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Effective Term:
Spring 2021

Course Number:
CMET 213
Course Title:
Fluid Mechanics
Credit Hours:
3
Lecture Hours:
10
Lecture/Lab Hours:
20
Lab Hours:
30

Course Description

Covers properties of fluids, laws of fluid mechanics and energy relationships for incompressible fluids. Studies flow in closed conduits, including pressure loss, flow measurement, pipe sizing and pump selection. Recommended: CMET 131. Audit available.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon completion of the course students will be able to:

  1. Identify how properties of fluids change with temperature and their affect on pressure and fluid flow.
  2. Describe fluid pressure and its measurement.
  3. Define the relationship between pressure and elevation as it relates to manometers, barometers and other pressure measuring devices.
  4. Calculate forces on a plane submerged in a static fluid.
  5. Calculate buoyancy on a body submerged in a static fluid.
  6. Use the general energy equation to calculate changes in fluid flow for circular and non-circular pipes for in-compressible fluids.
  7. Select a pump type and pump size to meet capacity and other pumping requirements.

Course Activities and Design

Lectures, laboratory experiments or demonstrations, field trips, text, and reference books will be the primary instruction methods. A programm-able, scientific graphics calculator, as designated by the department is required. The student must complete and/or participate in all the above areas.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

The instructor will detail the methods used to evaluate student progress and the criteria for assigning a course grade at the beginning of the course.  The methods may include one or more of the following tools:  examinations, quizzes, homework assignments, small group problem solving of questions arising from application of course concepts.

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have satisfactorily accomplished the goals and objectives listed in this course content guide. Course content guides are developed by college wide Subject Area Curriculum Committees and approved by management.

  1. Fluid Properties and how they are affected by Temperature
    1. Density
    2. Viscocity
  2. Behavior of Hydrostatic Fluids.  Pressure measurement, 
    1. Pressure measurement
    2. Forces on a submerged plane
    3. Buoyancy
    4. Stability (optional)
  3. General Energy Equation
    1. Bernoulli's equation
    2. Reynold's number for Laminar and Turbulent Flows
    3. Friction losses and minor losses
  4. Closed Conduit Transport of liquids 
    1. circular and non circular flow
  5. Pump selection
    1. Using a pump curves to select the appropriate centrifugal pump

Related Instruction

Computation
Hours: 90

  1. Define the relationship between pressure and elevation as it relates to manometers, barometers and other pressure measuring devices.
  2. Calculate forces and buoyancy for planes and bodies in a hydrostatic fluid
  3. Use the general energy to calculate changes in fluid flow for circular and non-circular pipes. 

  1. Calculate pressure changes with depth of fluids
  2. Calculate the absolute pressures and gage pressures
  3. Calculate pressure changes using manometers
  4. Calculate pressure measurements using barometers.
  5. Calculate forces on submerged plane.
  6. Calculate the center of pressure 
  7. Use trigonometry to determine depth given a sloped line.
  8. Calculate cross-sectional areas
  9. Calculate Moments of Intertia
  10. Calculate buoyancy for a body completely or partially submerged in a fluid.
  11. Calculate pressure, velocity or elevation changes using the bernoulli's equation.
  12. Determine flow rates given velocity and cross-sectional area
  13. Calculate the Reynold's number for laminar and turbulent flow.
  14. Calculate frictional losses for circular and non circular pipes
  15. Calculate the energy loss through various types of minor losses
  16. Calculate the resistance coefficient for various types of minor losses
  17. Add the frictional losses in a  pipeline system that contains different pipe sizes, and fittings
  18. Use the general energy equation to calculate changes in pressure, velocity or elevation in a fluid flowing through a pipe.
  19. Use the ratios called affinity laws for centrifugal pumps
  20. Calculate net positive suction head.