Fluid Mechanics

Recommended Prerequisites

Basic knowledge (1st cycle level) is required in: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Programming, Numerical and Computational Methods, Probabilities and Statistics, Thermodynamics.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical lectures (T): oral discussion on previously defined topics. Individual participation in the discussion is evaluated. One test at the end of each lecture.

Practical lectures (TP): Students are divided in groups to do team work to present a practical problem discussion and resolution. Individual participation in the discussion is evaluated.

Learning Outcomes

The main objective of this unit is to provide students with solid and autonomous knowledge on fluids’ behavior, to be used in practical engineering applications. It is divided into nine chapters, including basic concepts that are then applied to practical engineering problems. Fluid behavior is viewed as a particular case of transport phenomena (mass, momentum, energy) that may be encountered along the student’s professional life.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Introduction. Fundamental concepts. Pressure distribution within a fluid. Integral relations applied to a control volume and differential relations applied to a fluid element. Laminar and turbulent Reynolds-number regimes. Viscous flow in ducts. Dimensional analysis and similarity. Boundary layer versus inviscid incompressible flow. Open-channel flow.

Head Lecturer(s)

Almerindo Domingues Ferreira

Assessment Methods

Final Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Livro de apoio/ Companion book:

Livro de Apoio: L. A. Oliveira e A. G. Lopes (2012) – "Mecânica dos Fluidos" (4.ª ed.). ETEP - LIDEL.

Livros de Leitura Recomendada/Other references:

ÇENGEL, Y. A. & Cimbala, J. M. (2006), Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Também disponível em tradução brasileira, editada por McGraw-Hill Portugal.

MASSEY, B. S. (1970) Mechanics of Fluids. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, London. Também disponível em tradução portuguesa, editada pela Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.

MUNSON, B. R., YOUNG, D. F. & OKIISHI, T. H. (2002), Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (4ª. ed.). John Wiley & Sons. Também disponível em tradução brasileira, editada por Edgard Blücher.

WHITE, F. M. (1999) Fluid Mechanics (4ª ed). McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York. Também disponível em tradução brasileira, editada por McGraw-Hill Portugal.