Session #
(Lab #)

Date

Chapter and Concepts

Problems Assigned (Solutions will be posted after due dates)

1

Aug. 26

Chapter 1 Introduction
White Text book Contents
Definition fluid; continuum hypothesis; fluid properties (Kinematic)
P1.12 (Dimensions and Units)
Solution P1.12

HW1: 2 problems due Sep. 4
1.21 (dimensions, units)
1.41 (shear stress)
HW1 Solution

2

28

Fluid properties (Transport, Thermodynamic, Miscellaneous), flow classification and analysis
P1.43 Slip flow walls
P1.49 (Shear stress)
Solution White Problem 1.49
(Surface tension)

3 (Lab1)

30

CFD pretest, CFD Lecture 1: Introduction to CFD

Pipe assignment due Sept 27

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Sep. 2

Labor Day

4 

Sep. 4

Chapter 2 Pressure Distribution in a Fluid
 Pressure and pressure gradient; Force balance fluid element; review of hydrostatics on plane and curved surfaces
P2.135 (Stability), Solution P2.135

HW2: 4+1 problems due Sept. 9
1.73 (cavitation)
2.45 (manometer)
2.77 (force plane surface)
2.82 (force curved surface)
Comprehensive problem* C1.11
HW2 Solution

5

6

Buoyancy and stability; rigid body translation and rotation; Bernoulli equation
P5.24 (Uniform acceleration)

6

9

Flow Patterns (streamlines, streaklines, pathlines); velocity potential and stream function
P4.75 (Stream function), Bernoulli
Velocity Potential and Stream Function
Bernoulli – air cushion
Bernoulli – pipe contraction

 HW3: 5+1 problems due Sept. 13
2.130 (stability)
2.142 (uniform acceleration)
2.154 (rigid body rotation)
3.115, 3.124 (Bernoulli)
Comprehensive problem* C2.2
HW3 Solution

7

11

Continued

8

13

Chapters 3 & 4: Integral Relations for a Control Volume and Differential Relations for Fluid Flow 
Summary FM Governing Differential Equation; Reynolds Transport Theorem, Continuity equation
P3.16 (Continuity)

HW4: 5 problems due Sept. 20
3.20, 3.22, 3.29 (continuity)
3.58, 3.62 (linear momentum)
HW4 Solution

9

16

Linear momentum equation (Differential form, body forces, surface forces, Stokes hypothesis, Non-Newtonian fluids, Navier Stokes equations)
P5.60 (CV momentum)

10

18

Linear momentum equation (Applications of CV momentum equation, Momentum flux correction)
P3.46
Ex. Relative inertial coordinates

11

20

Energy equation; Summary GDE for compressible non-constant property fluid flow, Angular momentum equations
P3.134 (Energy)
P5.48 (Momentum)
P3.161(new)
P3.44
Betz Method
Clark Y Reference Data

HW5: 5 problems due Sept. 27
3.77, 3.94 (linear momentum)
3.180, 3.183 (energy equation)
3.153 (angular momentum)
HW5 Solution

12

23

Continued

13 (Lab2)

25

CFD Lecture 2: Numerical methods for CFD

Airfoil assignment due Oct. 11

14 

27

Energy equation; Summary GDE for compressible non-constant property fluid flow, Angular momentum equations
P3.183 (Energy)
P3.161(new)
P3.44
Betz Method
Clark Y Reference Data

HW6: 5+1 problems due Oct. 7
4.2 (acceleration of a fluid)
4.27 (continuity with pressure)
4.80(NS in cartesian Coordinates)
4.36 (NS Linear momentum)
4.88(NS in cylindrical Coordinates)
Comprehensive problem* C4.2
HW6 Solution

15

30

Exact solutions NS equations (Stokes flow, Boundary layer equations, Couette and Poiseuille flow)
Solution P4.7
Solution NS
Solution P4.83
NS inclined channel flow
Flow on an Inclined Open Channel-2016

16

Oct. 2

Initial and Boundary Conditions for Viscous-Flow Problems 

17

4

Curvilinear coordinate systems
P6.108 NS VZ    NS annulus axial flow(new)
P6.109 NS VTheta   NS annulus rotating flow(new)
NS Equations with Stress Tensor
Appendix D

18

7

Chapter 5: Dimensional Analysis and Similarity
Pi theorem
Dimensional Analysis
C5.5
Dimensional analysis Viscometer

