EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
COURSE SYLLABUS
2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse Title: FLUID MECHANICS |
| Code | Course Type | Regular Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CE 341 | B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) | Assoc.Prof.Dr. Mirjam Ndini mndini@epoka.edu.al |
| Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. Mirjam Ndini mndini@epoka.edu.al , Tuesday 10:00-12:30 |
| Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | NA |
| Language: | English |
| Compulsory/Elective: | Compulsory |
| Study program: (the study for which this course is offered) | Bachelor in Civil Engineering (3 years) |
| Classroom and Meeting Time: | |
| Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: | NA |
| Code of Ethics: |
Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline" |
| Attendance Requirement: | |
| Course Description: | Fundamental laws relating to the static, kinematic and dynamic behavior of fluids and their application to engineering problems. Physical properties of the fluid, Hydrostatics forces on plane and curved surfaces, buoyancy, forces exerted from the fluid in moving and rotating containers. Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions, derivatives, rate of deformation, flowlines. System and control volume approach, Reynolds transport theorem, principles of conservation of mass, momentum and energy, Bernoulli equation. Dimensional analysis, Buckingham pi theorem, similitude. Flow of viscous fluids. Newtonian fluids, simple laminar flow systems, turbulence, flow in pipes. The emphasis is placed on applications dealing with the flow of water and other incompressible fluids. |
| Course Objectives: | Students should have the basic understanding of fundamental property of fluids and flow types; forces, motions, energy, mass, momentum and energy of the fluids in static motion. • Students will be introduced to the governing equations and dimensional analysis. Discussion of pipe flow, resistance types of problems to solve in pipe network system. • The students should be able to solve basic problems using these knowledge. |
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BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE
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| 1 | Basic concept of fluid mechanics. |
| 2 | Statics, dynamics and various approaches to fluid mechanics. |
| 3 | Fundamentals of flow through pipes |
| 4 | Basics of compressible flow |
| 5 | Correlate fundamentals of fluid mechanics with various mechanical systems |
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COURSE OUTLINE
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| Week | Topics |
| 1 | Introduction, fluid properties. Units and Dimensions, dimensional homogeneity. Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids |
| 2 | Fluid Statics. Pressure at a point. Pascal Low. General equation. |
| 3 | Variation and equality of pressure. Pressure and head. . Pressure gauges, Pressure Measurement: Manometers: Differential and Micro Manometers. |
| 4 | Quiz-1. Hydrostatic forces on submerged plane, Horizontal, Vertical, inclined and curved surfaces – Center of pressure. |
| 5 | Buoyancy, flotation and stability. Archimedes principle. |
| 6 | Fluid Kinematics: Description of fluid flow, Stream line, path line and streak line and stream tube. Classification of flows: Steady, unsteady, uniform, non-uniform, laminar, turbulent, rotational and irrotational flows – Equation of continuity for one, two , three dimensional flows – stream and velocity potential functions, flow net analysis. |
| 7 | Midterm exam |
| 8 | Fluid Dynamics: Surface and body forces – Euler’s and Bernoulli’s equations for flow along a stream line - Momentum equation and its application – forces on pipe bend. |
| 9 | Flowing Fluids and Pressure Variation, velocity and acceleration field; Eulerian and Lagrangian flow description. |
| 10 | Elementary Fluid Dynamics-Bernoulli Equation. Uniform Flow, Steady flow. Continuity and conservation of matter. Mass flow. Volume flow rate, mean velocity. Newton second low along a streamline; Bernoulli equation; Newton Second Low across the streamlines. Energy Considerations. |
| 11 | Static, Stagnation, Dynamic and Total Pressure. Application of Bernoulli Equation. Applications for "Force of pressure". Flow rate measurement. The Energy Line and the Hydraulic Grade Line. Quiz-2 |
| 12 | Laminar Flow And Turbulent Flows: Reynold’s experiment – Characteristics of Laminar & Turbulent flows, Shear and velocity distributions, Laws of Fluid friction, Hagen-Poiseulle Formula, Flow between parallel plates, Flow through long tubes, hydrodynamically smooth and rough flows. Closed conduit flow -Viscous flow in pipe; General energy consideration; characteristics of pipe flow, laminar or turbulent flow; Entrance region and fully developed flow. Laminar flow |
| 13 | Darcy-Weisbach equation, Minor losses – pipes in series – pipes in parallel – Total energy line and hydraulic gradient line, variation of friction factor with Reynold’s number – Moody’s Chart, Pipe network problems, Hazen-Williams formula, HardCross MethodFully developed turbulent flow. Chaos and turbulence; Major losses; Minor losses; Nikuradse experiment and Moody chart; Pipe flow examples:single pipes; Quiz-3 |
