Hello, and welcome to my MET ePortfolio. Here, you will find some of the work that I completed in my MET 330, Fluid Mechanics, MET 350, Thermal Applications, and MET 440, Heat Transfer class.

From this class I hope to learn how to apply the principles and concepts of fluid mechanics in a real life setting.

FINAL REFLECTION

Michael DelaCruz

Final Reflection

MET 330

Over the course of this semester, I have learned a great deal of how fluids work. I have also learned how to manipulate equations in order to figure out real world problems. I have learned new ways to attack a problem as well as new ways to think critically. This is used to design pipeline systems, open channel systems and tanks among many other systems. Viscosity is known as the measure of the resistance of a fluid to deform under shear stress. The fluid in a stagnant state in a tank is either atmospheric pressure or a set pressure inside the tank. Buoyancy is the term used to describe the upward force opposing the objects weight. If an object is floating in a stable state, the metacenter is above the center of gravity. In pipes the fluid moving throughout the system acts differently than in a stagnant state. Bernoulli’s equation is used to find pressure, velocity, energy loss and height between two points within a system. Energy losses in pipes are calculated using the friction factor based on Reynold’s number and relative roughness. All these concepts build into industrial problems such as cavitation and water hammer. Pump selection is a key cog in the design process. The whole design process is a build up of the entire course altogether, and the build up of what I have learned throughout this course. This can be sampled in my work on MET330 DELACRUZ EXAM 1 REFLECTION, MET330 DELACRUZ EXAM 2, DELACRUZ MET330 EXAM 3.

Most of my learning was demonstrated on the homework, exams and the final project. I felt that I improved the most in equation manipulation and the application of these equations for use in the design process. This course’s content will be helpful in a potential career in the Navy. Many of these concepts presented in this class are in many ways directly correlated with physics. I believe what I have learned in this class will be essential in my professional career as the concepts can easily be translated into many applications. These applications include the design process.  Designing is an essential part of an engineer’s career. This class has taught me a lot about equation manipulation in order to find missing variables and dictating the level of expectation in the real world. If I were to start this class again, I would tell myself to not give up and to persevere through the rigors of this course. I would also tell myself, “Professor Ayala said, ‘It is not difficult, it is just long.’”