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Class/Laboratory Schedule:
Four hours of lectures per week
Prerequisites:
Mathematics 5A or Mathematics 4B; Mathematics 5B-C or Mathematics 6A-B.
Textbook(s):
“An Introduction to Fluid dynamics,” 1st Edition, Stanley Middleman. Wiley, John and Sons
(1997).
Course Learning Outcomes (Short-term goals, i.e. skills that students should possess at the end
of the course):
1. Explain the fundamental properties of fluids, including viscosity, Newtonian and non-
Newtonian rheology, and viscoelasticity [SO1].
3. Analyze systems using macroscopic fluid mechanics, using the integral form of the
conservation equations (Bernoulli’s equation) [SO1,SO3].
4. Identify the relevant parameters that govern a fluid system and use dimensional analysis
to identify the fundamental variables that define flow [SO1].
6. Identify conditions under which flows are turbulent and derive equations that
approximate its properties (time averages and fluctuations). Compare turbulent flow with
those of laminar flow [SO1].
7. Apply macroscopic balances to fluid flow design problems for processes that are
commonly involved in chemical engineering units (pressure drop in pipes, choosing pipe
dimensions, pumping requirements) [SO1,SO3].
Major Topics Covered (lecture and lab/discussion, with no. of hours for each topic):
Each lecture in the following schedule is one-hour long with one recitation class every three
lectures. Recitation time is used to work on example problems to reinforce concepts covered in
lectures.
Lecture # Topics
Topic 1: Introduction
1-2 Thinking about fluid mechanics
o Physics
o Formulation
o Solutions
Macroscopic vs. Microscopic
Fluid Flow and Viscosity
Dimensional Analysis
Topic 2: Rheological Properties of Fluids
3-4 Continuum Hypothesis
Conservation Laws
Newton’s law of viscosity
Rheological classifications
Topic 3: Fluid Statics
5-6 Pressure force on a fluid element
Hydrostatics and buoyancy
Surface Tension and Capillary force
Topic 4: Conservation Equations
7-10 Introduction to momentum balances for fluids
One-dimensional flow
Derivation of differential forms of conservation eqution
o Equation of continuity
o Equation of motion
Pipe-Flow and Haugen-Poiseuille
Deformation and vorticity
Topic 5: Approximations and solutions for Navier-Stokes
11-16 Dimensional analysis of conservation equations
Solutions in Cartesian, cylindrical and spherical coordinates
Similarity transforms
Time dependent flows
Creeping flow (low Reynolds number flow)
o Lubrication flow
Stream functions and stream lines
17-18
Topic 6: Turbulence
19-20 Time averages and fluctuations
Derivation of Reynolds stresses
Turbulent velocity profiles
Transition into chaotic turbulent flow
Topic 7: Boundary layer Theory
21-22 Concept of boundary layer
Upon graduation, students from the ChE program at UCSB will have:
SO2. [Laboratory] the ability to design and conduct experiments and to analyze and
interpret data;
SO6. [Engineering & Society] the broad education necessary to understand the impact of
engineering solutions in a global/societal context; a knowledge of contemporary issues;
an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.