Unit Plan: A Guide To The Unit ENS6100 - Fluid Mechanics

2019 Semester 1
UNIT PLAN
A Guide to the Unit ENS6100 – Fluid
Mechanics
Table of Contents
1. Introduction........................................................................................................................................................... 2
2. Unit Pre-requisites ................................................................................................................................................ 2
3. Unit coordinator / lecturer ..................................................................................................................................... 2
4. Learning outcomes ................................................................................................................................................ 2
5. Texts and resources ............................................................................................................................................... 2
6. Unit website .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
7. Scheduled teaching and learning activities ........................................................................................................... 3
7.1. Timetable ........................................................................................................................................................... 3
7.2. Unit schedule ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
8. Assessment information ........................................................................................................................................ 4
9. Laboratory work ................................................................................................................................................... 4
9.1 Safety induction.................................................................................................................................................. 5
9.2 Participation of laboratory session ..................................................................................................................... 5
9.3 Submission of laboratory report ......................................................................................................................... 5
10. Resources .......................................................................................................................................................... 6
11. School’s Calculator Policy................................................................................................................................ 6
12. Academic misconduct ....................................................................................................................................... 6
13. How could student achieve a successful outcome in the unit ........................................................................... 7
Prof Laichang ZHANG

School of Engineering
15 Feb 2019
ENS6100 (2019 Semester 1) Page 1 of 8 Prof Laichang Zhang
ENS6100 – Fluid Mechanics
Unit Plan – 2019 Semester 1 (version on 15 Feb 2019)
Unit Code: ENS6100

Unit Title: Fluid Mechanics
Campus: Joondalup
Semester (Year): 1 (2019)
Unit Coordinator: Prof Laichang Zhang
Lecturer: Prof Laichang Zhang
E-mail: l.zhang@ecu.edu.au
Telephone: (08) 6304 2322
Office: JO 5.201
1. Introduction
This unit covers the basic principles and essential concepts of fluid mechanics. Students will be given real-world
engineering examples to demonstrate how their knowledge of fluid mechanics can be applied to engineering projects.
Foundational physics principles will be emphasised on developing a fundamental understanding of fluid mechanics.
2. Unit Pre-requisites
No pre-requisite unit.
3. Unit coordinator / lecturer

The contact information of the unit coordinator and lecturer is presented on the top of this page. Please contact them
for any query with regards to this unit including lectures, laboratory work, tutorials, assignments (if any), exams, etc.
Counselling hours: If necessary, please send emails to the lecturer via your ECU student email address with your
full name and student number to arrange an appointment. Note that, before sending your query, you are strongly
advised to check the answers and solutions regarding your query by yourself from any material in the unit. Otherwise,
no response will be taken on your query.
4. Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1. calculate fluid properties and identify fluid type including compressible flow;
2. apply mass, Bernoulli and energy equations to the analysis of steady flows;
3. perform momentum analysis and dimensional analysis for flow systems;
4. calculate losses and measure flow rates of internal flows;
5. calculate and control lift and drag;
6. analyse normal and critical flow depths and size a cross section for an open channel;
7. assess pipe networks and match a pump to a piping system; and
8. select an appropriate turbomachine based on the requirements of a flow system.
5. Texts and resources

Recommended texts:
 Cengel, Y. A. & Cimbala, J. M. (2014). Fluid mechanics: Fundamentals and applications (3rd ed.). New York:
McGraw-Hill.
You are recommended purchasing this textbook as it is a vital resource of the unit and the exams.
Important notice regarding the textbook: As the exams in the unit are restricted open book exams, students can
bring a textbook in original copy to the exams. However, you could only highlight the important knowledge by
highlighter, sticks/tabs (but with no any notes on sticks/tabs) and/or underlining in your textbook. No writing or any
format of notes is permitted in your textbook. If you would buy a second-hand textbook, it is your own
responsibility to ensure there are no handwriting or notes in the second-hand textbook.
The following significant references might be occasionally used to provide a variety of examples/problems in the unit:
 Elger, D. F., Williams, B. C., Crowe, C. T., & Robertson, J. A. (2013). Engineering fluid mechanics (10th
ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.

