ESC 301 Fluid Mechanics

MWF 11:20am 12:10pm

Spring
2015

Catalog Description: ESC 301 Fluid Mechanics. Prerequisites: ESC 250.

ESC 301 is the study of fluid properties, hydrostatics, friction loss, dimensional analysis, statics,
and dynamics of compressible and incompressible fluids; continuity, energy and momentum
principles; laminar and turbulent flow; general concepts of boundary layer flow.
Textbook: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 8th Edition
R. W. Fox, P. J. Pritchard, and A. T. McDonald, Wiley, New York, NY, 2009.
Instructor: Dr. Marvin Thrash, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Office: SH 463
Phone: 1-216-687-9385
Email: m.thrash@csuohio.edu
Office hours: 1:30 am - 2:30 pm T-TH, other times by appointment
Teaching Assistant: TBA
Office: TBA
Email: TBA
Course Objectives: This course is designed to
1. Provide junior engineering students with the fundamentals of fluid mechanics.
2. Provide students with an understanding of molecular and convective mechanisms of
momentum transport.
3. Demonstrate the differences between laminar flow and turbulent flow from the physical
and mathematical points of view.
4. Provide students with an in-depth understanding of integral methods of analysis used to
derive the necessary equations of continuity, energy and momentum balances.
5. Demonstrate the application of fluid mechanics principles to solve problems that involve
fluids.
Expected Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students should be able to
1. Apply the mathematical, scientific, and engineering principles of momentum transfer.
2. Use the fluid mechanics principles in engineering design problems.
3. Identify, formulate, and solve fluid mechanics problems using the mathematical
expressions of property balance.
4. Understand the prevalence of diffusion vs. convection in processes that involve
momentum transport.

Program outcomes: Fulfills the following engineering program outcomes.

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Knowledge/understanding of application of mathematics, science and engineering

principles.

Knowledge/understanding of engineering design (units and processes).

Knowledge/understanding of identification, formulation, and solution of engineering

problems.

Course Policies: The following policies will be strictly adhered to

1. Students are responsible for all material covered in class whether they are present or
not.
2. Students are permitted to form study groups to discuss homework and assignments,
however students must submit their own work and solutions. Do not give away your
work!
3. Homework is due a week from assignment. Deadlines will be strictly enforced with a
grace of one late day and a 20 percent grade deduction. The lowest homework score will
be dropped from the final grade.
4. Homework must be neatly written; no pages torn from notebooks; all work must be
shown; pages must be stapled. It is the students responsibility to submit legible work.
5. Unannounced quizzes will be given during the semester. Each quiz will be approximately
30 minutes in length. Make up quizzes will not be given. The lowest quiz score will be
dropped from the final grade.
6. The two midterm exams will be administered during the scheduled class period.
7. Exams must be taken when scheduled. There will be no exceptions unless verifiable
sickness or family emergencies are encountered.
8. Please keep your cell phones turned off in the classroom. Unauthorized use of your cell
phone during an exam or quiz will result in a grade of zero.
Computer Usage: Some of the homework problems may require work with spreadsheets and
graph creating software.
Laboratory Projects: NA.

Grading Policy:
Exam 1
Exam 2
Final Exam
Homework/Quizzes

Distribution
20%
25%
35 %
10%

Average
100- 90
89 - 85
84 - 80
79 - 70

Letter Grade
A
AB+
B

Project

10%

69 - 65
64 - 55
54 - 50
49 - 0

C+
C
D
F

ESC 301 Schedule of Topics (tentative):

Introduction (Ch. 1) - 1 week.
Fundamental Concepts (Ch. 2) - 2 weeks.
Fluid Statics (Ch. 3) - 2 weeks.
Basic Equations in Integral Form for a Control Volume (Ch. 4) - 2 weeks.
Incompressible Inviscid Flow (Ch. 6) - 2 weeks.
Dimensional Analysis and Similitude (Ch. 7) - 2 week.
Internal Incompressible Flow (Ch. 8) - 2 weeks.
External Incompressible Flow (Ch. 9) - 2 weeks.

Notable Dates
Martin Luther King Holiday (1/19/2015)
Presidents Day (2/16/2016)
Last Day to Withdraw (3/27/2015)
Spring Recess (3/8/2015 3/15/2015)
Final Exam (5/6/2014 time - 10:15AM 12:15PM)