Michigan Technological University

Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Department

COURSE ME5210 Advanced Fluid Engineering, 3 Credits

TIME & ROOM MFW 2:05-2:55, R..L. Smith RM 403

INSTRUCTORS Dr. C. Cai, Room 923, HotLine: 4873286, Email: ccai@mtu.edu

You are encouraged to meet with me outside of class to discuss the course

OFFICE HOURS M W F: 10:00 11:00 am; other times by appointment.

TEXT BOOK Fluid Mechanics, 6th Edition, P. K. Kundu and I. M. Cohen, Academic Press

REF BOOKS
1). Viscous Fluid Flow, Frank M.White, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hi
2). Boundary Layer Theory, H. Schlichting,,McGraw Hill
3). Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 8th Edition, Munson,Young &
Okiishi,Wiley

Course Description/Overview This course in advanced fluid-mechanics builds on

undergraduate backgrounds in fluid mechanics, mechanics (dynamics and solid-mechanics),
thermodynamics, and mathematics and aims to take the students to a more mature MS/PhD
level understanding of fluid-mechanics. Building on undergraduate preparations, this course first
presents/develops more advanced versions of the fundamental tools (those that
are typically omitted at the undergraduate level) that are needed for study of engineering
problems that involve modeling them as single-phase incompressible isothermal viscous
flows through control-volumes (regions of space through which fluid-matter and/or energy
flow). These problems are analyzed and studied with the help of balance laws (of mass,
momentum, and angular momentum with in-depth study of energy balance skipped and
undertaken in the subsequent MEEM 5230 course offered during the following spring semester)
stated for inertial and non-inertial frames of reference. For example, control-volume tools are
used for overall analyses and understanding of problems involving pumps, rockets, sprinklers,
etc. Next the course develops stress and strain-rate constitutive relationship as well as differential
forms of balance laws (mass and momentum). Detailed flow analyses of classical problems are
completed with the help of analytical solutions of the differential forms of balance laws
(continuity and the Navier-Stokes equations). How these equations and boundary value problem
solution techniques can be extended generalize to provide the basic understanding needed for
efficient use of modern computational fluid dynamic (CFD) techniques is also discussed and
demonstrated with the help of commercially available CFD software. Numerous experimental
results and qualitative discussions are used to motivate the above developments. Key role played
by experiments, flow-visualization, non-dimensionalization, etc. are further elucidated through
the diverse topics of: pipe-flows, boundary layers, lift and drag, loss of stability of laminar flows,
vortex-shedding, turbulence, and turbulence-modeling.
Course Learning Objectives By the end of this course, the students should be able to
understand, do, or be sufficiently familiar (for further self-education) with the following:

They would have acquired the knowledge and skills needed for more advanced control-
volume formulation and solution of fluid-mechanics problems. Students should be able to
model a flow problem as a fixed or moving/deforming control volume problem in an
inertial or a non-inertial frame of reference whatever is most appropriate - and use
appropriate forms of balance laws. Depending on what information is experimentally
available or is assumed known, the solution of the formulated problem would typically
provide estimates on variables of interest (these may be pressure, pressure-drop, flow-rate,
support forces, torque, etc.) that are either not known or need a second estimate (for a
consistency check on available data).
To develop a deep and interrelated understanding of integral and differential forms of
balance laws of fluid mechanics. For detailed problem-solving approaches, the students
should clearly understand the boundary value problem formulation process. Besides
understanding flow-physics of single-phase incompressible viscous flows, the students
should be able to obtain analytical or numerical (through computational fluid dynamics or
CFD approaches) solution of a boundary value problem. Furthermore, the students should be
able to process the solution to obtain information on engineering quantities of interest (e.g.
lift, drag, pumping power, etc.).
The students should be able to understand the scope of CFD prediction capabilities as well as
their limitations particularly with regard to turbulent flows. They should be able to
understand the importance of obtaining relevant information through well planned
experiments. For this, they should know how dimensional analysis (Pi-theorem, etc.) is used
to plan experiments and report experimental data/results in the form of charts (e.g. non-
dimensional pump characteristics, lift and drag coefficients, etc.).
At an introductory level, students will learn to use state of the art CFD methods through
hands-on classroom demos and team projects based on popular and commercially available
software (e.g. COMSOL, FLUENT, etc.).
If more advanced synthesis of experimental design and computational tools are needed to
solve an engineering problem, a student should be able to serve on a team (or build a team) -
with some overall ideas regarding how to seek such solutions.
Students shall know fundamental turbulent models

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE (Subject to changes)

