Course syllabus objectives:

  • Describe the nature of fluids and define different fluid properties such as viscosity
    and pressure.
  • Compute pressure and the forces (magnitude, location, and direction) associate with it
    in a stagnant fluid.
  • Discuss what buoyancy is and determine object stability while floating or submerged
    in a fluid.
  • Explain the fluid dynamics in pipes and fittings.
  • Apply the principles of conservation of energy (Bernoulli’s equation) and mass to
    fluid flow systems.
  • Compute friction losses in pipes for a variety of configurations
  • Identify and solve for different very specific industrial problems, such as, open channel flow, cavitation, water hammer, drag, lift, forces in pipes, and learn about
    different instruments to measure fluid flow quantities.
  • Explain how fluid-machinery work (focused on pumps).
  • Compute and select the appropriate pump for different pipe system configurations.