MEM 220 - Fluid Mechanics I

Course Syllabus

Instructor Information:
Name: Professor TA TA
Contact Info: Roger J. Marino, PhD,PE Rebecca Winter Shakerer Ridwan
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Office Hours: By Appointment TBD TBD
Office: Online

Catalog description
Covers general physical properties of a fluid; kinetics of fluid motion; material derivative, vorticity,
strain, and dynamics of fluids; and derivation of conservation laws in control volume form with
applications.

College/Department: College of Engineering / Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics

Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Course Purpose within Program of Study: Required
Credits: 4 credits (3 hours lecture, 1 hour recitation/week)

Prerequisites: MATH 200 (Minimum Grade: D) or MATH 189 (Minimum Grade: D), MEM 202 (Minimum
Grade: D), MEM 310 (Minimum Grade: D).

Course Materials and Website:

Textbook: Munson, Young, Okiishi, Huebsch. Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics 6th Edition. (While
previous editions have similar content, chapter and problem numbering may be different. Assignments
will be based only on the 6th edition.)

BBLearn:
BBLearn will be the primary means of distributing material and communicating information for the
course, as well as submitting assignments. Please check it regularly. Materials on the website are for the
personal educational use of MEM220 students only.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Students completing MEM220 will be able to:
1. Explain the critical properties of a fluid (density, viscosity, surface tension, ideal gas law).
2. Determine pressure variation and hydrostatic forces in a fluid at rest
3. Measure fluid pressure using a manometer
4. Apply the Bernoulli equation to solve ideal, inviscid fluid flows
5. Transform conservation of mass, momentum, and energy to their control volume forms.
6. Use the control volume forms of the conservation of mass, momentum, and energy to solve
fluid mechanics problems.
7. Predict the qualitative relationships among fluid properties through dimensional analysis.
8. Analyze laminar and turbulent (pipe) internal flow.
9. Justify the validity of assumptions necessary to simplify problems.
Topics:
1. Fluid properties
2. Hydrostatics and buoyancy
3. Steady, inviscid flow – the Bernoulli equation
4. Fluid kinematics
5. Control volume analysis – conservation of mass and energy
6. Dimensional analysis
7. Internal flow

Contribution to Professional Component:

MEM 220 contributes toward the 1 ½ years of engineering topics appropriate to developing the
ability to work in the thermal systems area and prepares students for classes in thermofluid system
design.

Class Sessions:
Lecture: Tuesday, Thursday 9:30 –10:50 AM (Online)
Recitation (Online): Wednesday (S001) 2:00, (S002 3:00),
(S003) 4:00, (S004) 5:00

Tuesday and Thursday class will include presentation of new material through lectures, clarification
through demonstrations, and practice through example problems. At the Wednesday recitation, the TA
will review the lecture material, answer general questions, and work on homework problems. You
should be present at these sessions and participate actively.

Grading:
Your grade in MEM 220 will be determined based on quizzes, exams, and intermittent as described in
the table below:
Participation 5%
Recitation Quizzes 20%
Homeworks (Intermittent) 10%
Midterm Exam 30%
Final Exam 35%

Expectations for grading:

Participation: Student participation in class will be assessed using the “Chat” in Zoom.

Recitation Quizzes: There will be approximately 8 quizzes administered online in the last 15 minutes of
the recitation section. Each quiz will be based on the homework problems for the topic from the
previous week. Quizzes are closed book, closed notes, however I will provide you with any equations
you need to complete the problems. Quizzes will be fill-in-the-blank or multiple-choice. No partial credit
will be given for the quizzes. If you complete the homework problems, you should be able to do the
quiz. There will be no makeup quizzes, but I will drop your lowest recitation quiz score.

Exams: The midterm exam will be on July 23rd, and the final exam the week of August 30th. Exams will be
administered online. A sheet of equations will be provided. Exam problems should be completed neatly
(with units!), and since partial credit will be given, thorough explanations are encouraged. Questions
about exam grading must be raised in writing to the professor within a week of the return of the exam.
Late assignments and make-up exams:
No late assignments will be accepted. If you will be late or absent from class, you must submit your
assignment as a PDF file to BBLLearn by 2:00 PM the day it is due.

There will be no make-up exams. If absence from an exam is excused by the professor, the grade will be
computed by increasing the worth of the other exams.

Grade Scale:
Final grades will be based on the following scheme. There is no curving of grades.

