Course: ME 390. Fluid Mechanics (3)
Prerequisites: MATH 250; PHYS 220A and PHYS 220AL. Corequisite: ME 370. Introduction to fluid mechanics. Fundamental concepts, fluid properties, and fluid statics. Fluid kinematics and Bernoulli’s equation. Integral form of the conservation laws for mass, momentum, and energy. Dimensional analysis and similitude. Viscous flows of incompressible fluids in closed conduits. Introduction to external and compressible flows.