DEBRE MARKOS UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Course Number: MEng 3306 Course Title: Fluid Mechanics II Credit hours: 3
Course Objectives:

Program. Regular Academic year: 2012/2013 Class Year: III Semester: II

After completion of the course, the students will acquire the engineering-science knowledge of fluid mechanics needed to: Purse many mechanical engineering courses, especially those courses in thermal engineering stream Understand the principle of operation of lifting bodies like aircraft wings, blades of turbomachines, and the like Identify, formulate and solve engineering problems involving compressible fluid flows Understand the principles of operation of flow measuring instruments, conduct measurements, evaluate the data and draw conclusions Course Outline: 1. Two Dimensional Potential Flow Theory: 1.1. Introduction: circulation, vorticity, definition of potential flow 1.2. Basic equations for a 2-D potential flow 1.3. Velocity potential and stream functions of elementary potential-flow models: uniform flow, source/sink flow, vortex 1.4. Superposition of elementary potential-flow models: Rankine oval, Doublet; 1.5. Lifting flow over a cylinder and an airfoil, Kutta-Joukowski theorem; 1.6. Finite wing theory.

2. Compressible Flow: 2.1. Introduction, brief review of Thermodynamics; 2.2. The speed of sound, definition and classification of compressible flow; 2.3. Governing equations of isentropic flow with gentle area variation, stagnation properties; 2.4. Isothermal flow through pipes, Fanno and Rayleigh lines; 2.5. Normal shock wave: characteristic features, governing equations, calculation of properties; 2.6. Flow through convergent-divergent (De-Laval) nozzle; 2.7. Oblique shock wave: characteristic features, governing equations, calculation of properties; 2.8. Lift and drag on supersonic airfoils. 3. Mixed Jet Flow: Characteristic features; Semi-empirical models of the flow. 4. Flow Measurement: Density measurement; Viscosity measurement; Pressure measurement; Velocity measurement; Discharge measurement. Pre-requisite: MEng 2306 (Fluid Mechanics I) Teaching Methods: Lectures supported by tutorials and, Assignments, Attendance Requirement: Minimum of 75% attendance during lecture hours Evaluation: Assignments Mid-semester Examination Final Examination 10%, 30%, and 60%.

References: 1. Frank M. White, Fluid Mechanics 2. Streeters, Fluid Mechanics 3. Munson B.R, Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics 4. Fox R.W., and McDonald A.T., Introduction to Fluid Mechanics