem C3.2

Solutions

9

11

Linear momentum equation (Differential form, body forces, surface forces, Stokes hypothesis, Non-Newtonian fluids, Navier Stokes equations)

10

14

Linear momentum equation ( Applications of CV momentum equation, Momentum flux correction)

P3.46(linear momentum)

 

11

16

Continued

P3.44 (linear momentum); Example(relative inertial coordinates)

HW4: 9 problems due Oct. 14

4.6 (acceleration); 4.18(continuity); 4.29 (linear momentum); 4.41 (Energy); 4.79, 4.83, 4.91 (solution NS in Cartesian Coordinates); 4.89, 4.93 (NS in polar coordinates) 

Comprehensive problem C4.2

Solutions

12

18

Energy equation; Summary GDE for compressible non-constant property fluid flow

P3.144 (Energy)

13 (L2)

21

CFD Lecture 2: Numerical methods for CFD

Airfoil assignment due

Oct 12

14

23

Exact solutions NS equations (Stokes flow, Boundary layer equations, Couette and Poiseuille flow)

P4.37 (NS linear momentum)

15

25

Angular momentum equations, Boundary Conditions

Liquid film problem

 

16

28

Vorticity theorems, Kinematic decomposition of flow field, Non-inertial reference frame

P4.60 (Vorticity), Flow between cylinders

 

17

30

Curvilinear coordinate systems

P4.82 (Incompressible viscous flow)

 

18

Oct.2

Exam Review Session

Review Problems

19

5

Exam 1: Part 1 (Chapters 1-3)

 

20

7

Chapter 5 Dimensional Analysis and Similarity

Pi theorem

P5.42 (Pi theorem)

HW5: 5 problems due Oct. 21

5.41 (Pi theorem); 5.45 (non-dimensional eqn); 5.73, 5.79, 5.80 (similarity) 

Comprehensive problem C5.1

Solutions

21

9

Non-dimensional equations and boundary conditions

P5.47 (non-dimensional equation)

 

22 (L3)

12

 CFD Lecture 3: Turbulence modeling for CFD

Diffuser assignment due Nov. 9

23

14

Similarity and model testing (problems 1, 2, 3)

24

16

Chapter 6 Viscous Flow in Ducts

Re and Entrance effects; Laminar pipe flow

P6.4 (Transition)

HW6: 11  problems due Nov. 18

6.5 (transition); 6.20, 6.28 (laminar flow); 6.34, 6.39 (turbulence modeling); 6.62 (f); 6.63(Q);6.69 (D); 6.90 (non-circular ducts); 6.103 (minor losses); 6.111 (pipe systems)

Comprehensive problem C6.7

25

19

Laminar pipe flow

P6.21 (Laminar flow)

26

21

Stability and Transition (Benard Instability)

 

27

23

Turbulent flow; RANS equations; TKE budget

P6.40 (Turbulence modeling)

 

28

26

Exam Review Session

 

29

28

Exam 1: Part 2 (Chapters 4-5)

 

30

30

Turbulent pipe flow

 

31

Nov.2

Continued

 

32

4

Roughness; Moody diagram; minor losses; diffusers/contractions

P6.54 (Turbulent pipe flow);P6.90(Turbulent duct flow)

 

33

6

Noncircular ducts; Pipe systems

P 6.118, 6.130 (Pipe systems)

34 (L4)

9

CFD Lecture 4: Grid generation and post-processing for CFD

Ahmed car assignment due Dec. 2

35

11

Chapter 7 Flow Past Immersed Bodies

 

Boundary Layer Theory

P7.10 (BL theory)

 HW7: 11 problems due Dec. 4

7.7, 7.9 (BL theory); 7.19, 7.25 (laminar boundary layer) ; 7.34, 7.45 (turbulent boundary layer) 7.48 (px), 7.59, 7.75, 7.96

(Drag) ; 7.111 (rotation) 

Comprehensive problem C7.3

36

13

Laminar BL (similarity solutions)

37

16

Laminar momentum integral equation

P7.24 (laminar boundary layer)

 

38

18

Turbulent BL

P7.43 (turbulent boundary layer)

 

39

20

Continued

 

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23

Thanksgiving Recess

 

-

25

Thanksgiving Recess

 

-

27

Thanksgiving Recess

 

40

30

 Unsteady separation with Multi-media animations

41

Dec. 2

Drag and Lift

P7.91 (Drag)

 

42

4

Chapter 8 Potential Flow

 

 Potential Flow Theory; Basic solutions

P8.14 (vortex)

HW8: 6 problems due Dec 11

8.15 (vortex); 8.29, 8.39 (Rankine half-body and Rankine oval) 8.45, 8.49 (cylinder); 8.75 (images)

Comprehensive problem C8.4  

43

7

Superposition

P8.23 , P8.31 (Superposition)

44

9

Complex potentials & Surface singularity distributions

45

11

CFD Post-test and Post-survey

 

46

17

7:30 A.M. on Thursday, December 17

 

 *Comprehensive problems are required for graduate students and accounted as extra credits for undergraduate students