CE 3502 Fluid Mechanics

Fall 2010
Lecture: 9:45AM-11:00AM TTh, STSS 230
Laboratories as scheduled: 2:30pm-5:30pm, M or T or W or Th or F, OR 8:00am - 11:00am, F CivE 277
Mid Term #1: Oct 14 Mid term #2: Nov 18
FINAL EXAM (as scheduled by the U): 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 21 STSS 230

CE 3502 Fluid Mechanics (4.0 cr; Prereq-[AEM 2012 or AEM 3031], Math 2373,
[IT or ForP major]): Fluid statics/dynamics. Kinematics of fluid flow, equations
of motion, pressure-velocity relationships, viscous effects, boundary layers.
Momentum / energy equations. Lift/drag. Flow in pipes and pipe systems.
Hydraulic machinery. Fluid measurements.

Credits and Workload Expectations

For undergraduate courses, one credit is defined as equivalent to an average of three hours of learning effort
per week (over a full semester) necessary for an average student to achieve an average grade in the course. For
example, a student taking a four credit course that meets for five hours a week, should expect to spend an
additional seven hours a week on coursework outside the classroom.

Instructor:
Kimberly Hill, CivE 155 & SAFL 385, Phone 612-626-0311
e-mail kmhill@umn.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays 11 am-12:30 pm and Thursdays 12:00 pm -1:30 pm except when noted in class

Graduate Teaching Assistants

Laboratory Instructors and Graders:
Ben Janke (email: janke024@umn.edu)
Office Hours CivE 277: 12:30-2:30 pm Thursdays and Fridays

Timothy Erickson (email: eric1003@umn.edu)

Office Hours CivE277: 12-2 pm Mondays and Wednesdays

Homework Grader:
Yi Fan (email: fanxx068@umn.edu)
Office Hours CivE277: 10 am-12 pm Mondays
Laboratory GTA Schedule
* Monday 2:30-5:30: Timothy Erickson
* Tuesday 2:30-5:30: Timothy Erickson
* Wednesday 2:30-5:30: Timothy Erickson
* Thursday 2:30-5:30: Ben Janke
* Friday 2:30-5:30: Ben Janke
* Friday 2:30-5:30: Ben Janke

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Text (required): Crowe, Elger, and Roberson, Engineering Fluid Mechanics, 9th ed, 2008 (John Wiley & Sons,
New York). You may alternatively find the 8th ed acceptable, or there is an electronic version available from the
publisher as well.
Lab Manual (required): CE 3502 Fluid Mechanics Lab Manual Fall 2008 – Available at UMN Book Store.
Grading
Homework: 6 problem sets will be graded. Assignments are due in your lab section drop box on the dates
noted on page 5 by 5:30 pm This is typically on a Thursday, except for assignment 5, which is
due on a Wednesday. No credit for late homework. Solutions will be on the web after due date.
Laboratories: Nine lab sessions will be conducted in 277 CivE. Most will begin with a brief quiz based on
lecture material. Lab reports are due in your lab section drop box one week after each lab by 5:30
pm. Laboratory attendance is required; i.e., without attending every lab, you will not pass the
class. Your TA will take attendance and inform Prof. Hill of absences / tardiness. If you have a very
good reason to miss or be late for a lab, contact Prof. Hill AND your TA before you miss it. At the
latest (e.g., in the case of sudden illness) contact Prof. Hill and the TA within 24 hours of your
laboratory. Otherwise, it may not be possible to make up the laboratory.
Mid-term Tests: There will be two mid-term tests. Oct 14 and Nov 18
Final Exam: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 21 STSS 230. Comprehensive
Final grades are given on an A – F basis with following weighting:
Final Exam 31%
Mid-term Tests 34% (2x17%)
Lab Grade 25% (Laboratory grade = 0.95 x Lab write-up grade + 0.05 Lab quiz grade.)
Homework 10%
Total 100%
Grading Criteria
Lower- Lower- Lower- Lower-
Grade bound Grade bound Grade bound Grade bound
B+ 87 C+ 77 D+ 67
A 93 B 83 C 73 D 63
A- 90 B- 80 C- 70 D- 60
University Grading Standards will be followed in assigning grades for this course
A achievement that is outstanding relative to the level necessary to meet course requirements.
B achievement that is significantly above the level necessary to meet course requirements.
C achievement that meets the course requirements in every respect.
D achievement that is worthy of credit even though it fails to meet fully the course requirements.
F represents failure (or no credit) and signifies that the work was either
(1) completed but at a level of achievement that is not worthy of credit or
(2) was not completed and there was no agreement between the instructor and the student that the
student would be awarded an I.
I (Incomplete) Assigned at the discretion of the instructor when, due to extraordinary circumstances, a
student is prevented from completing the work of the course on time; this requires a written agreement
between instructor and student.
Class Conduct Sleeping, eating, or talking in class is not allowed. Please make sure cell phones are off and use
care if arriving late or leaving early. The U’s policy on Classroom Expectations Guidelines will be enforced.
Students who disrupt the educational process (e.g. talking with friends) will need to leave the classroom.
Academic Dishonesty Academic dishonesty in any portion of the academic work for a course shall be
grounds for awarding a grade of F or N for the entire course. The academic code of conduct can be found
at http://www1.umn.edu/regents/policies/academic/Student_Conduct_Code.pdf

