Elizabethtown College
EGR 365
Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology

Syllabus
(beginning Spring 2012)

Instructors: TBA

Office: Physics and Engineering Department

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Calendar: TBA

Meeting Times: TBA

Course Credit & Contact Hours: 3, 3

Catalog Description: Topics include fluid properties, fluid statics, control volume analysis, steady and unsteady Bernoulli equation, and introduction to differential analysis of fluid flow. Laminar and turbulent flow in pipes and channels and in external flow. The boundary layer concept, lift and drag. Runoff and catchment. *Prerequisite(s):PHY 202 and EGR 263. Spring semester, even-numbered years. CloseClose

Course Objectives

  1. Basic fluid mechanics principles
  2. Pressure distributions
  3. Control-volume analysis
  4. Reynolds transport theorem
  5. Conservation of Mass
  6. The Bernoulli Equation
  7. Energy Equation methods
  8. Laminar and turbulent flow
  9. Boundary layer flow (drag and lift)
  10. Open-channel flow
  11. Runoff and Catchment

Course Learning Outcomes

ABET (Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology) requires all engineering programs to cover:

  1. (ABET-a): An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.
  2. (ABET-b): An ability to design and construct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.
  3. (ABET-c): An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs.
  4. (ABET-d): An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
  5. (ABET-e): Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
  6. (ABET-f): An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
  7. (ABET-g): Communicate effectively orally and in writing
  8. (ABET-h): A broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context
  9. (ABET-i): A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
  10. (ABET-j): A knowledge of contemporary issues
  11. (ABET-k):An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

This course has been determined to contribute these outcomes as follows (with “c” sampled for ABET):

a / b / c / d / e / f / g / h / i / j / k
4 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 4 / 2 / 2 / 1 / 2 / 1 / 2

5 = Very strong support of ABET Program Outcome

4 = Strong support of ABET Program Outcome

3 = Moderate support of ABET Program Outcome

2 = Weak support of ABET Program Outcome

1 = Little or no support of ABET Program Outcome

Course Texts:

F. White,“Fluid Mechanics with Student DVD,” McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math,7th edition, 2010. (Required purchase)

G. M. Hornberger, et.al., “Elements of Physical Hydrology,” Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. (Reference text on reserve)

Grading

  • Homework, attendance, and class participation= 5%
  • Semester Research project = 20%
  • Exam #1 = 20%
  • Exam #2 = 20%
  • Comprehensive final exam = 35%

Course Grade:
(60-62)=D-, (63-67)=D, (68-69)=D+, (70-72)=C-, (73-77)=C, (78-79)=C+, (80-82)=B-, (83-87)=B, (88-89)=B+, (90-92)=A-, (93-100)=A
(with any fractional part rounded to the nearest integer)

Disabilities:

Elizabethtown College welcomes students with disabilities to participate in all of its courses, programs, and activities. If you have a documented disability and require accommodations to access course material, activities, or requirements, you must:(1)Contact the Director of Disability Services, Lynne Davies, in the Center for Student Success, BSC 228, by phone (361-1227) or email ; and (2)Meet with the instructor within two weeks of receiving a copy of the accommodation letter from Disability Services to discuss your accommodation needs and their implementation.

Academic Honesty:Elizabethtown College Pledge of Integrity: "Elizabethtown College is a community engaged in a living and learning experience, the foundation of which is mutual trust and respect. Therefore, we will strive to behave toward one another with respect for the rights of others, and we promise to represent as our work only that which is indeed our own, refraining from all forms of lying, plagiarizing, and cheating."

