Fluid Mechanics

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Control volume methodology for multi-dimensional systems as applied to conservation principles (mass, linear and angular momentum); Navier-Stokes equations applied to pipe and boundary layer flows; basic principles of potential flow theory and aerodynamics and an introduction to compressible flow (convergent-divergent channels and normal shocks). Prerequisite(s): Engineering 311 and Mechanical Engineering 341; or Biomedical Engineering 322 and Biomedical Engineering 383; or Physics 449 and Physics Engineering 383.