Fluid Mechanics

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Apply CFD methods to calculate simple cases of fluid flow
• Derive basic governing equations of fluid flow based on the conservation laws
• Measure and analyse pressure and velocity of fluid flow through lab classes, and compare them with theoretical predictions
• Solve simple one-dimensional or two-dimensional fluid flow problems by making appropriate assumptions and by applying sensible boundary conditions
• Calculate forces (lift and drag) generated by fluid flow and discuss them in the context of performance and efficiency of fluid machinery

Full CEng Programme Level Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Measure and analyse pressure and velocity of fluid flow through practical laboratory, and compare them with theoretical predictions to investigate complex problems.
• Formulate and analyse fluid mechanics complex problems to reach substantiated conclusions. This will involve evaluating measured data and/or problems set in final examination using first principles of mathematics, statistics, natural science and engineering principles, and using engineering judgment to work with information that may be uncertain or incomplete, discussing the limitations of the techniques employed.
• Select and apply appropriate materials, equipment, engineering technologies and processes, recognising their limitations in lab course work and final examination.
• Apply a comprehensive knowledge of mathematics, statistics, natural science and engineering principles to the solution of complex fluid mechanics problems. Much of the knowledge will be at the forefront of the fluid mechanics field of study and informed by a critical awareness of new developments and the wider context of engineering. These are assessed by final examination and two practical laboratory coursework.
• Select and apply appropriate computational and analytical techniques to model complex fluid mechanics problems, discussing the limitations of the techniques employed in final examination and their lab reports.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Ideal potential (inviscid and incompressible) fluid flow
• Compressible fluid flow
• Viscous fluid flow
• Conservation laws for mass, momentum and energy in fluid flow
• Basic CFD (computational fluid dynamics)

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Use mathematical and computational models for engineering analysis
• Solve engineering problems systematically

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.