 Academic Year: |
2014/5 |
| Owning Department/School: |
Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Credits: |
6 |
| Level: |
Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: |
CW 15%, EX 85% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Coursework - Lab Report Air Jet (CW 15%)
- Examination (EX 85%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
ME10009 Re-assessment Examination (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
This unit is not normally available to visiting/exchange students. |
| Description: |
Aims:
To introduce the student to more basic equations of fluid mechanics and to apply the equations to engineering problems.
Learning Outcomes:
After taking this unit the student should be able to:
* Understand the basic concepts of fluid mechanics.
* Apply the continuity, momentum and Bernoulli's equations to engineering problems.
* Use dimensional analysis.
Skills:
Problem solving; numeracy; working independently.
Content:
Stress and viscosity; fluid statics; pressure, forces and moments; fluid kinematics; continuity equation; Bernoulli equation; Bernoulli equation with losses and external work; momentum equation for a control volume; dimensional analysis and similarity; introduction to Flight. Thermofluids laboratory experiment.
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| Programme availability: |
ME10009 is Compulsory on the following programmes:
Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
- UEXX-AFB02 : BEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Year 2)
- UEXX-AKB02 : BEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEXX-AFM02 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Year 2)
- UEXX-AKM02 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
- UEME-AFB26 : BEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering (Year 1)
- UEME-AKB26 : BEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 1)
- UEME-AFM04 : MEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering (Year 1)
- UEME-AKM04 : MEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 1)
- UEME-AFB01 : BEng(Hons) Automotive Engineering (Year 1)
- UEME-AKB01 : BEng(Hons) Automotive Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 1)
- UEME-AFM01 : MEng(Hons) Automotive Engineering (Year 1)
- UEME-AKM01 : MEng(Hons) Automotive Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 1)
- UEME-AFB16 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Year 1)
- UEME-AKB16 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 1)
- UEME-AFM16 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Year 1)
- UEME-AKM16 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 1)
- UEME-AFB41 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Advanced Design and Innovation (Year 1)
- UEME-AKB41 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Advanced Design and Innovation with Year long work placement (Year 1)
- UEME-AFM41 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Advanced Design and Innovation (Year 1)
- UEME-AKM41 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Advanced Design and Innovation with Year long work placement (Year 1)
- UEME-AFB38 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 1)
- UEME-AKB38 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with Year long work placement (Year 1)
- UEME-AFM38 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 1)
- UEME-AKM38 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with Year long work placement (Year 1)
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