 Morrison, F. A. (2013). An introduction to fluid mechanics. New York: Cambridge University Press.
 Munson, R. B., Okiishi, T. H., Huebsch, W. W., & Rothemayer, A. P. (2013). Fluid mechanics (7th ed.). New
York: John Wiley & Sons.
 Shames, I. (2003). Mechanics of fluids. (4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
 White, F. (2011). Fluid mechanics (7th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
6. Unit website
All information related to the unit will be updated on time via Blackboard (http://blackboard.ecu.edu.au) throughout
the teaching period. Students are expected to visit Blackboard regularly to be well-informed all related information
regarding the unit, i.e. announcements, lecture handouts, tutorial materials, lab related materials, etc.
7. Scheduled teaching and learning activities

The unit is offered in an on-campus study mode. Students are expected to participate in all seminars (lectures), tutorials
and laboratory sessions (laboratory work is mandatory) as part of their overall engagement in this unit particularly if
you wish to do well. Students are highly recommended attending all seminars (lectures), which ultimately help you
understand the tutorials questions. Tutorials primarily guide students to solve numerical/concept based problems with
practical importance, which largely build students’ skills for exams.
Handouts and/or lecture slides will be made accessible (where available) via Blackboard. In the unit, the resources
made available through Blackboard are intended to support students’ learning and do not reduce or replace the need to
actively participate in classes. Learning materials provided are intended for personal (private) study and (only)
summarise major points of sections covered in the lectures (or the sources cited). It is recommended that students write
down the points/concepts explained by the lecturer during lectures, tutorials and field practice sessions and follow/read
the relevant textbook sections (in full) to augment class coverage. On occasion, students may expect to make a
reasonable amount of external reading, outside the textbook, as part of overall engagement in this unit.
7.1. Timetable
The unit has the following contact hours:
Seminar/Lecture (2 hours session): Monday, 16:30-18:20, Weekly JO 32.101
Tutorials (1 hour session): Monday, 18:30-19:20, Weekly JO 32.101
Laboratory Work (2 hours session): Varied, Weeks 6-9 depending on your enrolled lab sessions JO 27.115
7.2. Unit schedule

The scheduled teaching and learning activities of the unit are summarised in Table 1. Note that fine tuning in the
teaching contents of the lectures is likely subject to change during the teaching period.
Table 1 The scheduled teaching and learning activities in the unit ENS6100.
Week Date Venue Teaching & learning activities Lecturer
1 Mon, 25 Feb JO 32.101 Lecture 1- Chapter 1: Basic Concept / Chapter 2: Properties of Fluid Laichang
Mon, 25 Feb JO 32.101 Tutorial 1 Laichang
2 Mon, 4 Mar JO 32.101 Lecture 2 - Chapter 2: Properties of Fluid / Chapter 3: Pressure Laichang
Mon, 4 Mar JO 32.101 Tutorial 2 Laichang
3 Mon, 11 Mar JO 32.101 Lecture 3 - Chapter 3: Fluid Statics Laichang
4 Mon, 18 Mar JO 32.101 Lecture 4 - Chapter 4: Fluid Kinematics Laichang
5 Mon, 25 Mar JO 32.101 Lecture 5 - Chapter 5: Mass, Bernoulli and energy equations Laichang
6 Enrolled sessions JO 27.115 Lab 1
6 Mon, 1 Apr JO 32.101 Lecture 6 - Chapter 6: Momentum analysis of flow systems Laichang
Mon, 1 Apr JO 32.101 Tutorial 6 Laichang