Course Outline

  1. Basic principles of fluids
  2. Velocity fields (particle acceleration, volume and mass flow rates)
  3. Thermodynamic properties (State relations of liquids and gases)
  4. Viscosity, Newtonian fluids, surface tension
  5. Flow Analysis (stream line, path line, streak line)
  6. Pressure distribution
  7. Pressure gradient, equilibrium
  8. Hydrostatic pressures in gases and liquids
  9. Hydrostatic pressures (on plane and curved surfaces; in layered fluids)
  10. Buoyancy and stability
  11. Pressure distribution in rigid body motion, irrotational flow, and viscous flow
  12. Control-volume vs. Differential vs. Dimensional Analysis
  13. Control-volume analysis
  14. Reynolds transport theorem (control volume fixed,moving, deformable)
  15. Conservation of Mass
  16. Compressible and incompressible flow
  17. Conservation of linear momentum
  18. Net pressure on closed control surface, pressure condition at a jet exit, momentum-flux correction
  19. The Bernoulli Equation
  20. Hydraulic and energy grade lines
  21. The Energy Equation (applying Reynolds transport theorem to the first law of thermodynamics)
  22. Overview of differential analysis
  23. Overview of dimensional analysis
  24. Viscous flow in pipes
  25. Laminar flow
  26. Turbulent flow
  27. Moody charts
  28. Minor losses
  29. Multiple-pipe systems
  30. Boundary layer flows
  31. Drag, lift
  32. Open-channel flow
  33. Uniform flow, varied flow (one-dimensional -“gradual,” multidimensional -“rapidly”)
  34. Efficient uniform flow channels
  35. Specific energy: critical depth
  36. Non-rectangular channels
  37. Hydraulic jump
  38. Gradually varied flow
  39. Flow measurement by weirs
  40. Rivers
  41. Estuaries
  42. Hardscape and runoff
  43. Catchment

Changes: This syllabus provides a guideline to the expectations for the course; minor changes may be made during the semester

Semester Project

No project previously built for another course will be accepted. Groups of two preferred, but individual or groups of three may be approved.

PROPOSAL: Due date to be announced. Late penalties apply. Use PowerPoint. It should take approximately 5 minutes. At the very least do a “GOOGLE SCHOLAR” search for your topic and discuss what you will be researching.

PRESENTATION: Due date to be announced. Late penalties apply. Use PowerPoint. It should take 10 minutes; Penalty applied if 15 minutes exceeded. Tips on presentations:

  • Minimize unnecessary details
  • Less than 30 words per slide
  • Don’t have too many slides
  • Ensure good contrast between text and background (will the lights be on?)
  • A picture is worth a thousand words -- an equation or graph can be worth much more
  • Put an image on every page (clip-art, photo, animation) which is an abstraction of the subject
  • Don’t read from script
  • Don’t speak monotonically
  • Don’t have too many (or annoying) sound effects
  • Make eye contact with audience
  • Have a clear objective (to entertain, to sell, to motivate, or to report findings)
  • Have a good opener (an agenda, a quotation, a question, or a declaration)
  • Be organized and logical (present problem then solution; or have priorities – least-to-most or most-to-least)
  • Have audience’s expectations understood (provide meaning and/or motivation)
  • Have good transitions between main points
  • Have a good closing (summarize main ideas, restate purpose of presentation)
  • Be flexible (adapt if questions are asked during presentation)

PAPER: Late penalties apply. Must be in two-column, single-spaced, 10-point font using IEEE formatting dictated by: Paper should be 4 to 6 pages (2 to 3 if you decide to build something and it works – not required or recommended for this course). Include:

  • An Abstract (one or two paragraphs)
  • An Introduction section
  • A number of discussion sections
  • A Conclusions section
  • A bibliography (a list of citations) – call it “References.” Excessive use of Wikipedia and non-scholarly citations will be penalized. See: (USE LIBRARY andGOOGLE SCHOLAR!! )
  • Appendices for supporting materials (simulation code, sketches, data collected, manufacturers literature, etc.)

On final presentation day, submit before you present:

  1. A printed stapled copy of your PowerPoint presentation; six slides per page
  2. A printed stapled copy of your paper
  3. All engineering majors put a copy of your group’s paper and presentation in your individual folder in the “Engineering Portfolios” folder on the “J:” network drive.
  4. Email your paper and presentation to me