CE 3105 Mechanics of Fluids Laboratory

Catalog Description

CE 3105: Mechanics of Fluids Laboratory (1:0:1). Prerequisite: CE 3305. Experimental studies of fluid behavior.

CE 3105 is the laboratory course in fluids and flow phenomena and is related to the lecture course, CE 3305. It is intended to draw to student's attention the behavior of real fluids and to expose students to the experimental method. The class will also improve technical writing skills and prepare students for the fluid mechanics section of the FE Exam. This course emphasizes collaboration through group work, and as such, a portion of the course grade will be based upon peer assessment.

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

Utilize the fluid properties with the right units to solve fluid problems.

Solve manometer problems through application of fundamental equation of fluid statics.

Determine the pressures, and forces and their line of action, for a fluid at rest on plane and curved surfaces.

Identify a control volume when it slaps them upside the head.

Be able to apply the conservation of mass principle to a control volume.

Be able to apply the conservation of energy principle to a control volume.

Be able to apply the conservation of momentum principle to a control volume.

Solve channel transitions (width/bed level changes) in open channel flow problems.

Observe the difference between the behavior of a real and a theoretical fluid.