Fluid mechanics
Undergraduate · Engineering
Syllabus focus
Standard syllabus · STEM / applied
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Topics typically covered
Standard syllabus
Fluid properties and statics
- Density, specific weight, and specific gravity
- Viscosity: dynamic and kinematic definitions
- Surface tension and capillary effects
- Pressure at a point and Pascal's law
- Hydrostatic pressure distribution in fluids
- Manometers and pressure measurement devices
- Forces on plane submerged surfaces
- Forces on curved submerged surfaces
- Buoyancy, Archimedes' principle, and stability
- Rigid-body acceleration of fluid containers
Integral analysis and pipe flow
- System versus control volume formulations
- Conservation of mass for control volumes
- Linear momentum equation and force on CV
- Angular momentum equation for turbomachinery
- Bernoulli equation assumptions and applications
- Energy grade line and hydraulic grade line
- Major losses: Darcy-Weisbach and Moody chart
- Minor losses: fittings, valves, and expansions
- Laminar versus turbulent flow in pipes
- Reynolds number and flow regime transitions
STEM / applied
External flow and turbomachinery
- Drag and lift on immersed bodies (intro)
- Boundary layer concepts and separation
- Flow over flat plates and cylinders (qualitative)
- Open-channel flow: uniform depth and Froude number
- Pumps: system curves and operating points
- Turbines: impulse and reaction types
- Dimensional analysis and Buckingham Pi theorem
- Similitude and model testing principles
- CFD workflow overview for external flows
- Lab: venturi meters, orifice plates, and pump tests
Multiphysics and design applications
- Compressible flow intro: Mach number effects
- Aerodynamic forces in vehicle and wing design
- HVAC duct design and fan selection
- Hydraulic circuit design for mobile equipment
- Blood flow and biofluid mechanics (survey)
- Environmental flows: rivers and mixing (intro)
- FE fluids topic alignment and problem sets
- MATLAB/Python for pipe network iteration
- Failure case studies: cavitation and water hammer
- Capstone fluid system sizing project elements
Notes
Topics reflect common engineering syllabi at US colleges and universities. Exact order, depth, and applied emphasis vary by institution, department, and instructor.