Class Date Contents

W 09/06 Lecture off, no class

F 09/08 K Day, Lecture off, no class

1 M 09/11 Chapter 1: Transport Phenomena

2 W 09/13 Chapter 1: Dimensional Analysis

3 W 09/13 Evening (6:00 -7:15 pm) Chapter 2: Tensor analysis

4 F 09/15 In class exercise

5 M 09/18 Chapter 2: Tensor, eigenvalues, Gauss theorem

6. W 09/20 Chapter 3: Kinematics

7 W 09/20 Evening (6:00-7:15 pm) Chapter 3: Kinematics

8 F 09/22 Chapter 4. Conservation Laws

9 M 09/25 Chapter 4. Conservation Laws

10 W 09/27 Chapter 4. Conservation Laws

11 W 09/27 Evening In class exercise

12 F 09/29 Chapter 5: vorticity Dynamics

13 M 10/02 Chapter 5: vorticity Dynamics

14 W 10/04 Chapter 5: vorticity Dynamics

15 W 10/04 Evening In class exercise

16 F 10/06 Chapter 7: Ideal Flow

17 M 10/09 1st midterm exam, in-class

W 10/11 Lecture off, no class

18 F 10/13 Chapter 7: Ideal Flow

19 M 10/16 In-class exercise

20 W 10/18 Chapter 8: Gravity Waves

21 W 10/18 Evening Chapter 8: Gravity Waves

22 F 10/20 In-class exercise

23 M 10/23 Chapter 9: Laminar Flow

24 W 10/25 Chapter 9: Laminar Flow

25 F 10/27 In-class exercise

26 M 10/30 Chapter 9: Laminar Flow

27 W 11/01 Chapter 9: Laminar Flow

28 F 11/03 Chapter 10. Boundary Layer Theory

29 M 11/06 Chapter 10: Boundary Layer Theory

30 W 11/08 Chapter 10: Boundary Layer Theory

31 F 11/10 Chapter 6: Introduction to CFD

32 M 11/13 In class exercise

33 W 11/15 2nd mid-term exam, in class

11/17-11/26 Fall break, lecture off, no class

34 M 11/27 Chapter 6: Introduction to CFD

35 W 11/29 Chapter 11. Stability

36 W 11/29 Evening CFD Demo (Handout of take-home final, CFD proj.)

37 F 12/01 Chapter 11: Stability

38 M 12/04 Chapter 12: Turbulence

39 W 12/06 Chapter 12: Turbulence

40 F 12/08 Chapter 12: Turbulence

M 12/11 Lecture off, no class

W 12/13 Lecture off, no class

F 12/15 Lecture off, no class. Take-home exam, CFD project

due electronically 5:00 pm.

(The instructor reserves the rights to adjust the teaching content & schedule as needed.)
Attendance & Participation Attendance and participation in class is expected. Given the fast
pace of class, besides regularly attending lectures, you will need to keep up with the HWs and
self-study requirements. Attendance will not be taken. Given the much larger content in the text
book and several supplementary books information used in the Canvas posted notes, the pace of
this course, the scribbled handwritten nature of posted lecture notes on Canvas, etc. -
attendance is strongly recommended to understand/know what is actually covered and what
kind of problems are likely to come in quizzes, exams, and assigned HWs. Questions in class
are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. Generally, only those who will regularly attend would
acquire the necessary skills for the Exams and Quizzes. Questions are always welcome and
strongly encouraged.
Make-up Exams Generally no make-up exam or quiz will be given. Typically, for any absence
from exam or quiz, you will need prior permission from the office of the Dean of Students. For
any adjustable planned absence (interview, etc.), you must plan ahead so as to avoid being
absent on the day of a scheduled quiz, exam, or final. Only in cases of
acceptable and approved absences, make-up exam may be considered/given.
Homework Homework problems, along with due dates, will be posted on Canvas. Submission
of Homework assignments are treated as individual responsibility and individual assignments.
However conceptual and formulation discussions among groups of students (say 3-4 students in
a cluster) is encouraged as part of collaborative learning experience. If any verbatim form of
copying in the submissions are noticed, you will be automatically reported to the Director of
Graduate Studies and, at the very least, it would lead to an automatic F grade for all the involved
students. All Homework assignments (with statements for the assigned problems) and their DUE
DATES will be available on CANVAS. Special CFD Homework assignment is a group
responsibility. After CFD demonstration classes, you are expected to form your group (say 3-4
students in a group) for the group submission of the report for this assignment.
Help/Course Materials: Supplementary notes, syllabus, lecture materials, sample exams,
formula sheets, grades, etc. will be available through Canvas on the internet (URL:
https://courses.mtu.edu). For additional help, you can see me during office hours or, if essential,
by special appointment.
Course Grades Your total percentage will be determined from the following:
40% HW (about 7 sets), quiz and classroom participation: one missed or worst HW or quiz will
not be counted
10% Special CFD HW
30% Mid-term Exams (two mid-terms, 15% each)
20% Take Home Final

Letter Grade Percentage Grade Points/credit Rating

A >93% 4. Excellent

AB >87% & <93% 3.5 Very good

B >82% & <87% 3.0 Good

BC >76% & 82% 2.5 Above average

C >70% & 76% 2. Average

CD >65% & <70% 1.5 Below average

D >60% & 65% 1.0 Inferior

F <60% 0. Failure

I Incomplete; given
only when a student is
unable to complete a
segment of the course
because of
circumstances beyond
the students control.

If necessary, the instructor may curve the grades.

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