| 14 | Measurement of Flow: Pitot tube, Venturi meter and Orifice meter – classification of orifices, small orifice and large orifice, flow over rectangular, triangular, trapezoidal and Stepped notches - –Broad crested weirs. |
| Prerequisite(s): | Differential Equation; Physics; Engineering Mechanics |
| Textbook(s): | 1. FLUID MECHANICS by Munson; Okiishi; Huebsch; Rothmayer 2. FLUID MECHANICS: FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS Yunus A. Çengel & John M. Cimbala McGraw-Hill. |
| Additional Literature: | Fluid Mechanics-Fourth Edition-Frank M. White. WCB-Mc Graw-Hill Civil Engineering hydraulics-R.E.Featherstone & C.Nalluri |
| Laboratory Work: | 1-Laminar and turbulent flow; 2- Minor Losses in pipe flow; 3- Major losses in pipe flow. |
| Computer Usage: | excel |
| Others: | No |
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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| 1 | Develop an analytic foundation and physical/experiential sense in fluid statics and fluid dynamics. |
| 2 | Expand on students’ abilities to identify and analytically state and solve engineering problems. |
| 3 | Expand on students’ abilities to use engineering judgement to assess the correctness of a solution approach and solutions.To understand energy, momentum and mass principles |
| 4 | Identify and analyse various types of fluid flows. |
| 5 | Calculate losses in straight portions of pipe as well as those in various pipe system components. Draw simple hydraulic and energy gradient lines. |
| 6 | Apply appropriate equations and principles to analyze a variety of pipe flow situations. |
| 7 | Measure the quantities of fluid flowing in pipes, tanks and channels |
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COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution) |
| No | Program Competencies | Cont. |
| Bachelor in Civil Engineering (3 years) Program | ||
| 1 | an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering | 4 |
| 2 | an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs | 4 |
| 3 | an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams | 3 |
| 4 | an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems | 3 |
| 5 | an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility | 4 |
| 6 | an ability to communicate effectively | 4 |
| 7 | the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context | 4 |
| 8 | a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life long learning | 4 |
| 9 | a knowledge of contemporary issues | 4 |
| 10 | an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice | 3 |
| 11 | skills in project management and recognition of international standards and methodologies | 2 |
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COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
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| Method | Quantity | Percentage |
| Homework |
4
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1
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| Midterm Exam(s) |
1
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30
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| Project |
1
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5
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| Quiz |
4
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7.5
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| Laboratory |
1
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1
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| Final Exam |
1
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30
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| Total Percent: | 100% |
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ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
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| Activities | Quantity | Duration(Hours) | Total Workload(Hours) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Assignments | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Final examination | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Other | 0 | ||
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Total Work Load:
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125 | ||
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Total Work Load/25(h):
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5 | ||
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ECTS Credit of the Course:
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5 | ||
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CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER
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Course communication: Discussion during classes. Office hours at A-211. E-mail for questions regarding course: mndini@epoka.edu.al (Ensure that CE 341 is in the subject line. Failure to do so may result in a non-response.) All members of the class are expected to follow rules of common courtesy in all classroom discussions, email messages, threaded discussion and chats. |