Fluid Mechanics

Objectives

  • Learn the main concepts of the Fluid Mechanics.  
  • Learn and know how to apply the principles of hydrostátics, conservation of the mass, momentum, angular momentum and energy in the integral formulation.

  • Learn to solve concrete problems of Fluid Mechanics in any area of engineering, particularly in the area of Mechanical engineering.

     

General characterization

Code

12552

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

José Manuel Paixão Conde, Luís Miguel Chagas da Costa Gil

Hours

Weekly - 4

Total - 76

Teaching language

Português

Prerequisites

The knowledge of the subjects taught in Physics I, Mathematical Analysis I, II and III and Applied Mechanics I.

Bibliography

-J.M.P. Conde, "Introdução à dinâmica dos Fluidos".

-Oliveira, L. A. e Lopes, A. G., “Mecânica dos Fluidos”, LIDEL, 5ª ed., 2016.

-White, F. M., “Mecânica dos Fluidos”, McGraw-Hill, 4ª ed., 2002.

Teaching method

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Evaluation method

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Subject matter

1-Fluid concept. The fluid as continuum.

2-Forces acting on a fluid. Fundamental equation of hydrostatic. Manometry. Hydrostatic forces on surfaces and buoyancy. Aerostatic.

3-Integral relations for a control volume. Flow rate concept. Reynolds transport theorem. Conservation of mass, momentum and angular momentum.

4-Bernoulli eq.. Instalations.

5-Dimensional analisys.

6-Fundamental diferencial equations in fluid mechanics.

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