Numerical Point Letter

Score Equivalent Equivalent
97-100 4.00 A+
93-96.9 4.00 A
90-92.9 3.67 A-
87-89.9 3.33 B+
83-86.9 3.00 B
80-82.9 2.67 B-
77-79.9 2.33 C+
73-76.9 2.00 C
70-72.9 1.67 C-
67-69.9 1.33 D+
60-66.9 1.00 D
< 60 0.00 F

While every attempt has been made to make this syllabus complete and accurate, the professor reserves
the right to change the policies or schedule as necessary. Students will be notified of any changes in a
timely manner.
Course Schedule:
Week Date Subject Reading Homework
HYDROSTATICS
Jun 23 Introduction, Fluid properties
Jun 24 Math review 1.1-1.9 Ch 1: 1, 6, 27, 32, 40, 45,
1
RecQ1: units 2.1-2.6 65, 95, 102
Jun 25 Hydrostatics, manometers
Jun 30 Fluid force on a surface, buoyancy
Ch 2: 2, 18, 27, 30, 41,
Jul 1 Hydrostatics
2 2.8-2.12 45, 56, 59, 72, 97, 98,
RecQ2: fluid properties
110, 115
Jul 2 Rigid body fluid motion
FLUID DYNAMICS
F=ma and Bernoulli
Jul 7
Bernoulli
Jul 8 Ch 3: 6, 13, 19, 32, 43,
3 RecQ3: hydrostatics 3.1-3.8
63, 65, 79, 81, 94, 112
Bernoulli normal to streamline
Jul 9
(online)
Jul 14 Control volumes, RTT
4.1 – 4.4
4 Jul 15 RecQ4: Bernoulli Ch 5: 5, 15, 21, 31
5.1
Jul 16 Conservation of mass
Jul 21 Conservation of momentum
5 Jul 22 Midterm Review
Jul 23 MIDTERM EXAM
Jul 28 Conservation of momentum
Ch 5: 45, 56, 57, 66, 96,
6 Jul 29 Conservation of momentum 5.2-5.3
101, 110, 112, 124
Jul 30 Conservation of momentum
Aug 4 Conservation of energy
Aug 5 Conservation of energy
7
RecQ5: Conserv. of mass, momentum
Aug 6 Conservation of energy
DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS AND MODELING
Aug 11 Dimensional analysis
7.1-7.6 Ch 7: 12, 14, 18, 41, 46,
8 Aug 12 Dimensional analysis
7.8-7.10 52, 60
Aug 13 RecQ7: Navier-Stokes, Modeling

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL VISCOUS FLOW

Aug 18 Laminar pipe flow
Aug 19 Pipe flow Ch 8: 2, 5, 27, 28, 42, 53,
9 8.1-8.5
RecQ8: Dimensional analysis 60, 69, 77, 83, 93, 101
Aug 20 Laminar pipe flow
Aug 25 Turbulent pipe flow
10 Aug 26 Final Exam Review
Aug 27 Pipe flow losses
Week of August 30 FINAL EXAM
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Contribution to Professional Component
Contributes toward the 1 ½ year of engineering topics appropriate to developing the ability to work
in the thermal systems area. Prepares students for classes in thermal system design.

Relationship to Program Outcomes:

Outcomes a - k Content Explanation Evidence

a. An ability to apply 2 This course requires the students to Homework, exams,
knowledge of mathematics, develop a general understanding of quizzes
science and engineering thermodynamics. The students
learn how to apply and synthesize
their knowledge of mathematics,
science, and engineering.
b. An ability to design and 1 The homework problems require Classroom example
conduct experiments as well students to identify, and homework
as to analyze and interpret and solve engineering problems. problems, quizzes.
data
c. An ability to design a 2 Assigned problems and class Classroom example
system, component or examples serves to design and and homework
process to meet desired analyze systems problems
needs
d. An ability to function on 0 N/A N/A
multidisciplinary teams
e. An ability to identify, 2 The problems require students to Homework, exams,
formulate and solve identify, formulate and solve quizzes
engineering problems engineering problems.
f. An understanding of 1 This is emphasized as part of the Classroom
professional and ethical engineer’s overall responsibility. discussion of
responsibility sustainability
g. An ability to communicate 1 Clear description of problems is Homework, exams,
effectively required quizzes
h. The broad education 1 The impact of engineering design on Classroom
necessary to understand the the environment (pollution, discussion of
impact of engineering greenhouse etc.) and society are environmental
solutions in a global/societal covered. issues
context
i. A recognition of the need 1 Effective use of scholarly and other Homework
for an ability to engage in sources introduced, many web questions and
lifelong learning based, to find and use information classroom examples
on thermodynamic topics
j. A knowledge of 1 Power plant design for energy Discussions,
contemporary production to solve current problems,
issues energy consumption issues exams
k. An ability to use the 1 Technical and design techniques are Homework,
techniques, skills and presented; the use of classroom examples,
modern engineering tools thermodynamic tables was a quizzes, exams
necessary for engineering requirement for course successful
practice completion