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| Catalog description |
Physical properties of fluids, fluid statics; integral and differential equations of conservatino of mass, energy, and momentum;
principles of real fluid flows: boundary layer effects, flow through
pipes, flow in open channels, drag forces on bodies. |
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| Prerequisite:
ME 190 and Math 198. Graduate credit for students in earth and environmental sciences. |
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| Who takes it |
| Usually undergraduate students from Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering Science during the junior year. |
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| What it's about |
This course is intended to provide a foundation in the principles of fluid mechanics with emphasis given to applications of fluid mechanics theory to civil engineering problems. |
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| Textbook: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition, Munson, B.R., Young, D.F., and Okiishi, T.H. (2006), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York. |
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| www.vanderbilt.edu/oak provides access to the students of the syllabus, course information, problems, and homework solutions. (only for registered students) |
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| Contact |
| Instructor: Florence Sanchez |
| e-mail: florence.sanchez@vanderbilt.edu |
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