Week Date Venue Teaching & learning activities Lecturer

7 Mon, 8 Apr JO 32.101 Lecture 7 - Chapter 7: Dimensional analysis & modelling Laichang
8 Mon, 15 Apr JO 32.101 Mid-semester exam (Restricted Open Book Exam at 16:30;
(might be (might be examinable contents: Lectures 1 to 4 & Tutorials 1-4, inclusive)
changed) changed)
Comments: Students should arrive the exam venue 5 minutes prior
to exam; Only recommended textbooks and calculators are permitted.
Mon, 15 Apr No tutorial in the week
Week starting from Apr 22 Mid-semester break; no teaching & learning activity
9 Mon, 29 Apr JO 32.101 Lecture 8 - Chapter 8: Internal flows Laichang
10 Blackboard Online Lecture 12 - Chapter 14: Turbomachinery (examinable) Self-study
10 Mon, 6 May JO 32.101 Lecture 9 - Chapter 11: External flows Laichang
Mon, 6 May JO 32.101 Tutorial 9 Laichang
11 School Reception Lab Report due by 10:30am on Tue 14 May
11 Mon, 13 May JO 32.101 Lecture 10 - Chapter 13: Open channel flows Laichang
Mon, 13 May JO 32.101 Tutorial 10 Laichang
12 Mon, 20 May JO 32.101 Lecture 11A - Applications of fluid mechanics in engineering Laichang
Lecture 11B - Revision of the unit
Mon, 20 May JO 32.101 Tutorial 11 (for Online Lecture 12 - Chapter 14: Turbomachinery) Laichang
Week starting from 27 May Study Week
8. Assessment information
Item On-Campus Assessment Value Date
Laboratory Work Laboratory reports 20% Report due by 10:30am on Tue 14 May
Details are shown in “9. Laboratory work”
Mid-semester exam Restricted Open Book Exam – Only the 30% At 16:30 on Mon 15 April (the exam date/time
recommended textbooks and standard and venue might be changed)
Final exam calculators are permitted. 50% See ECU exam timetable when it is available
Important: To be eligible to pass this unit, you must pass both the Laboratory Work and Final Exam.
Laboratory reports and Mid-semester exam marks may be subject to review within 3 weeks of the release of marks.
Request for mark review beyond this time will not be accepted.
9. Laboratory work
If you are repeating this unit, according to the School Policy of carrying forward previous lab mark, you are
entitled to carry forward your previous lab mark to this semester provided that: (1) you have completed all of the
required laboratory work, and (2) you have obtained a lab mark of 50% in the previous attempt of the unit. If you
are eligible to carry forward your previous lab mark of the unit to this semester, you would receive message from
university with regards to carry forward your previous lab mark to this semester. Your previous lab mark of the unit
will be carried forward to this semester in due course. Your lab session will be relocated to a dummy lab session and
you need NOT attend any lab session in this semester. However, if you do not want to transfer your previous
mark to this semester, you should reply the message.
Two practical laboratory activities will be conducted to underpin students’ understanding of basic knowledge in the
unit. Due to professional competency skill development associated with this unit, attendance in all laboratory sessions
and successful completion of the associated tasks are mandatory requirements for passing the unit. Students who miss
a laboratory session for a legitimate reason should submit a certificate for the non-attendance to School
Reception (at Level 2 in Building 23) according to the School policy. Any student who misses a lab with legitimate
cause will be required to submit a 2500-words written assignment on a topic related to the lab within 15 working days
(since the missed laboratory session) as an alternative assessment. Students who fail to attend without legitimate cause
will fail the unit with a FI grade.

9.1 Safety induction

For your safety, a short safety induction session will be conducted in front of the laboratory room (Room 27.115) at
the beginning of your Lab 1 session. Students must review the safety materials in Blackboard at least 1 day before
your Lab 1 session. All students should wear long-sleeve shirt, long-sleeve trousers, closed footwear, and safety
glasses AND arrive at the laboratory room at least 5 minutes prior to your laboratory sessions. Student who
could not take the safety induction is not admitted to conduct laboratory work.
General guidelines for safety in the laboratory include provisions that state:
 To enter the lab, you should wear long-sleeve shirt, long-sleeve trousers, closed footwear, and safety glasses.
 No consumption of food or drink in the lab.
 No smoking in the lab.
 Use of mobile phones is not allowed in the lab.
 Use of personal/compact music players is not allowed in the lab.
9.2 Participation of laboratory session

All students should wear long-sleeve shirt, long-sleeve trousers, closed footwear, and safety glasses AND are
expected to arrive at the laboratory venue at least 5 minutes prior to your laboratory sessions. Late arrival is
not allowed. Students must sign off the attendance sheet for each laboratory session (including safety induction
session). Failure to do so might directly lead to a fail of the unit, unless legitimate proof provided.
Laboratory sessions will be conducted in groups in the laboratory Room 27.115. Owing to such a large student number
in the unit, you will be allocated to a specific group (see Table 2) depending on the laboratory session you have
enrolled. The group information will be released in Blackboard once the enrolment of the unit is completed (most
likely in late Week 4 or early Week 5). Each group must work together as a team and contribute properly to complete
two laboratory activities and the corresponding laboratory reports. Each group submit both related reports to receive
lab mark in the unit. The instructions for each laboratory work are available in Blackboard. Prior to your laboratory
session, every student must read and understand the related laboratory instructions. The lab demonstrator might ask
questions to ensure that you are well prepared for the laboratory work. If any student in the group is not well
prepared, the whole group may lose up to 40% of the mark of that lab session.
Table 2 The groups’ names and the experiments to be conducted by each group in the unit ENM3218/ENS6100.
Lab Session A Group A1 Group A2 Group A3 Group A4
Wednesday April 3 Centre of Pressure Impact of a Jet Reynolds Experiments Flow Measurement
08:30-10:20 April 17 Impact of a Jet Centre of Pressure Flow Measurement Reynolds Experiments
Lab Session B Group B1 Group B2 Group B3 Group B4
10:30-12:20 April 17 Reynolds Experiments Centre of Pressure Flow Measurement Impact of a Jet
Lab Session C Group C1 Group C2 Group C3 Group C4
13:30-15:20 April 17 Impact of a Jet Flow Measurement Centre of Pressure Reynolds Experiments
Lab Session D Group D1 Group D2 Group D3 Group D4
15:30-17:20 April 17 Flow Measurement Centre of Pressure Impact of a Jet Reynolds Experiments
Lab Session E Group E1 Group E2 Group E3 Group E4
Thursday April 4 Centre of Pressure Impact of a Jet Reynolds Experiments Flow Measurement
08:30-10:20 April 18 Flow Measurement Reynolds Experiments Impact of a Jet Centre of Pressure
Lab Session F Group F1 Group F2 Group F3 Group F4
10:30-12:20 April 18 Reynolds Experiments Flow Measurement Impact of a Jet Centre of Pressure
Lab Session G Group G1 Group G2 Group G3 Group G4
13:30-15:20 April 18 Impact of a Jet Reynolds Experiments Flow Measurement Centre of Pressure
More groups are continued on the next page…

Lab Session H Group H1 Group H2 Group H3 Group H4

08:30-10:20 May 1 Impact of a Jet Centre of Pressure Flow Measurement Reynolds Experiments
Lab Session K Group K1 Group K2 Group K3 Group K4
10:30-12:20 May 1 Reynolds Experiments Centre of Pressure Flow Measurement Impact of a Jet
Lab Session L Group L1 Group L2 Group L3 Group L4
13:30-15:20 May 1 Impact of a Jet Flow Measurement Centre of Pressure Reynolds Experiments
Lab Session M Group M1 Group M2 Group M3 Group M4
15:30-17:20 May 1 Flow Measurement Centre of Pressure Impact of a Jet Reynolds Experiments
Lab Session N Group N1 Group N2 Group N3 Group N4
08:30-10:20 May 2 Flow Measurement Reynolds Experiments Impact of a Jet Centre of Pressure
Lab Session R Group R1 Group R2 Group R3 Group R4
10:30-12:20 May 2 Reynolds Experiments Flow Measurement Impact of a Jet Centre of Pressure
Lab Session T Group T1 Group T2 Group T3 Group T4
13:30-15:20 May 2 Impact of a Jet Reynolds Experiments Flow Measurement Centre of Pressure
9.3 Submission of laboratory report

A GROUP report must be submitted for each laboratory experiment. The TWO laboratory reports must be typed,
bound and submitted together with an assignment cover sheet to the School Reception (located at Level 2 in
Building 23) by 10:30am Tuesday 14 May. All members of a group must sign off the report for each lab. No
signature on a lab report means zero contribution in the lab work/report, which might lead to zero mark for the
corresponding students. All members of a group should work as a team, be aware of the contents of their report, and
have equal contribution (if not equal, please indicate the contribution ratio for each group member) in their lab work.
Please note in circumstances that any member of a group is not cooperative, he/she will be assessed individually.
10. Resources
The Centre for Learning and Teaching at ECU has a number of Academic Tip Sheets that may assist you to get
familiar with some issues related to study. These may be found at http://www.ecu.edu.au/CLT/tips/. The ECU library
has a Referencing Guide that may assist you in your studies. More resources may be found on the ECU website
http://www.ecu.edu.au/. This Unit of Study will be supported with Blackboard website.
11. School’s Calculator Policy

