Academic Catalog

CE539 ADVANCED MECHANICS OF FLUIDS I

Course Code: 5620539
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(2-2)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Civil Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. ÝSMAÝL AYDIN
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Differential analysis of fluid flow; conservation of mass. steam function. Navier-Stokes equations. Exact solutions for viscous laminar flows. Euler equation. Bernoulli equation. Potential flow; velocity potential. elementary plane flows; superposition. Laminar boundary layers. flat plate. separation. lift and drag. Turbulence; Reynolds averaging. turbulent stresses. eddy viscosity. mixing length theory. near-wall turbulence. Measurement of discharge. pressure. velocity and turbulence.