Faculty of Science and Engineering

Engineering Operations

Unit Outline

308807 Fluid Mechanics 230

Semester 1, 2014

Unit study package number:

308807

Mode of study:

Internal

Tuition pattern summary:

Lecture: 2 x 2 Hours Weekly

Science Laboratory: 2 x 2 Hours Quarterly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
This unit does not have a fieldwork component.

Credit Value:
Pre-requisite units:

25.0
307529 (v.0) Engineering Mechanics 100 or any previous version
AND
307533 (v.0) Engineering Materials 100 or any previous version
AND
307538 (v.0) Engineering Mathematics 140 or any previous version
OR
307537 (v.0) Engineering Mathematics 130 or any previous version
OR
7492 (v.5) Mathematics 104
AND
307543 (v.0) Electrical Systems 100 or any previous version
AND
310205 (v.0) Engineering Foundations: Design and Processes 100 or any previous
version
OR
314231 (v.1) Engineering Foundations: Design and Processes 100
AND
310206 (v.0) Engineering Foundations: Principles and Communication 100 or any
previous version
OR
314230 (v.1) Engineering Foundations: Principles and Communication 100
AND
310207 (v.0) Engineering Programming 100 or any previous version

Co-requisite units:

Nil

Anti-requisite units:

302196 (v.0) Fluid Mechanics 512 or any previous version

Result type:

Grade/Mark

Approved incidental fees:

Information about approved incidental fees can be obtained from our website. Visit
fees.curtin.edu.au/incidental_fees.cfm for details.

Unit coordinator:

Name:
Phone:

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James Jewkes
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Email:
Building:
Room:
Consultation
times:

J.Jewkes@curtin.edu.au
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533c
Unit coordinator, Bentley. Please contact Dr
Sharul Sham Bin Dol for any Miri enquiries

Name:
Phone:
Email:
Building:
Room:

Sharul Sham Bin Dol (Lecturer, Miri Unit

Coordinator)
Ext. 3823
sharulsham@curtin.edu.my
Prinia 2 (GP402)
227

Administrative contact:

Name:
Phone:
Email:
Building:

Alicia Rogers
5034
alicia.rogers@curtin.edu.my
Prinia 1 (GP401).L1

Learning Management System:

Blackboard (lms.curtin.edu.au)

Teaching Staff:

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Acknowledgement of Country
We respectfully acknowledge the Indigenous Elders, custodians, their descendants and kin of this land past and present.

Syllabus
Introduction (basic properties of fluids), flow fields (steady/unsteady flow, streamlines), velocity profile (Couette flow) and Newton's
law of viscosity, Reynolds number. Hydrostatics, control-volume analysis - mass conservation and momentum equation and
applications of CV analysis. Bernoulli equation, measurement of pressure, flow speed and volumetric flow rate, and applications of
Bernoulli equation (Froude propeller theory). One-dimensional energy equation, laminar flow in pipes and channels, laminar-toturbulent transition, turbulent flow in pipes, index and logarithmic laws, wall-roughness, Moody chart, hydraulic grade lines, boundary
layers (laminar and turbulent), drag, dimensional analysis, dynamic similarity, pump types and characterisation.

Introduction
This unit comprises lectures, tutorials and laboratory activities, all of which you should attend. You are also advised to engage in selfstudy, reading the lecture notes, doing the tutorial examples and carrying out the assessed tasks.

Unit Learning Outcomes

Graduate Attributes
addressed

On successful completion of this unit students can:

1 Recognise fluid phenomena and explain their causes, especially with regard to viscous and inviscid
flows
2 Characterise fluid behaviour and its effects using non-dimensional groups
3 Apply basic conservation principles in Fluid Mechanics
4 Model simple flow situations to make estimates of fluid forces
5 Perform design calculations for engineering applications that involve fluid flow

Curtin's Graduate Attributes

Apply discipline knowledge

Thinking skills

Information skills

(use analytical skills to solve problems)

(confidence to investigate new ideas)

Communication skills

Technology skills

International perspective

Cultural understanding

(value the perspectives of others)

(value the perspectives of others)

Learning how to learn

(apply principles learnt to new situations)
(confidence to tackle unfamiliar problems)

Professional Skills
(work independently and as a team)
(plan own work)

Find out more about Curtin's Graduate attributes at the Office of Teaching & Learning website: ctl.curtin.edu.au

Learning Activities
2 x 1.5 hours lecture weekly,
1 x 1.0 hour tutorial weekely,
2 x 2.0 hour laboratories per semester.

