JULY 2017 FLUID MECHANICS CLB 11003

LABORATORY REPORT GUIDELINES

FLUID MECHANICS (CLB 11003)

Each experimental report should contain the following items in accordance to the numbering as listed:

1. COVER PAGE
Please insert the LABORATORY REPORT SUBMISSION FORM as the front cover.
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2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
The table of content and number of pages should be in following format.
Note: Each page should be numbered.

Content Page Number

1.0 Summary
2.0 Results
3.0 Analysis & Discussions
4.0 Conclusions & Recommendations
5.0 References
6.0 Tutorial
7.0 Appendices

3. SUMMARY
Give the summary (not more than half page) on the overall experimental report. Give brief
review on the objectives of the experiment, experimental procedures, main experimental
results and discussions which are deemed significant and finally conclusions obtained from
the work.

4. RESULTS
Record down and present each of the experimental data and findings in the table
provided.
Example table:
Flowrate (Q) = _____________________ L/s = _____________________ m 3/s
Cross
Section Using Bernoulli equation Using Continuity equation Differences

ViB = Ai = ViC = ViB-ViC

I h*=h8 hi = [2*g*(h* - hi )] = Di2 / 4 Qav / Ai ViC
cm cm m/s mm2 m/s %
A 530.93
B 366.44
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5. ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSIONS

Note: Refer to the respective experimental procedure (Analysis and Discussions
sections) to determine the extent of analysis and discussions required.
a. Present the data in Graph or Table form as deemed suitable with complete label and
units.
b. Explanations of the referred table and figure must be presented below the table and
figure.

Example Graph:
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.4
Parameter Y (unit)

1.2
1.0
0.8 y = -0.7886x + 1.7986
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6
Parameter X (unit)
Figure 1: Relationship between X and Y

c. Based on the experimental results, discuss on your findings and relate to your theory and
objective of experiment.

7. CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS

a. Summary of the results to relate briefly the findings or results with the theory applicable to
the experimental
b. Suggest improvements in apparatus or measurement procedure, or even experimental
procedures for future work (if applicable).
c. Should be in one paragraph.

8. TUTORIAL
Tutorial are the questions as given in the lab manual. All questions must be answered as
required or else marks would not be rewarded for this section.

9. REFERENCES
Details of published sources of material referred to or quoted in the text (including any URL
addresses of any websites used).
REFERENCES SHOULD BE IN COMPLETE FORM AS GIVEN BELOW.
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a. The references should be in following format:

1. Books/Journals: Authors or editor (year) Title, publisher, chapter or page number
Example:
Smith J.M and Van Hess H.C. (2001) Introduction to Chemical Engineering
Thermodynamics, McGraw-Hill, New York, p229.
2. Internet Website: Title of the information (year) source of data. [Online]. [Date
Accessed]. Available from World Wide Web.
Example:
BP (British Petroleum) (2007) BP Statistical reviews of world energy. [Online].
[Accessed 19th January, 2008]. Available from World Wide Web:
http://bp.com/statisticalreview.
b. The references should be arranged according to the author names in alphabetical order.

10. APPENDICES
A. Please include the sample of calculation of data analysis and tutorial (for each formula
that have been used for data analysis).

IMPORTANT NOTE:
1. LABORATORY REPORT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED THE FOLLOWING WEEK (7 DAYS)
AFTER THE EXPERIMENTAL IS CONDUCTED. ANY LATE SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT
AGREEMENT OF THE LECTURER WILL RESULT IN 50% DEDUCTIONS OF THE OVERALL
MARKS.
2. LABORATORY REPORT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE LECTURER IN
CHARGE FOR DATE VERIFICATION.
3. PLAGERISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND WILL BE GIVEN ‘ZERO’.
4. LABORATORY REPORT SUBMISSION WITHOUT ATTENDANCE DURING LAB SESSION
WILL BE GIVEN ‘ZERO’.