ME 401 - Foundations of Fluid Mechanics
- Credit Hours: 3R-3L-4C
- Term Available: -
- Graduate Studies Eligible: No
- Prerequisites: ES 202 or ES 212 or EM 301 and MA 212
- Corequisites: None
Covers the fundamental concepts of fluid dynamics with an emphasis on physical understanding. Topics include control-volume and differential analyses of fluid motion, similitude, potential flow, vorticity transport, low Reynolds number flow, boundary-layer physics, turbulent transport, and compressible flow. Numerical and experimental methods for solving fluid engineering problem are introduced in a weekly laboratory including wind tunnel, particle image velocimetry, hot wire anemometry, and optical techniques. Other topics may be added or deleted as needed.