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Course Outline. (Could be subject to small modifications—check the web)
Extra details of Labs and Homework and updated syllabus will be posted throughout the semester on the course
web page, see: http://www.ce.umn.edu/classpages/

Readings Problems to try in addition to

# Date Material Covered Lab
Chapter: Pages homework (Not graded)
8th ed (based on 9th ed *
8th ed 9th ed
conversion table)

1 9-7 Introduction 1: all 1: all

NO
2 9-9 Fluid Properties 2: all 2: all 2: 2, 5, 41 2: 5, 8, 41

3 9-14 Fluid Statics 3: 1, 6, 8, 15, 22, 3: 4, 6*, 12, 18,

3: 31-59 3: 33-56 1
4 9-16 Fluid Statics (cont) 44, 72, 89 25, 44, 70, 90

5 9-21 Props & Stats (cont)

6 9-23 Nature of Flow 4: 81-99 4:77-91 4: 7, 19, 28, 30, 4: 12, 18, 28, 30, NO
Euler Equation 35, 37, 40 35, 37*, 40*

7 9-28 Bernoulli Equation 4: 44, 83, 101, 4: 59, 45, 94,

4: 99-125 4:92-114 2
8 9-30 Rotation and Vorticity 107 100

9 10-5 Continuity 5: 142-154 5:127-138 5: 4, 8,18,28, 40, 5: 8, 12, 22, 46,

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10 10-7 Cavitation 5: 154-171 5:138-150 53, 85 52, 65, 98

11 10-12 Review
NO
12 10-14 TEST #1

13 10-19 6: 184-204 6:163-179 6: 6, 9, 12, 29, 38, 6: 10,13, 59, 28,

Momentum 4
14 10-21 6: 204-230 6: 179-202 48, 67 45, 55, 78

15 10-26 7: 248-269 7: 217-237 7: 15, 19, 24, 26, 7: 27, 25, 30, 32,
Energy 5
16 10-28 7: 260-263 7: 229-232 36, 51, 68 42, 63, 80

17 11-2 Dim Analysis 8: 296-312 8: 259-273 8: 1, 6, 33, 50, 61 8: 4, 8, 34, 52,

61
NO
18 11-4 Boundary Layer 9: 322-357 9: 281-307 9: 3, 4, 12, 14, 9: 3, 4, 12, 14,
43, 50, 55, 76 43, 50, 55, 76
*’ed problems are only found in 8th edition. A copy of these problems will be given to all CE 3502 students.

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 19 11-9 Bound Layer cont’d
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20 11-11 Flow in Conduits 10: 368-388 10: 315-336 10: 25, 37, 48 10: 27, 9, 36

21 11-16 Review
22 11-18 TEST #2 7

10: 51, 54, 65, 10: 53, 64, 41,

23 11-23 Pipe Networks 10: 388-416 10: 336-350 76, 89, 100, 106, 72, 89, 82, 92, NO
114, 135 101, 100

24 11-30
Drag and Lift 11: 437-472 11: 363-393 11: 20, 27,75 11: 30, 23, 70 8
25 12-2

26 12-7 Turbo-machinery 14: 600-613 14: 492-493 14: 14:

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27 12-9 In Class Pump Sizing 496-506 14, 15, 23, 40 17, 18, 30, 50

28 12-14 Review NO

Laboratory schedule

Sep 6-10: NO LAB

Sep 13-17: LAB 1: Fluid Properties
Sep 20-24: NO Lab
Sep 27-Oct1: LAB 2: Pressure and Velocity Measurement
Oct 4-8: LAB 3: Application of Bernoulli Equation
Oct 11-15: NO LAB
Oct 18-22: LAB 4: Application of Momentum Theorem
Oct 25-19: LAB 5: Turbulence and Boundary Layer Demonstration
Nov 1-5: NO LAB
Nov 8-12: LAB 6: Measurement of Pipe Friction
Nov 15-19: LAB 7: Head Losses in Fixtures
Nov 22-26: NO LAB
Nov 29-Dec3: LAB 8: Flow Network Calculation
Dec 6-10: LAB 9: Pump Demonstration + Pump Sizing Calculation

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 HOMEWORKS: PROBLEMS POSTED ONLINE

DATE DUE Chapter: Description

Chapter 2 & 3: Fluid Properties,

9/23/09
Pressure

Chapters 3 & 4: Buoyancy, Euler,

10/07/09
Bernoulli, Vorticity

Chapter 5 & 6: Continuity,

10/28/09
Cavitation, Momentum

Chapter 7 & 8: Energy, Dimensional

11/11/09
Analysis

Chapter 9 & 10: Boundary Layers,

11/24/09
Flow in Conduits

Chapter 10 & 11: Pipe Networks, Lift

12/09/09
and Drag

Three optional problems from 8th edition not included in 9th edition as noted in schedule: