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Fall 2013

 

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Date

Topic

Reading (due that day)

1

Aug 29

Introduction

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29, 30

Make appointments to see Dr. Hotchkiss

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2

31

Dimensions and fluid properties

1.1 - 1.5

3

Sep 2

Viscosity and compressibility

1.6, 1.7

4

7

Vapor pressure and surface tension

1.8, 1.9

5

9

Pressure field and atmospheric pressure

2.1 - 2.4

6

12

Measuring pressure

2.5 - 2.7

 

12, 13

Lab 1 Fluid Properties

 

7

14

Forces on plane surfaces

2.8, 2.9

8

16

Forces on curved surfaces

2.10

9

19

Buoyancy and floatation

2.11

 

19, 20

Lab 2 Hydrostatic Forces

 

10

21

Newtons 2nd law

3.1 - 3.3

11

23

Interpretation and pressure

3.4, 3.5

12

26

Examples and Exam 1 (exact dates TBA)

3.6 and Covers through #9

 

26, 27

Review for Exam 1

 

13

28

Energy grade line and hydraulic grade line

3.7

14

30

Restrictions in use and assumptions

3.8

15

Oct 3

Velocity and acceleration

4.1, 4.2

 

3, 4

Lab 3 Bernoulli Equation

 

16

5

Reynolds transport theorem

4.3, 4.4

17

7

Continuity equation

5.1

18

10

Examples

5.1

 

10, 11

Lab 4 Orifice Equation and Error Analysis

 

19

12

Momentum equation

5.2

20

14

Examples

5.2

21

17

Energy equation

5.3

 

17, 18

Lab 5 Impact of Water Jets & Storyboard Ideas Due

 

22

19

Examples

5.3

23

21

Dimensional analysis, modeling and similitude

7.1 - 7.8

24

24

Laminar flow in pipes and Exam 2 (exact dates TBA)

8.1, 8.2 and Covers through #22

 

24, 25

Review for Exam 2 and Storyboard Workshop

 

25

26

Fully Developed Turbulent Flow

8.3.1, 8.4.1

26

28

Minor losses

8.4.2

27

31

Single pipelines

8.5.1

 

31, Nov 1

Lab 6 Hydraulic Modeling

 

28

2

Single pipelines

8.5.1

29

4

Pipes in series and parallel

8.5.2

30

7

Pipeline systems

Handout

 

7, 8

Lab 7 Friction Loss in Pipes & Storyboard Sketches, draft documentation due

 

31

9

Pipeline systems

Handout

32

11

Flow over immersed bodies

9.1, 9.2

33

14

Drag and Lift and Exam 3 (exact dates TBA)

9.3, 9.4 and Covers thru #31

 

14, 15

Review for Exam 3

 

34

16

Drag and Lift

9.3, 9.4

35

18

Pumps

11.1, 11.4 (intro)

36

21

Centrifugal Pumps

11.4.2, 11.4.3

37

22

Open-Channel Flow

10.1 – 10.2

38

28

Energy in open-channel flow

10.3

 

28, 29

Lab 8 Field Trip-Drag and Lift

 

39

30

Uniform flow

10.4

40

Dec 2

Gradually varied flow

10.5

41

5

Rapidly varied flow

10.6

 

5, 6

Lab 9 Open Channel Flow and Storyboard Display

 

42

7

Review

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