CEE-3500 ELEMENTARY FLUID MECHANICS Instructors: Dr. William Rahmeyer william.rahmeyer@usu.edu office EL-221 797-2938 Class: MWF 12:30 - 1:20 ENGR 103
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Handouts: [PDF files] for use by class only Example of hydrostatic force methods Example of pressure distribution w/ two fluids Examples of pressure from horizontal acceleration Extra HW#1 on viscosity and density of water Velocity Profiles Energy Jeppson ch 5 problems Momentum Momentum examples Example of beta (open channel) Momentum on a moving vane Pipe Friction hockey
Minor / Local Losses in Pipes Hydraulic Jump Hydraulic Jumps with GVF Open Channel Flow Compound Channels Channel Cross Sections Potential Flow Similitude Dimensional Analysis Dimensional Analysis Extra Homework 2010 #24 on Dimensional Analysis Gradually Varied Flow Normal Moment Function and Hydraulic Jumps Weir Lecture 23B on Dimensional Analysis Open Channel Weir and photos Weir Experiment Calculator equations for prismatic open channel Example of integration to calculate flow* Example of unit conversion for viscosity* Example of solving the Colebrook White Equation* Example of solving an unsteady flow flow in a tank* Example of solutions with Maple for Fluid Mechanics*
* includes information about HP calculators and Maple see CEE1880 for more solutions with calculators and Maple
Movie clip on Viscosity Open Channel Photos and Video Clips of a Hydraulic Jump, Supercritical Flow, Critical Flow, Subcritical Flow, Flow over a Weir, and Flow under a Drop Gate (Student Laboratory Flume)
Course Outline and Syllabus
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