HW7: 4+1 problems due Oct. 14
4.94 (solution NS in polar coordinates)
5.30 (Pi theorem)
5.62, 5.68 (PI+data)
Comprehensive problem* C5.3
HW7 Solution

19

9

Continued
Common dimensionless parameters
Simple beam

20 (Lab3)

11

CFD Lecture 3: Turbulence modeling for CFD

Diffuser assignment due Nov. 6

21 (Extra Session#1)

13

Problem Solving Session (Review Problems) 3026SC, 5-6:50 PM 

22

14

Exam Review Session (slides, slides_updated)

HW8: 5+1 problems due Oct. 25
5.60, 5.76 (PI+similarity with data)
6.3 (transition)
6.24, 6.25 (laminar flow)
Comprehensive problem* C5.5
HW8 Solution

23

16

Exam 1 (Chapters 1-5)

24

18

Similarity and model testing
Scaling - free surface
P5.46
Scaling ship model

25

21

Chapter 6 Viscous Flow in Ducts 
Re and Entrance effects; Laminar pipe flow
P6.21 (Laminar flow)
Example 6.21
Example 6.26

26

23

Stability and Transition
Rotating Cylinders
P6.91
P6.30

27

25

Turbulent flow; RANS equations; TKE budget
Example P6.35
Example P6.36

HW9: 4 problems due Nov. 1
6.39, 6.40 (turbulence modeling)
6.44, 6.55 (turbulence pipe flow)
HW9 Solution

28

28

Continued

29

30

Turbulent pipe flow
Example P6.56
Example P6.62
Example P6.69
Example P6.78
Moody etc.
Appendix A

30

Nov. 1

Roughness; Moody diagram; minor losses; diffusers/contractions
Example P6.76
Example P6.90
Example P6.92
Example P6.108
Example P6.110

HW10: 5+1 problems due Nov. 8
6.73 (D)
6.80 (Q)
6.98 (non-circular ducts)
6.102 (minor losses)
6.115 (pipe systems)
Comprehensive problem* C6.4
HW10 Solution

31

4

Noncircular ducts; Pipe systems
Example 3 res
Example P6.103
Example P6.127
Example P6.116
Example P6.118

32 (Lab4)

6

CFD Lecture 4: Grid generation and post-processing for CFD

Ahmed car assignment due Dec. 2

33 

8

Continued
Example 3 res_new

HW11: 5 problems due Nov. 22
7.6, 7.9 (BL theory)
7.23, 7.27 (laminar boundary layer)
7.34 (turbulent boundary layer)
HW11 Solution

34(Extra Session#2)

10

Problem Solving Session (Review Problems) 2258SC,  5-6:50 PM

35

11

Exam Review Session (chap.4 Cyl-NS), (slides)

36

13

Exam 2 (Chapters 3-6)

37

15

Chapter 7 Flow Past Immersed Bodies
Boundary Layer Theory(similarity solutions and Laminar momentum integral equation)
Laminar momentum integral equation
Example Displacement Thickness
Example P7.20
Pitot-static probe

38

18

Continued
Example P7.27
Example P7.26 & P7.35

39

20

Turbulent Flow
Example P7.32
Example P7.35
Example P7.41
Example P7.43

40

22

Bluff body drag
Example CD sphere 1
Example CD sphere 2

HW12: 5+1 problems due Dec. 6
7.42 (turbulent boundary layer)
7.50 (px)
7.75, 7.84 (Drag)
7.108 (rotation)
Comprehensive problem* C7.3

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25

Thanksgiving Recess

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27

Thanksgiving Recess

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29

Thanksgiving Recess

41

Dec. 2

Chapter 8 Potential Flow

 Potential Flow Theory

42

4

Basic solutions
Example P7.110
Example P8.14
Example P8.31

43

6

Continued
Final exam guidelines
Example P8.43
Example cylinder plug lift
Example P8.74
Example force source on wall

 HW13: 6+1 problems due Dec. 13
8.15 (vortex)
8.27, 8.29 (Rankine half-body and Rankine oval)
8.44, 8.48 (cylinder)
8.75 (images)
Comprehensive problem* C8.4

44

9

Surface singularity, Images

45

11

CFD Post-test and Post-survey

46

13

Exam Review Session (Slides)

47 (Extra Session#3)

15

Problem Solving Session (Review Problems) 1028SC, 5-6:50 PM
Review material

48

16

Final Exam (Chapters 1-8) 2133SC, 5:30-7:30 PM