ENCH293-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013

Fluid Mechanics 1

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 February 2013
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2013
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 3 March 2013
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 19 May 2013

Description

Units, dimensional analysis, measurement, errors, report writing, fluid mechanics.

The main part of this course should provide a basic understanding of the behaviour of fluids and then students should be able to design pipe and pumping systems for single-phase fluids.  There is also an introduction to systems of units, especially the SI system, and to dimensional analysis.  A number of lectures are given on laboratory measurement and report writing. This course also includes some computing skills and laboratories.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Dean of Engineering and Forestry.

Course Coordinator

Justin Nijdam

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Units & dimensional analysis, fluid statics 6%
Bernoulli's equation 6%
Pipe flow 6%
Complete System 5%
Civil Eng pump/flow meter labs 5% Group report
Water Feature 5%
Measurement Lab Report 4%
Mid Year Exam 63%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Holland, F. A. , Bragg, R; Fluid flow for chemical engineers ; 2nd ed. ; Edward Arnold, 1995.

Notes

Fluid mechanics (22 Ken Morison)
Units and dimensional analysis (2 Ken Morison)
Report writing (2 Conan Fee)
Error analysis (4 Conan Fee)
Excel (2 Richard Jordan)

Course Requirements
There are no requirements to attend lectures but the Anatomy of Engineering sessions, Pump Applications lab, and measurement lab must be attended.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $808.00

International fee $4,550.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Chemical and Process Engineering .

All ENCH293 Occurrences

  • ENCH293-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013