MECENG 242
Ocean-Environment Fluid Mechanics
Viscous-fluid flow, boundary-layer theory surface waves, ship waves, and applications. Ocean environment. Physical properties and characteristics of the oceans. Global conservation laws. Surface-waves generation. Gravity-wave mechanics, kinematics, and dynamics. Design consideration of ocean vehicles and systems. Model-testing techniques. Prediction of resistance and response in waves--physical modeling and computer models.
Topics
- To provide training of mechanical engineers to understand the unique characteristics of the ocean environment, local and global scale, and to provide background on engineering and design tools that are commonly used by engineers working with system and component designs of ocean, marine energy, and ship systems.
- At the end of the course, the students should understand general scientific properties that characterize the main body of the oceans; understand components of drags that contribute to the resistance of a marine vehicle and the associated engineering skills in model-testing that quantify the drag characteristics of a ship hull; comprehend simple harmonic surface-wave theory, with strong realization of the underlying concepts of wave kinematics, wave energy, and group velocity.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
{'preRequisiteCourse': '1154931', 'concurrentPrerequisit': False}; {'preRequisiteCourse': '1034231', 'concurrentPrerequisit': False}
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027