MSE 223

INTRODUCTION TO FLUID MECHANICS

Spring 2015
Instructor:

Dr. Erik Kjeang

TAs:

Omar Ibrahim
Robin White

Room 4168

Email: ekjeang@sfu.ca
Email: omari@sfu.ca
Email: robinw@sfu.ca

Course Webpage: https://canvas.sfu.ca (log in using your SFU computing ID)

Course Objective:
This is an introductory course in fluid mechanics. The approach to the subject
emphasizes the physical concepts of fluid mechanics and methods of analysis that
begin from fundamental principles.
Textbook:
Fluid Mechanics, 7th Edition
Frank M. White, McGraw-Hill, 2011
Supplementary Book:
Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluids Sciences, 4th Edition
Yunus A. Cengel, Robert H. Turner, and John M. Cimbala, McGraw-Hill, 2012
Course Schedule:
Lectures:
Labs:
Midterm:
Final:

Wednesdays 11:3012:20pm and Fridays 10:3012:20pm, SUR 5280

Mondays 3:306:20pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30-7:20pm, SUR 4302
Friday, February 27th, 10:30-12:20pm, SUR 5280
Thursday, April 16th, 3:30-6:30pm, Room TBA

Office Hours:
Wednesdays and Fridays 12:30-1:30pm, after class
Course Outline:
Properties of fluids. Basic flow analysis techniques. Basic concepts: velocity field,
stress, flow patterns, classification of fluid motion. Fluid statics: pressure
distributions, hydrostatic forces on submerged surfaces, buoyancy and stability.
Integral analysis of fluid motion: conservation of mass, momentum balance, energy
balance. Differential analysis of fluid motion. Dimensional analysis and similarity.
Flow in pipes and pipe systems.

Weekly Schedule (tentative):

1. Introduction and properties of fluids
2. Hydrostatics
3. Buoyancy and stability
4. Control volume analysis: Fundamentals
5. Control volume analysis: Mass and momentum conservation
6. Control volume analysis: Energy equation
7. Frictionless flow: Bernoulli equation
8. Differential analysis: Fundamentals
9. Differential analysis: Applications
10. Dimensional analysis
11. Scaling laws and design of experiments
12. Laminar internal flows
13. Turbulent internal flows
Tutorials:
The course instructor will work through selected problems and answer questions
about lecture material and/or recommended homework problems. Individual help
will also be provided.
Laboratory:
There are four laboratory exercises for this course. Lab manuals will be posted on
Canvas. Laboratory report requirements, background and a lab schedule will be
made available in the second week of term. During the lab period, students will
work in groups as assigned. Lab reports are due one week after each lab session.
Lab 1: Hydrostatic Pressure
Lab 2: Buoyancy and Stability of a Floating Body
Lab 3: Bernoulli Equation
Lab 4: Friction in Laminar and Turbulent Pipe Flow
Assessment:
Assignments
Project
Lab Reports
Midterm
Final

5%
5%
10%
30%
50%

Note: to pass the course, you must pass the final exam.
The midterm and final are closed book examinations of the course material.
However, you are permitted to use a photocopy of unit conversion tables from the
textbook plus a formula sheet consisting of one side of one 8 1/2 11 sheet of paper.
The preparation of a well-structured formula sheet will help during the testing of
MSE 223 and will also help in the preparation for exams as you assign priority to

what is and what is not important. Please remember to bring your own calculator to
the exams.
The final numerical score will be transferred to a letter grade following the Letter
Grading Scheme described in the University Calendar.
Academic Integrity
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characterized by honesty, civility, diversity, free inquiry, mutual respect, individual
safety and freedom from harassment and discrimination. Any form of academic
dishonesty or cheating will not be tolerated. For further information, please review
SFUs policies on academic integrity:
http://www.sfu.ca/policies/Students/
Copying of others work is referred to as plagiarism and will not be tolerated. For
more information, please visit:
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