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ENGINEERING SCIENCES 123 - SPRING 2003

OUTLINE OF THE FIRST TEN LECTURES W, 29 January, Lecture 1: introduction to fluid mechanics, motivation, a dimensional argument (Smits, Chapter 1, p. 1-22) F, 31 January, Lecture 2 dimensional analysis: examples of dimensional reasoning using elementary mechanics problems (Smits, Chapter 1, p. 22-26, 34-36, skim p. 27-34) For study material on the heat transfer topics, see the book posted on the class website M, 3 February, Lecture 3 Heat and mass transfer I: some basic physical ideas, the random walk and the diffusion equation W, 5 February, Lecture 4 Heat and mass transfer II: macroscopic approach to mass and thermal energy transfer, diffusion and conduction, Ficks law and Fourier law, the diffusion equation F, 7 February, Lecture 5 Heat and mass transfer III: typical boundary conditions, some examples and solutions, rescaling variables, resistances in series M, 10 February, Lecture 6 Heat and mass transfer IV: thermal fins, rescaling variables, efficiency, an optimization question; a brief remark about transients time to establish a steady state W, 12 February, Lecture 7 Statics I Pressure at a point, pressure (surface) forces and body forces, equation for fluid statics: Newtons second applied to a small piece of material, (linear) pressure distribution in a constant gravitational field; examples (Smits, Chapter 2, sections 2.1-3) F, 14 February, Lecture 8 Statics II A second derivation of the equation for fluid statics using the Divergence Theorem, pressure measurement: barometer, manometer, forces on planar surfaces (Smits, Chapter 2, sections 2.4-5) M, 17 February, HOLIDAY W, 19 February, Lecture 9 Statics III Forces on curved surfaces, surface tension, Archimedes principle (Smits, Chapter 2, sections 2.6,9,11) F, 21 February, Lecture 10 Statics IV: End of statics; introduction to fluid motion Another look at Archimedes, accelerating systems that are essentially static: (i) liquidfilled tanks, free surfaces; rotating systems (section 2.11) A first description of fluid motion (Smits, chapter 3.1-4)

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