Course Description

This course is a follow up of ME507, Graduate Fluid Mechanics I. We will go in more depth into the concepts of boundary layers, including free shear flows, stability analysis in fluid mechanics and turbulence.

Lecture Notes

        Notes from the lectures will be available before class HERE

Homework

        Homework sets and solutions can be found HERE

Exams

        Statements and solutions for previous exams can be found HERE

Prerequisites

ME507 or equivalent, or permission from instructor

Syllabus

References

1. Fluid Mechanics, 3rd Ed. by P. K. Kundu & I. M. Cohen, Academic Press (2007).

2. An Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, by G.K. Batchelor. Cambridge University Press (1967).

3. Hydrodynamic Stability, by P.G. Drazin & W.H. Reed. Cambridge University Press (1982).

4. Boundary Layer Theory, 8th Ed. by H. Schlichting. Springer (2000).

5. Turbulent Flows, by S. B. Pope. Cambridge University Press (2000).

Recommended link: http://www.efluids.com

Grading

           Homework              40%
         Midterm                  30%
         Final                       30%

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