DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICS Dr. Ted Thiede Associate Professor of Engineering and Physics

PHY 344: Fluid Mechanics Course Information Page
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:	Fundamental principles and applications of hydrostatics and fluid flow for engineers. Three lectures per week, incorporating laboratory activities for students and demonstrations as appropriate. Cannot be taken for graduate credit by physics majors. Prerequisite: PHY 240, Corequisite: MAT 411.
ASSIGNMENTS:	Daily homework assignments, projects and quizzes (1/6 of grade) Three  hour exams.    (1/2 of grade) Final exam (1/3 of grade) You may need to download the AdobeAcrobat Reader.  Those enrolled in the course should access the MSU Blackboard site frequently
TOPICS:	Introduction to Fluid Mechanics Properties of Fluids –Density, Vapor Pressure, Compressibility, Viscosity, Surface Tension Fluid Statics- Pressure, Manometer, Barometer, Submerged Surfaces, Rigid-Body Motion Fluid Flow Descriptions Reynolds Transport Theorem Mass and Energy Equations Bernouilli Equation Steady Flow Energy Equation Control Volume Analysis Angular Momentum Dimensionless Numbers, Similarity, Buckingham Pi Theorem Internal Flows- Laminar and Turbulent Pipe Flows Minor Losses	Networks and Pump Selection Pumps Flow Rate and Velocity Measurements Diffential Analysis: Continuity Equation Stream Function Momentum/ Cauchy Equation Navier-Stokes Equations Exact Solutions to NS Equations Non-Dimensionalized Equations of Motion Potential Flow Boundary Layer Flow Drag Lift
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