CE 3305 Mechanics of Fluids

Catalog Description

CE 3305: Mechanics of Fluids (3:3:0). Prerequisites: ENGR 1330, CE 2301. Hydrostatics; dynamics of viscous and nonviscous fluids; resistance to flow; flow in pipes and open channels.

The course introduces engineering students to fundamentals of fluid mechanics. This course provides students with tools and concepts that are applicable to pipe systems, open channels, pumping plants, and flow measurement and other related problems that may be encountered by engineers.

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

Identify and apply fluid properties to analyze and solve fluid mechanics problems

Interpret conservation laws and apply them to analyze problems in hydrodynamics

Properly identify and apply systems and control volume methods based on conservation principles

Analyze pipe flow using associated concepts

Differentiate and apply principles of dimensional homogeneity

Analyze boundary layer flows and drag for hydraulic analysis

Use basic software tools to analyze data and create mathematical models

Recognize how specific sensors and instruments in fluid mechanics work

Characterize, analyze and design open channels for steady one-dimensional flow

This sophomore level course requires sucessful completion of CE 2301 (statics) or equivalent; Students will apply computational thinking skills from ENGR 1330 and EGR 1206/7.