MEC2404 Fluid Mechanics

CHE2161 Fluid Mechanics

Lecturer
Kenny Tan Boon Thong
Room 5-4-42.
tan.boon.thong@monash.edu
Office : 46246 (Internal) or 03-55146246
H/P : 012-6552445
Common Activity
Lectures
Monday 10am in Audi 1
Tuesday 2pm in Audi 1
Wednesday 9am in Audi 1
Tutorials
Wednesday 2-4pm in Audi 1
Labs/ Practice Class
Monday 3pm, Thursday 3pm, Friday 9am
and Friday 3pm
Week 1,3 and 5 (3 hours)
Laboratories in Elab 5310 (Fluid Mechanics)
Remember to wear closed shoes. No slippers!!
Cameras are allowed and recommended.
Handout and Assessment details are available on Moodle
Week 2,4,6-12 (1 hour)
In Room 9305 except Friday 3pm in 9304.

Schedule
Please refer to detail schedule in unit
guide.
Includes
Lectures and corresponding section in text
book.
Topic for tutorial discussion and practice class
Class Text (x2)
Laboratory Session and due date for reports.
(x3 Lab Reports)
Week 1 3 and 5 Labs
Week 1, 3, 5 are Laboratories
Week 1 & 3 & 5
Impact of a Jet on a Stationary Plate
Flow Measurement
Friction Flow in Pipes (Low and High Flow Rates)
3-4 in a group for labs, 1 report per group per lab exercise.
Report due after relevant material covered in lectures and tutorials.
Please see schedule in unit guide.
Each report contributes 4% to overall assessment. (12% Total)
Observation of performance in lab in Week 1,3 and 5 contributes
4%. (1% each for each experiment, Friction flow in pipes
has two parts)
Tutorials vs Practice Class vs
Problem Sets
Tutorials
Weekly in Audi 1 2-4pm.
Only Lecturer present.
Will attempt mainly pass year problems to demonstrate the level
of complexity.
Practice Class
Week 2,4,6-12. 1 hour in your allocated session.
Work in groups of 4 to solve 1 or 2 selected problems.
Intended to help you get started at working through problems.
Lecturer and two tutors will be present to assist but not do the
problems.
Submit at the end of the class to earn E Points. Total of 9 E
Points. What are E Points will be discussed later.
Tutorials vs Practice Class vs
Problem Sets
Problem Sets
Mainly problems from text book (Please do buy the
text book, older versions are ok).
For the last two topics, the questions are from past
year final exams.
Work through on your own. 1 Problem set for each
week that have no labs.
Please attempt the problems first before watching a
video recording of me doing the problems.
Test
Introduced in 2013.
Week 6 and Week 11. (2 x 7%)
1 hour close book test. (Some extra time
usually provided)
Questions with similar depth and
complexity as in final exam.
Final Exam
70%, 3 hours, close book.
Hurdle >=45% in Final Exam, >=45% in
coursework, overall >= 50% to pass the
unit.

Results from S2 2013
Grade CHE2161 MEC2404
HD 20=17% 14=12%
D 24=21% 26=22%
C 36=31% 29=25%
P 18=15% 27=23%
N 19=16% 22=18%
Most failures because Exam <45%. I try
and help those who are near.
Last year exam was less challenging than
previous year. Be prepared for worst.

What happens if you are close
to the next grade ?
Example, 42-44 in final exam or overall
47-49, 58-59, 69, 79 etc.
E Points (EP) will help
Short of hurdle and N to P, 3EP to 1% or 1
mark.
Short of a C, 4EP to 1%
Short of a D, 6EP to 1%
Short of a HD, 8EP to 1%
How to succeed ?
Attend lectures even if they are boring !!
May not catch everything that is said.
Review after lectures, look at lecture notes.
Lectures will be recorded.
Read text book.
Attend tutorials
Attempt questions before coming to class.
Talk to tutors and lecturers.
Attempt problems set as part of your self study before
looking at the solutions/videos.
Produce good lab reports


Workload
6 contact hours each week
Expect another 6 hours (or more) of self
study.
Pitfalls
Last minute preparation, exam timetable
issues.
Looking at solution and then say Yeah, I can
do that.. Looks okay.
Text Book
Recommended Text (I recommend to buy)
Munson B.R., Young D.F. & Okiishi T.H.,
Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 7
th
Edition.
6
th
edition is okay.
Additional References
F.M. White, Fluid Mechanics
Gerhart P.M. & Gross R.J., Fundamentals of
Fluid Mechanics

