Session #
(Lab #)

Date

Chapter and Concepts

Problems Assigned (Solutions will be posted after due dates)

1

Aug. 24

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 Sept. 2
1.21 (dimensions, units)
1.41 (shear stress)

2

26

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)

28

CFD pretest, CFD Lecture 1: Introduction to CFD

Pipe assignment due Sept. 23

4

31

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. 7
1.73 (cavitation)
2.45 (manometer)
2.77 (force plane surface)
2.82 (force curved surface)
Comprehensive problem* C1.11

5

Sep. 2

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

6

4

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. 11
2.130 (stability)
2.142 (uniform acceleration)
2.154 (rigid body rotation)
3.115, 3.124 (Bernoulli)
Comprehensive problem* C2.1

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7

Labor Day

7

9

Continued

8

11

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)

Circulation & Lift

HW4: 5 problems due Sept. 18
3.20, 3.22, 3.29 (continuity)
3.58, 3.62 (linear momentum)

9

14

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

Reynolds Transport Theorem

10

16

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

11

18

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

CV analysis for air cushion vehicle

Moment of momentum CV example

Unsteady momentum problem

HW5: 5 problems due Sept. 25
3.77, 3.94 (linear momentum)
3.153 (angular momentum)
3.180, 3.183 (energy equation)
 

12

21

Continued

13 (Lab2)

23

CFD Lecture 2: Numerical methods for CFD

Airfoil assignment due Oct. 9

14 

25

 Angular momentum equations

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

15

28

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

30

Initial and Boundary Conditions for Viscous-Flow Problems 

17

Oct. 2

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

5

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

HW7: 5+1 problems due Oct. 12
4.91, 4.94 (solution NS in polar coordinates)
5.28 (Pi theorem)
5.62, 5.68 (PI+data)
Comprehensive problem* C5.3

19

7

Continued
Common dimensionless parameters
Simple beam

20 (Lab3)

9

CFD Lecture 3: Turbulence modeling for CFD

21

12

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

HW8: 5+1 problems due Oct. 19
5.60, 5.76 (PI+similarity with data)
6.3 (transition)
6.24, 6.25 (laminar flow)
Comprehensive problem* C5.5

22

14

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

23 

16

Stability and Transition 
Rotating Cylinders
P6.91
P6.30

24 (Extra Session#1)

18

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

25

19

Exam Review Session (slides, slides_updated)

26

21

Exam 1 (Chapters 1-5)

27

23

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

HW9: 4 problems due Oct. 30
6.39, 6.40 (turbulence modeling)
6.44, 6.55 (turbulence pipe flow)

28

26

Continued

29

28

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

30

30

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. 6
6.73 (D)
6.80 (Q)
6.98 (non-circular ducts)
6.102 (minor losses)
6.115 (pipe systems)
Comprehensive problem* C6.4

31

Nov. 2

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

32 (Lab4)

4

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

Ahmed car assignment due Nov.30
HW11: 5 problems due Nov. 16
7.6, 7.10 (BL theory)
7.23, 7.27 (laminar boundary layer)
7.33 (turbulent boundary layer)

33

6

Continued
Example 3 res_new

34

9

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

35

11

Continued
Example P7.27
Example P7.26 & P7.35
Turbulent Flow
Example P7.32
Example P7.35
Example P7.41
Example P7.43

36

13

Bluff body drag
Example CD sphere 1
Example CD sphere 2

37 (Extra Session#2)

15

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

38

16

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

HW12: 5+1 problems due Dec. 4
7.42 (turbulent boundary layer)
7.50 (px)
7.78, 7.84 (Drag)
7.108 (rotation)
Comprehensive problem* C7.3 

39

18

Exam 2 (Chapters 3-6)

40

20

Laminar momentum integral equation

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23

Thanksgiving Recess

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25

Thanksgiving Recess

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27

Thanksgiving Recess

41

30

Chapter 8 Potential Flow

 Potential Flow Theory

42

Dec. 2

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

43

4

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. 11
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

7

Surface singularity, Images

45

9

CFD Post-test and Post-survey

46

11

Exam Review Session (Slides)

47 (Extra Session#3)

13

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

48

16

Final Exam (Chapters 1-8) 2133SC, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM