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COURSE #: ChE 341 |
COURSE
TITLE: Fluid Mechanics |
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TERMS OFFERED: Winter |
PREREQUISITES: Physics
140, General Physics I, preceded
or accompanied by ChE 230, ,Material and Energy Balances, and Math 216,
Introduction to Differential Equations |
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TEXTBOOKS/REQUIRED MATERIAL: Wilkes, James O., Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers, Upper Saddle River, NJ, Prentice Hall, 1999, ISBN: 0-13-739897-2 |
COGNIZANT FACULTY: Glotzer, Burns, Lahann |
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INSTRUCTOR: Glotzer |
FACULTY APPROVAL:
06/01/2004 |
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CoE BULLETIN DESCRIPTION:
Fluid Mechanics for chemical engineers. Mass, momentum, and energy balance on finite and
differential systems. Laminar
and turbulent flow in pipes, equipment, and porous media. Polymer processing and boundary
layers. Potential, two-phase,
and non-Newtonian flow. |
COURSE TOPICS: (approximate number of hours in parentheses) 1. Hydrostatics, mass, energy, momentum balances (10) 2. Flow through pipes and chemical engineering
equipment (10) 3. Differential equations of fluid mechanics (5) 4. Viscous and potential flow problems (7) 5. Boundary layers, nearly 1-D flows (2) 6. Turbulent flow (3) 7. Non-Newtonian fluids (2) |
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COURSE
STRUCTURE/SCHEDULE: Lecture 3 per week @ 1 hour;
Discussion: 1 per week @ 1 hour |
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COURSE OBJECTIVES |
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are to course outcomes that satisfy these objectives. 1. Provide students with a
lasting and solid understanding of fluid mechanics. [1-8] 2. Effectively teach
fundamental concepts in fluid mechanics, including mass, energy and momentum
balances. [2] 3. Teach students how to
properly set up and solve fluid mechanics problems both analytically and
numerically where appropriate. [2-8] 4. Introduce students to
chemical engineering processes and equipment where fluid flow is involved.
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COURSE OUTCOMES |
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are to program educational outcomes. 1. Knowledge of
fundamental concepts in fluids, such as density, viscosity, pressure,
stress/strain rate, etc. [1,5,11,13] 2. Ability to apply mass,
energy, and momentum balances to hydrostatic and fluid flow problems.
[1,5,11,13] 3. Ability to analyze
frictional flow in pipes and piping networks. [1,3,5,11,13] 4. Ability to analyze
fluid flow in chemical engineering equipment. [1,3,5,11,13] 5. Ability to set up the
differential equations of fluid mechanics leading to the Navier-Stokes
equations, and use them to solve fluid flow problems. [1,5,11,13] 6. Ability to analyze
boundary layer flows. [1,5,11,13] 7. Ability to analyze
turbulent flows. [1,5,11,13] 8. Ability to solve
problems involving Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids. [1,5,11,13]. |
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ASSESSMENT TOOLS |
1. Homework problems assess outcomes
1-8. 2. Written examinations assess outcomes
1-8. 3. End of term course evaluation
provides student self-assessment of outcomes 1-8 |
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