MMU607 - ADVANCED FLUID MECHANICS

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)
Application
(hours/week)
Credit ECTS
ADVANCED FLUID MECHANICS MMU607 Any Semester/Year 3 0 3 8
PrequisitesMMÜ 305 or equivalent
Course languageTurkish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Other: assignments,  
Instructor (s)Dr. Murat Köksal, Dr. Özgür Ekici 
Course objectiveTo teach the advanced subjects of fluid mechanics.  
Learning outcomes
  1. At the end of the course, the students:
  2. can work with cartesian tensors
  3. gain an understanding of the derivation of equations of fluid mechanics.
  4. analyze and investigate advanced fluid mechanics problems,
  5. have introductory knowledge on flow turbulence
Course ContentCartesian tensors. Fluid kinematics. Inviscid Flow: Euler's Equation, and Bernoulli's integral. Linear and angular momentum theorems. Navier-Stokes equation and its analytical solutions. Boundary layers, separation, drag and lift. Introduction to turbulence: Statistical description of turbulent flows, averaging concepts, Reynolds averaged equations, Reynolds stresses, turbulence closure problem.  
ReferencesKundu, P.K., Cohen, I.M., ?Fluid Mechanics?, Elsevier Academic Press, 3rd Edition, 2004.
// Fay, James A. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1994.
// Panton, R.L., ?Incompressible Flow?, Wiley-Interscience, 2nd Edition, 1996.
// White, F., ?Viscous Fluid Flow?, McGraw Hill, 3rd Edition, 2006.
 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Introduction, continuum viewpoint, fluid properties.
Week 2Cartesian tensors.
Week 3Fluid kinematics.
Week 4Conservation laws (mass, momentum, energy).
Week 5Conservation laws (mass, momentum, energy).
Week 6Conservation laws (mass, momentum, energy).
Week 7Vorticity dynamics.
Week 8Laminar flow.
Week 9Laminar flow.
Week 10Boundary layers.
Week 11Boundary layers.
Week 12Statistical description of turbulent flows, averaging concepts.
Week 13Reynolds averaged equations, Reynolds stresses, turbulence closure problem.
Week 14Review
Week 15
Week 16Final exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance00
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments830
Presentation00
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms130
Final exam140
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes960
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes140
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)10550
Presentation / Seminar Preparation000
Project000
Homework assignment815120
Midterms (Study duration)11010
Final Exam (Study duration) 12525
Total Workload3458247

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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