Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

As a student:

1.       you master the central terminology of fluid mechanics and you can explain the meaning of the central concepts

As a student, you can

2.     apply the concept of fixed control volume for a traveling fluid particle, or the concept of moving with the traveling fluid            particle

3.      apply dimensional analysis to scale test results

4.      analyze the effect of pressure in a stagnant or in a moving fluid

5.      solve problems with Matlab

6.    write critically reflective and structured scientific text

As a student, you understand:

7.    the significance of conservation of mass, momentum, and angular momentum in fluid flow problems

8.    the influence of losses in fluid flow problems

9.    flow behavior in pipe flows or boundary layer flows

Credits: 5

Schedule: 03.09.2024 - 18.10.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Ossi Kaario

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The main contents of the course are listed below:

  1. The effect of pressure on a fluid
  2. The Bernoulli equation, the energy equation, and the significance of losses.
  3. The control volume approach
  4. Conservation of mass, momentum, and angular momentum in fluid flow problems
  5. Dimensional analysis on e.g. model tests
  6. Pipe and boundary layer flows 
  7. Introduction to Matlab
  8. Essay writing within the field of fluid mechanics

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The final exam contributes to 50% of the total course grade. The other half of the grade comes from exercises, essay, and MC Quizes (distribution between exercises, essay, and Quizes is 75%, 15%, and 10%).

  Exam: In the exam there are 5 tasks that are graded between 0-6 points. Four tasks will be based on calculations and one will be a conceptual problem. Before the exam, an exam bank is given out consisting of 24 tasks of which 1-2 will be in the exam. In addition, at least one task from the exercises will be in the exam. One problem will be a surprize task. The amount of points needed for passing the exam is 11 (+-1 one point).

  Exercises: There is one exercise per week during the course, a total of 6 exercises. Each exercise consist of 4 tasks. One of the tasks per week will be solved by Matlab. The maximum points per week is 12 (3 points per task). The minimum points needed for passing the course is 50% from the max

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The course workload for the students:

  Lectures (2h x 12 kpl) x 2 = 48 h

  Essay 15 h  

  Exercises 6 kpl x 8 h = 48 h

  MyCourses Quizzes 12 x 0.5 h = 6 h

  Exam 4h + 21 h = 25 h

  Total   142 h ~ 5 ECTS

  Participation to the lectures is not compulsory (although recommended).

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The course book: Young, Munson, Okiishi, Huebsch (2011) Introduction to Fluid Mechanics 5^th Edition with SI-units. In addition, there will be lecture slides distributed during the lectures and accompanying lecture notes which are also distributed.

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

4 Quality Education

5 Gender Equality

9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language: English

  Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I
  2025-2026 Autumn I

  Registration: Registration for the course via Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).

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