Advanced Fluid Mechanics (ME 431/599J)

ME 431/599J

SLN 14610/14663
http://courses.washington.edu/me431
Class time: MWF 12:30 - 1:20, MEB 235; W 1:30 - 4:20, LOW 205

Advanced Fluid Mechanics

Professor James J. Riley
office: MEB 314
tel: 543-5347
email: rileyj@u.washington.edu
office hours: MWF 10:30-11:20, or by appointment

Syllabus

Textbook

Grading

Homework

Exams

Handouts

Course Description: Advanced topics in fluid mechanics, including: a development and the use of the equations of motion in differential form; laminar internal flows; turbulent flows, both internal and external; and inviscid flows. Introduction to numerical methods, and their use in the commercial program FlowLab to solve the equations of motion in differential form; the utilization of FlowLab in applications.

Understanding: Enhanced understanding of fluid mechanics, including the equations of motion in differential form, and turbulence.; Understand the basic concepts in computational fluid dynamics (CFD).; Understand the basic elements in the use of commercial CFD software.
Capabilities: For a given problem, be able to determine the appropriate differential equations of motion, initial conditions, and boundary conditions.; For a given problem, be able to determine whether the flow is laminar or turbulent, and whether a turbulence model is required in its solution.; For an application involving fluid mechanics, be able to utilize a commercial CFD software program in the problem solution.

Introduction: outline of course; computing facilities; homework, grading policies
Equations of motion in differential form: conservation of mass, including the streamfunction, streamlines, examples; conservation of momentum, including the definition of a Newtonian fluid, examples
Turbulent flows: qualitative definition; time averaging, including the closure problem, modeling; Some applications
Introduction to numerical methods: introduction, including various methods; introduction to the use of FlowLab; finite-volume methods, including examples; solving problems in fluid mechanics using numerical methods
Turbulent flows (cont'd): turbulent pipe flow; vorticity; visualization of turbulent flows
Inviscid flows: Bernoulli equation; velocity potential, including examples
Numerical methods (cont'd): solution methods
Turbulent flows (cont'd): turbulent jets, including visualizations; similarity analysis, laboratory data; turbulence modeling

Textbook: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, by Munson, Young and Okiishi (5th Edition); Note that a digital version, at a 40% discount, is available.; Information about this digital version can be found at: http://www.wiley.com/go/desktopeditions; Recommended (but definitely not required) additional material: Multi-Media Fluid Mechanics (CD-ROM), by G. M. Homsy et al., Cambridge University Press. Click here for more information.; Recommended easy but informative reading: An Album of Fluid Motion by Milton van Dyke, Parabolic Press; Recommended link (with nice visualizations): http://www.efluids.com

Homework, including computer problems: 60%

Midterm exam: 20%

Final exam: 20%

Homework will be assigned intermittently throughout the quarter; generally one week will be allowed for each problem.

Dates of Instruction

First day of class -- Monday, January 7th

Martin Luther King Day -- Monday, January 21st

Midterm exam -- 1:30-3:20, Wednesday, February 13th

Presidents Day -- Monday, February 18th

Last day of class -- Friday, March 14th

Final exam -- 8:30-10:20 am, Thursday, March 20th

Thurs 27 Dec 2007