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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MENG 3310 - Introduction to Fluid Mechanics

Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0

Properties of fluids, fluid statics and resistance of fluids in laminar and turbulent flows. Fundamental mechanics of compressible and incompressible fluid motion with application to engineering problems. Control volumes and application to fluid flow analysis. Dimensional analysis, similitude, dimensionless properties. Internal and external flows. Introduction to computational fluid dynamics and concepts of turbomachinery. Physics majors may substitute PHYS 3311  and PHYS 3321  for MATH 2320  and ENGR 2302  as prerequisites for this course. Grades of “C” or better in MATH 2315 , MATH 2320  (or equivalent), ENGR 2302 , or PHYS 3321  are required to enroll in this course.

Prerequisites: ENGR 2302 , MATH 2315 , MATH 2320 , PHYS 3311 , PHYS 3321 .