ME517 ADVANCED FLUID MECHANICS
| Course Code: | 5690517 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. MEHMET METİN YAVUZ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the students will:
- Learn the details of fluid kinematics, flow lines, and differential and integral formulation of fluid motion.
- Learn Navier Stokes Equations and Vorticity Transport Equations.
- Learn vortex lines, tubes, vorticity generation mechanisms, effect of pressure gradient on boundary layer, flow separation, and the basics of flow instability and turbulence.
Course Content
Fundamental concepts. Mathematical preliminaries. Fundamental equations of flow. Analysis of motion. Analysis of forces, stresses. Equations of flow theorems. Incompressible potential flow. (F)
Course Learning Outcomes
Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:
- Formulate the fluid kinematics, material derivative, flow lines, and Cauchy Stokes decomposition.
- Apply integral formulation for control volumes both in inertial and non inertial reference frames.
- Formulate and solve differential equations of motions including Navier Stokes Equations and Vorticity Transport Equations.
- Understand vortex lines, tubes, vorticity generation mechanisms, effect of pressure gradient on boundary layer, flow separation, and the basics of flow instability and turbulence.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Acquires the fundamental scientific knowledge required to analyze and solve advanced-level problems in the field of mechanical engineering. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Gains the competence to utilize advanced engineering mathematics methods in the formulation, analysis, and solution of engineering problems. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Conducts literature reviews using printed and online sources, analyzes the collected literature, and identifies the current state-of-the-art in the relevant scientific field. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Demonstrates the ability to prepare and deliver a seminar on a technical subject. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Develops the ability to conduct independent research on a specific topic and solve advanced engineering problems. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Contributes to the national and/or international body of knowledge through original research. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Gains the competence to effectively communicate the process and results of research conducted on a specific subject through scientifically structured written reports and oral presentations. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Acquires the ability to publish research findings as articles in national and/or international scientific journals and/or present them as papers at conferences. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Acts in accordance with universal principles of research and publication ethics. | ✔ | |||