Calendar

The calendar below provides information on the course's lecture (L), recitation (R), and exam (E) sessions.

SES # TOPICS KEY DATES
L1 Subject Outline, Fluid Concepts, The Continuum Hypothesis
R1 Review of Hydrostatics and Dimensional Analysis
L2 Description of Fluid Flow, Conservation Laws
L3 Hydrostatics, Forces on Plane and Curved Surfaces Homework 1 out
R2 Stability of Floating Bodies
L4 Manometry, Stability of Dams and Gates
L5 Mass and Volume Conservation
L6 Stream Function, Velocity Potential, Flownet Construction Homework 1 due

Homework 2 out
L7 The Bernoulli Equation for Ideal Fluids
R3 Flownet and Streamline Construction
L8 Application of Mass Conservation and Bernoulli
L9 Conservation Laws for Finite Control Volumes, Reynolds Transport Theorem Homework 2 due

Homework 3 out
L10 Conservation of Momentum for Finite Control Volumes
R4 Bernoulli Experiment
L11 Applications of Momentum
L12 The Bernoulli Equation from Energy Considerations Homework 3 due
L13 Special Forms and Interpretations of the Bernoulli Equation
E1 Hour Exam 1 (Covering Material through L11)
L14 Laminar Flow, Shear Stresses in Fluids Homework 4 out
L15 Velocity Distribution in Laminar Flows, Turbulence, The Reynolds Number
R5 Application of Conservation Principles for Finite Control
L16 Pipe Friction Losses, Moody Diagram, Minor Losses
L17 Pipe Flow Analysis Homework 4 due

Homework 5 out
L18 Pump Specification and Requirements
R6 Pipe Flow Demonstration and Analysis
L19 Turbines and Windmills
L20 Drag Forces on Immersed Bodies Homework 5 due

Homework 6 out
L21 Lift Forces on Immersed Bodies
R7 Dynamic Response of a Floating Body
L22 Fluid Mechanics of Pitching
L23 Uniform Open Channel Flow Homework 6 due
L24 Uniform Open Channel Flow Computations
E2 Hour Exam 2 (Covering Material through L23) Homework 7 out
R8 Open Channel Flow Computations
L25 Bernoulli Principle in Open Channel Flow, Specific Head-Depth Diagram
L26 Application of Specific Head in Open Channel Flow, Super- and Sub-critical Flows
L27 Momentum Principle in Open Channel Flow Homework 7 due

Homework 8 out
L28 Application of Momentum Principle in Open Channel Flow
R9 Application of Energy and Momentum Principles in Open Channel Flows
L29 Gradually Varied Open Channel Flow
L30 Gradually Varied Flow Profiles Homework 8 due

Homework 9 out
L31 Discharge From Lakes and Under Gates
R10 Determination of Gradually Varied Flow Profiles
L32 Further Examples of Gradually Varied Flow
L33 Unsteady Flow in Open Channels, Kinematic Waves Homework 9 due
L34 Flood Routing
E3 Hour Exam 3 (Covering Material through L34)
L35-L36 Differential Analysis of Fluid Flow, Navier-Stokes Equations
E4 Final Exam (3 Hours)