There exists policy of the School of Engineering that ONLY following four calculators could be used in tests and final
examination for all engineering units: (1) Casio FX-100 or (2) Sharp EL506.
Note: Please note that, based on the policy of School of Engineering, any students who are found to use non-compliant
calculators after the commencement of a test or examination, for any engineering unit, will be considered cheating and
will be dealt with as stipulated in the Academic Misconduct Policy with full consequences.
12. Academic misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be
applied to students who are found in breach of these rules.
See: http://www.ecu.edu.au/GPPS/governance_services/uni_rules.html
Edith Cowan University regards academic misconduct of any form as unacceptable. Academic misconduct includes,
but is not limited to:
 plagiarism;
 unauthorised collaboration;

 cheating in examinations;
 theft of other students’ work.
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by
any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU
website.
13. How could student achieve a successful outcome in the unit

The Unit Coordinator and Lecturer are always keen to help the students in the unit to achieve a successful outcome in
the unit. Based on the previous experiences, the students who have been involved in all the teaching and learning
activities could achieve a successful outcome in the unit. Students are highly recommended attending the lectures
for better understanding the problems in tutorials. Only attending tutorials without lectures would lead to
difficulty in understanding those problems in tutorials, which is no good for your exams. A School
documentation is appended in the end of this Unit Plan for your attention.
All the best in the unit 

Appendix: Our Expectations of You

One of the highest priorities of the School of Engineering is for its students to succeed in their studies and in their future
careers. You are making a significant financial investment to participate in your course, and to achieve a successful outcome
you will also need to make a significant time investment and commit to being organised and engaging effectively with the
content of your units and the learning environment. In order to achieve this there are certain expectations that you will need
to meet as outlined below:
1. You are expected to invest on average at least 10 hours per week/150 hours per semester (including class time) for
each unit. Be aware that achievement at a high level is likely to require more effort than this minimum.
2. You are responsible for revising any relevant materials from the prerequisite units as and when they are required in
the follow-on units in that content area.
3. You are expected to keep track of assessment dates and deadlines and appropriately plan other commitments around
these.
4. Email is the primary method of communication between ECU and students outside formal contact hours. You are
expected to regularly check your ECU student emails for information and announcements related to the units you
are studying.
5. You are expected to come to all classes and laboratories appropriately prepared.
6. You are required to attend all in-class assessments and other mandatory activities (e.g. laboratories) at the scheduled
time unless you meet one of the deferred assessment eligibility criteria. A list of these criteria can be accessed via
the following link:
http://www.askus.ecu.edu.au/app/answers/detail/a_id/803
7. You must submit work that is your own (i.e. no plagiarism). Tips for avoiding plagiarism can be found via the link:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/learning/support-and-resources/integrity-and-plagiarism/academic-integrity-and-
plagiarism
8. You are expected to act ethically and responsibly with regard to all aspects of your studies. Academic misconduct
of any kind is taken very seriously and can have serious consequences.
9. You are expected to keep personal copies of all unit material for future reference. The unit content on Blackboard is
only accessible during the period of enrolment in the unit, which typically does not extend to cover the
supplementary exam period.
Note: The academic staff in the School will proceed under the assumption that you are adhering to all of these
expectations, so any negative outcomes resulting from failing to meet them will be solely your responsibility.

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3. Unit coordinator / lecturer

5. Texts and resources

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7. Scheduled teaching and learning activities

7.2. Unit schedule

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Week Date Venue Teaching & learning activities Lecturer

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9.1 Safety induction

9.2 Participation of laboratory session

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Lab Session H Group H1 Group H2 Group H3 Group H4

9.3 Submission of laboratory report

11. School’s Calculator Policy

12. Academic misconduct

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13. How could student achieve a successful outcome in the unit

All the best in the unit 

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Appendix: Our Expectations of You

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