ME 331: Introductory Fluid Mechanics

Term
Fall/Winter/Spring		 Credits
4		 Prerequisites
MTH 254; MTH256; ENGR212;
ENGR 311 or ME 311 or NE 311

Course Description

Introduction to the concepts and applications of fluid mechanics and dimensional analysis with an emphasis on fluid behavior, internal and external flows, analysis of engineering applications of incompressible pipe systems, and external aerodynamics.

Highlights

  • Review of fluid properties and hydrostatics
  • Fluid kinematic descriptions
  • Reynolds transport theorem
  • Control volume conservation of mass, momentum, and energy
  • Differential analysis
  • Viscous internal flows
  • Pipe flow networks

ME 460/560: Intermediate Fluid Mechanics

Term
Fall		 Credits
4		 Prerequisites
ME 331 or ME 331H, or
NE 331 or NE 331H

Course Description

Ideal fluid flow including potential flow theory. Introduction to compressible flow. Viscous flow and boundary layer theory. Introduction to turbulence.
 
 

Highlights

  • Ideal potential flow
  • Flow kinematics
  • External flows (airfoils and wings)
  • Viscous flow relationships
  • Solution of several exact viscous flows
  • Boundary layer theory
  • Introduction to turbulence concepts and applications


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

ME 450/550: Applied Heat Transfer

Term
Winter

 Credits
4		 Prerequisites
ME 332 or ME 332H
 

Course Description

An intermediate heat transfer course seeking to lay a foundation for determining the heating and cooling characteristics with a variety of modern and classical processes. Included is design of multi-component heat transfer systems. Lecture, 110 minutes twice per week.
 

Highlights

  • Transient conductive heat transfer
  • Impingement cooling
  • Micro scale heat transfer
  • Natural convection
  • Boiling heat transfer
  • Condensation

ME 566: Viscous Flow

Term
Fall during odd years		 Credits
3		 Prerequisites
ME 560 or equivalent
 

Course Description

This course is designed to give graduate students more in-depth understanding and experience of the fundamentals and practical solutions of viscous dominated flows in general. In addition, approximate solutions methods are explored along with introductions to turbulence and boundary layer control.

Highlights

  • Fundamental equations & relationships
  • Newtonian fluid exact solutions
  • Laminar boundary layers
  • Boundary layer control
  • Elements of turbulence
  • Turbulent wall flows


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

ME 568: Introduction to Turbulence

Term
Spring during odd years

 Credits
4		 Prerequisites
A first course in fluid dynamics
 

Course Description

An introductory course of the basic physics of turbulent flows, coverage will include statistical methods and physical interpretation of a range of flows including boundary layer flows, internal flows, and environmental flows.
 

Highlights

  • Method of scaling for turbulent flows
  • Transport mechanisms and energy measures
  • Free shear flows
  • Boundary layer flows
  • Statistical description of turbulence
  • Spectral dynamics