COURSE SYNOPSIS
This course is designed to enhance the basic knowledge that has been developed in the first stage of Fluid Mechanics and expose the students in analysing hydrodynamically the flow field. It will emphasize on the analysis and the importance of ideal, boundary layer, and compressible flow in a practical engineering applications. The course will also provide the analysis of flow through fluid machines such as pump and turbine. At the end of the course, students should be able to demonstrate and apply the theory to solve problem related to flow of fluids.
TOPICS
Differential forms of the fundamental laws
Potential flow theory
Aerodynamic force or hydrodynamics force exerted on moving object is one of the topics covered in fluid mechanics II. The lifting force of a moving object could be conveniently predicted when the flows around the object are assumed steady, incompressible, inviscid, and irrotational. Inviscid assumption is valid as the boundary layer that is form on the solid wall is relatively thin. The inviscid flow also lead to the absence of shear stresses so that the flow is said to be irrotational. The flow fields with the above assumptions are commonly called a potential flow and are governed by Laplace’s equation. The distribution of pressure around the object resulting from the flow field can also be obtained and in turn provide information about the force generated on the object when there is a pressure difference.
Boundary layer theory
Compressible flow
Turbomachinery