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Learning Resources
Recommended texts
You do not have to purchase the following textbooks but you may like to refer to them.
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Munson, B.R, Young, D.F. & Okiishi, T.H. 2002, Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 4th Edition, John Wiley and Sons. (ISBN 0-47144250-X)
White, F.M. 2003 Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition McGraw Hill. (ISBN 0-07-283180-4)
Douglas, J.F., Gasiorek, J.M. & Swaffield, J.A., Fluid Mechanics, 3rd Edition, Longman Scientific & Technical, (ISBN 0-582-234085)

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Full lecture notes on FLECS

Tutorial sheets and model solutions (released post-tutorial) on FLECS
Laboratory worksheets on FLECS
Sufficient copies of key supporting texts in library
Model solutions to mid-semester test on FLECS
A number of previous years' mid-semester tests with full model solutions on FLECS
A number of previous years' examination papers (with numerical answers) on FLECS for practice
Other resources (e.g. alternative set of lecture notes, Fluid Mechanics DVD) are listed on the FLECS site

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Assessment
Assessment schedule
Task

Value %

Assessed Group Exercise

10 percent

Week: Between Weeks 4 1,2

(24th March) and 13
(27th May)
Day: Tuesday 27th May
Time: 10am

Assessed Laboratory

20 percent

Week: 2 Weeks after the 2,3,5

lab.
Day: Day of the lab + 2
weeks
Time: 4pm

Mid-semester test

20 percent

Week: Week 6
1,2,3,4,5
Day: Thursday 10th April
Time: 12-2pm

Examination

50 percent

Week: Examination
fortnight
Day: tba
Time: tba

Unit Learning
Outcome(s)
Assessed

Date Due

1,2,3,4,5

Detailed information on assessment tasks

1. Assessed Group Exercise (one submission per group)
Three student-hours of assessment
You will work in a group of (ideally) five students. You are encouraged to choose the group membership yourselves so that
you work with students who have shared interests. The group will investigate one topic from a list that is mounted on FLECS.
This activity permits you to pursue your particular interests in real-world Fluid Mechanics and relate the application that you
choose to the fundamental Fluid Mechanics being studied in the unit. A mini-project briefing will be given in one lecture slot to
complement the briefing sheet that is mounted on FLECS. The mini-project submission date is Tuesday, Week 13 (27th May).
2. Assessed Laboratory (only one laboratory report marked)
Nine student-hours of assessment = 2x2(attendance)+5(write-up)
You need to take two laboratories, one sometime in the first half of semester, the second sometime in the second semester
depending upon the session for which signed up (for each of the two occasions). A formal report is required only for the
second laboratory activity. However, you must attend and complete the first laboratory because it contributes a part of the
mark that will be awarded for the second (assessed) laboratory. Your report must be submitted two weeks after you undertake
the second laboratory. (Note that special compensation will be made for students taking the laboratory in Week 10, before the
pipe-flow lecture material has been covered and discussed, these students will be allowed 3 weeks to complete their report).
3. Class test
One student-hour of assessment
This covers the topics of Chapters 1-3 of the lecture notes and will take place in Week 6 (10th April). The questions are of an
identical format to those in the examination. A previous years test and model solutions are posted on FLECS as an example of
what to expect. This test provides with an opportunity to practice your performance under examination conditions and, more
importantly, make you aware of how you are performing in the unit. Full solutions will be posted subsequently on FLECS so
that, if necessary, you can undertake remedial work.
4. Two-hour examination
Two student-hours of assessment
The examination format will be in exactly the same as that used in previous years (see FLECS for an example) with a
corresponding range of topics and level of difficulty. Questions are also of a similar level of difficulty to those practised in the
tutorial sheets.

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Fair assessment through moderation

Moderation describes a quality assurance process to ensure that assessments are appropriate to the learning outcomes, and that
student work is evaluated consistently by assessors. Minimum standards for the moderation of assessment are described in the
Assessment Manual, available from policies.curtin.edu.au/policies/teachingandlearning.cfm

Late assessment policy

This ensures that the requirements for submission of assignments and other work to be assessed are fair, transparent, equitable, and
that penalties are consistently applied.
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All assessments which students are required to submit will have a due date and time specified on the Unit Outline.
Accepting late submission of assignments or other work will be determined by the unit coordinator or Head of School and will
be specified on the Unit Outline.
If late submission of assignments or other work is not accepted, students will receive a penalty of 100% after the due date and
time ie a zero mark for the late assessment.
If late submission of assignments or other work is accepted, students will be penalised by ten percent per calendar day for a
late assessment submission (eg a mark equivalent to 10% of the total allocated for the assessment will be deducted from the
marked value for every day that the assessment is late). This means that an assignment worth 20 will have two marks deducted
per calendar day late. Hence if it was handed in three calendar days late and marked as 12/20, the student would receive 6/20.
An assessment more than seven calendar days overdue will not be marked. Work submitted after this time (due date plus
seven days) may result in a Fail - Incomplete (F-IN) grade being awarded for the unit.

Assessment extension
A student wishing to delay the completion or submission of an assessment task after the original published date/time (eg
examinations, tests) or due date/time (eg assignments) must apply for an assessment extension using the Assessment Extension form
(available from the Forms page at http://students.curtin.edu.au/administration/) as prescribed by the Academic Registrar. It is the
responsibility of the student to demonstrate and provide evidence for exceptional circumstances beyond the student's control that
prevented them from completing/submitting the assessment task.
The student will be expected to lodge the form and supporting documentation with the unit coordinator before the assessment
date/time or due date/time. An application may be accepted up to five working days after the date or due date of the assessment
task where the student is able to provide an acceptable explanation as to why he or she was not able to submit the application prior
to the assessment date. An application for an assessment extension will not be accepted after the date of the Board of Examiners'
meeting.

