Syllabus:
Fluid Mechanics, 7.5 credits
Swedish name:
Strömningslära C
This syllabus is valid:
2008-03-17
and until further notice
Course code:
5FY079
Credit points:
7.5
Education level:
Second cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level:
Physics: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale:
Pass with distinction, Pass with merit, Pass, Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department:
Department of Physics
Contents
General flow equations for viscous and non-viscous fluids, Euler equation, irrotational motion, Bernoulli's equation, potential flow, two-dimensional problems. Incompressible flow, Navier-Stoke's equation, Reynolds number, Mach number, boundary layers, laminar flow, turbulent flow. Heat conduction, heat diffusion, convection.
Required Knowledge
Analytical Mechanics, or equivalent. Mathematics of Physical Models, or equivalent.
Literature
The literature list is not available through the web. Please contact the faculty.