Synopsis
From unit synopsis
This unit develops the students' physical
understanding of the bases of fluid flow and
translates that into the ability to formulate and
solve problems. It covers the topics of basic
concepts and fluid properties, hydrostatics,
control volume analysis, the Bernoulli
equation, pipe flow and pumps, non-
Newtonian flow, dimensional analysis,
boundary layers, fluid forces in flow - lift and
drag, and vehicle aerodynamics.
Learning Outcomes
L01) Ability to determine relative static pressure in stationary fluids, forces on submerged surfaces and bodies, relative
pressures and isobars in fluids experiencing solid body acceleration.
LO2) Ability to apply control volume analysis on fluid flow systems to ensure mass is conserved and to determine the
relationship between linear momentum and forces on a system.
LO3) Apply Bernoullis equation along a streamline to analyze i) idealized flow systems and ii) real flow measurement
devices.
LO4) Apply dimensional analysis to reduce a system that is governed by multiple parameters to a set of dimensionless
groups and use these dimensionless groups to scale between model and prototype or between various pumps and use
dimensionless parameters for pump selection.
LO5) Analyze laminar and turbulent boundary layers in external flows to determine boundary layer thickness,
displacement thickness and skin friction drag.
LO6) Ability to predict energy losses in piping systems which contain pipes, fittings, tanks, pumps and turbines, the
ability to size pipes given a particular set of constraints and ability to perform pump selection and sizing for a particular
piping system.
LO7) Ability to predict the pressure drop of a general (non-newtonian) fluid flowing in a pipe and apply this to fluids that
obey the power-law model.
LO8) (MEC2404 only) Comprehend the basic theory of vehicle aerodynamics and testing and be able to calculate
aerodynamic lift and drag, rolling resistance, power requirements and fuel consumption in vehicle aerodynamic
problems.
LO8) (CHE2161 only) Ability to classify gas liquid flow, predict energy losses from gas-liquid flows in pipes and predict
volume fraction in bubble columns.
LO9) Ability to work professionally in a team to operate basic experimental fluid mechanic equipment, conduct fluid
mechanics related experiments and produce a formal laboratory report.

Assessment
Laboratory Reports 12%, In lab performance 4%
3 lab exercises, equally weighted.
Group Report, 3-4 in a group.
Test 14%
1 hour test in Week 6 and 11
2x7% Each
Final Exam 70%
Common across campuses.
3 hours closed book
To pass unit, need > 45% in internal and
>45% in final exam.
Relevance to Chemical
Engineering
Chemical Engineering will inevitably
involve fluids (liquids/gases)
Static and Dynamic conditions.
Forces will be involved
Piping and pumping, losses will be incurred.
Non-newtonian
Multiphase.
L01) Ability to determine relative static pressure in
stationary fluids, forces on submerged surfaces and
bodies, relative pressures and isobars in fluids
experiencing solid body acceleration.
LO2) Ability to apply control volume analysis on fluid flow
systems to ensure mass conservation and determine the
relationship between linear momentum and forces on a
system.
LO3) Apply Bernoullis equation along a streamline to
analyze i) idealized flow systems and ii) real flow
measurement devices.
LO4) Apply dimensional analysis to reduce a system that is
governed by multiple parameters to a set of dimensionless
groups and use these dimensionless groups to scale
between model and prototype or between various pumps
and use dimensionless parameters for pump selection.
LO5) Analyze laminar and turbulent boundary layers in
external flows to determine boundary layer thickness,
displacement thickness and skin friction drag.
LO6) Ability to predict energy losses in piping systems
which contain pipes, fittings, tanks, pumps and turbines,
the ability to size pipes given a particular set of constraints
and ability to perform pump selection and sizing for a
particular piping system.
LO7) Ability to predict the pressure drop of a general (non-
newtonian) fluid flowing in a pipe and apply this to fluids
that obey the power-law model.
LO8) (MEC2404 only) Comprehend the basic theory of
vehicle aerodynamics and testing and be able to calculate
aerodynamic lift and drag, rolling resistance, power
requirements and fuel consumption in vehicle aerodynamic
problems.
LO8) (CHE2161 only) Ability to classify gas liquid flow,
predict energy losses from gas-liquid flows in pipes and
predict volume fraction in bubble columns.
LO9) Ability to work professionally in a team to operate
basic experimental fluid mechanic equipment, conduct fluid
mechanics related experiments and produce a formal
laboratory report.