Additional assessment information

Laboratories: If, due to exceptional circumstances, you are unable to attend the laboratory which you have chosen, please email Alicia
Rogers (alicia.rogers@curtin.edu.my), subject line: 'FM230 Lab rebooking' and attach evidence to support your claim (e.g. Medical
Certificate). We will endeavour to fit you in to a later lab. It is essential that you bring a copy to the email you receive in response, to
show the lab assistant on the day.
Please check the blackboard website for any further clarifications relating to assessment policy.

Pass requirements
To pass this unit you must achieve an overall grade/mark greater than or equal
to 5/50.

Referencing style
The referencing style for this unit is Chicago.
More information can be found on this style from the Library web site: library.curtin.edu.au.

Plagiarism
Plagiarism occurs when work or property of another person is presented as one's own, without appropriate acknowledgement or
referencing. Plagiarism is a serious offence. For more information refer to academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au.

Plagiarism monitoring
Work submitted may be subjected to a plagiarism detection process, which may include the use of systems such as 'Turnitin'. For
further information, see academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/students/turnitin.cfm.

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Additional information
The Faculty Guidelines for late submission are available on the FLECS site for this unit and note that the 100% penalty is applied for
late submission in Fluid Mechanics 230.
You should therefore submit what you have done on an assignment (even if it is not complete) by the the submission deadline.

Enrolment
It is your responsibility to ensure that your enrolment is correct - you can check your enrolment through the eStudent option on
OASIS, where you can also print an Enrolment Advice.

Supplementary and Deferred Exams

Deferred examinations will be held at a date to be advised (see next section). Supplementary examinations, where applicable and
when granted by the Board of Examiners, will be held at a date to be advised (see next section). Notification to students will be made
after the Board of Examiners meeting via the Official Communications Channel (OCC) in OASIS.
It is the responsibility of students to be available to attend a supplementary or deferred examination on the date advised and to
check their OASIS account on a weekly basis for official Curtin correspondence. If your results show that you have been granted a
supplementary or deferred examination you should immediately check your OASIS email for details.

Student Rights and Responsibilities

It is the responsibility of every student to be aware of all relevant legislation, policies and procedures relating to their rights and
responsibilities as a student. These include:
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the Student Charter

the University's Guiding Ethical Principles
the University's policy and statements on plagiarism and academic integrity
copyright principles and responsibilities
the University's policies on appropriate use of software and computer facilities

Information on all these things is available through the University's "Student Rights and Responsibilities website at:
students.curtin.edu.au/rights.

Student Equity
There are a number of factors that might disadvantage some students from participating in their studies or assessments to the best
of their ability, under standard conditions. These factors may include a disability or medical condition (e.g. mental illness, chronic
illness, physical or sensory disability, learning disability), significant family responsibilities, pregnancy, religious practices, living in a
remote location or another reason. If you believe you may be unfairly disadvantaged on these or other grounds please speak to the
Student Equity Advisor Team member in your Faculty. Contact details are at: http://eesj.curtin.edu.au/contact.html
You can also contact Counselling and Disability services: http://www.disability.curtin.edu.au or the Multi-faith services:
http://unilife.curtin.edu.au/diversity_and_faith/faith_services.htm for further information.
It is important to note that the staff of the university may not be able to meet your needs if they are not informed of your individual
circumstances so please get in touch with the appropriate service if you require assistance. For general wellbeing concerns or advice
please contact Curtin's Student Wellbeing Advisory Service at: http://unilife.curtin.edu.au/student_wellbeing_service.htm

Recent unit changes

We welcome feedback as one way to keep improving this unit. Students are encouraged to provide unit feedback through eVALUate,
Curtin's online student feedback system (see evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/). Recent changes to this unit include:
No changes to the unit since 2011
See evaluate.curtin.edu.au to find out when you can eVALUate this unit.

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Program calendar
Week

Beginning

Assessments, Notes

Laboratory

Lecturer

3rd March

Dr. Sharul Sham

Bin Dol

10th March

Do Lab #1, weeks 2-6

Dr. Sharul Sham

Bin Dol

17th March

Dr. Sharul Sham

Bin Dol

24th March

Dr. Sharul Sham

Bin Dol

31st March

Dr. Sharul Sham

Bin Dol

7th April

Mid-Semester Test (Thurs.)

Dr. Sharul Sham

Bin Dol

14th April

21st April

28th April

Do Lab #2, weeks 9-13

Dr. Sharul Sham

Bin Dol

10

5th May

Submit lab report, 2

weeks after lab.

Dr. Sharul Sham

Bin Dol

11

12th May

Dr. Sharul Sham

Bin Dol

12

19th May

Dr. Sharul Sham

Bin Dol

13

26th May

Submit Group Mini-Project

Deadline Tues. 27th May

Dr. Sharul Sham

Bin Dol

14

2nd June

Dr. Sharul Sham

Bin Dol

15

9th June

Study Week

16

16th June

Examination period

17

23rd June

Study Weeks

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