The calendar below provides information on the course's lecture (L) and recitation (R) sessions.
| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
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L1 |
Introduction Fluids vs. Solids Liquids vs. Gases |
Problem set 1 out |
Basic Equations |
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L2 |
Description of a Flow Flow Visualization - Flow Lines Concept and Consequences of Continuous Flow Material/Substantial/Total Time Derivative Langrangian and Eulerian Time Derivative |
Problem set 1 due Problem set 2A out |
R1 |
Basic Tools - Calculus Review |
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L3 |
Stress Tensor Mass and Momentum Conservation |
Problem set 2B out |
L4 |
Newtonian Fluids Navier-Stokes Equations Boundary Conditions Surface Tension Body Forces - Gravity |
Problem sets 2A and 2B due Problem set 3A out |
R2 |
Control Volume |
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Similitude |
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L5 |
Dimensional Analysis |
Problem set 3B out |
L6 |
Similarity Parameters Using Governing Equations and Boundary Conditions Using Physical Arguments Importance |
Problem sets 3A and 3B due Problem set 4A out |
R3 |
Dimensional Analysis and Similitude |
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Ideal Fluid Flow |
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L7 |
Governing Equations and Boundary Conditions Circulation - Kelvin's Theorem Vorticity |
Problem set 4B out |
L8 |
Properties of Vortex Structures Bernoulli Equation for Steady, Ideal, and Rotational Flow |
Problem sets 4A and 4B due Problem set 5A out |
R4 |
Ideal Flow |
Challenge problem 1 out |
L9 |
Vorticity Equation Potential Flow |
Problem set 5B out |
R5 |
Quiz 1 Review and P-Flow |
Problem sets 5A and 5B due |
Quiz 1 |
Challenge problem 1 due Problem set 6 out |
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L10 |
Governing Equations and Boundary Conditions for P-Flow Linear Superposition for P-Flow Laplace Equation Simple Potential Flows |
Problem set 6 due Problem set 7A out P-Flow tutorial out |
L11 |
Method of Images D'Alembert's Paradox Lift Due to Circulation |
Problem set 7B out P-Flow homework 1 out |
L12 |
Lifting Surfaces Potential Flow and Kutta Condition Thin Wing, Small Angle of Attack |
Problem sets 7A and 7B due P-Flow homework 1 due Problem set 8A out |
R6 |
P-Flow Summary and Added Mass |
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L13 |
Unsteady Motion - Added Mass General 6 Degrees of Freedom Motions |
Problem set 8B out |
L14 |
Properties of Added-Mass Coefficients Slender Body Approximation Buoyancy Effects Due to Accelerating Flow |
Problem sets 8A and 8B due Problem set 9A out |
R7 |
Added Mass Tensor |
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Real Fluid Effects |
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L15 |
Form Drag |
Problem set 9B out |
L16 |
Drag on a Very Streamlined Body Known Solutions of the Navier-Stokes Equations Boundary Layer Growth Over an Infinite Flat Plate for Unsteady Flow |
Problem sets 9A and 9B due Problem set 10A out |
R8 |
Quiz 2 Review and Boundary Layers |
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Quiz 2 |
Problem set 10B out |
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L17 |
Laminar Boundary Layers Steady Flow over a Flat Plate Flow Over a Body of General Geometry |
Problem set 10A due Problem set 11A out |
R9 |
Laminar Boundary Layers and Model Testing |
Problem set 10B due |
L18 |
Turbulent Flow - Reynolds Stress Turbulent Boundary Layer Over a Smooth Flat Plate |
Problem set 11B out |
L19 |
Turbulent Boundary Layers: Roughness Effects Model Testing |
Problem set 11A due Problem set 12 out |
Water Waves |
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R10 |
Forces on Cylinder, Labs, and Linear Water Waves |
Problem set 11B due |
L20 |
Exact (Nonlinear) Governing Equations for Surface Gravity Waves Linearized (Airy) Wave Theory Characteristics of Linear Plane Progressive Waves |
Problem set 12 due Problem set 13A out |
R11 |
Dispersion Relation |
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L21 |
Superposition of Linear Plane Progressive Waves Wave Energy Energy Propagation - Group Velocity Energy Conservation Equation Steady Ship Waves, Wave Resistance |
Problem set 13B out |
L22 |
Wave Forces on a Body |
Problem sets 13A and 13B due Challenge problems 2 and 3 out |
R12 |
Problem Solving for Lifting Surfaces |
Challenge problems 2 and 3 due Problem set 14A (optional) |
Final Exam |
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