ME 353

Course Code & Number

ME 353

Course Title

Fluid Mechanics

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits

Year of Study:

Junior

Semester:

Fall

Type of Course:

Compulsory

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::

Catalog Description

Fundamental principles of fluid mechanics and their application to engineering problems. Fluid statics. Kinematics of fluid flow. Dynamics of fluids. Differential analysis of fluid flow. Conservation of mass, momentum and energy for fluid flow problems. Flow of viscous fluids, simple laminar flow systems.

Course Objectives

The course aims to teach the fundamentals of fluid mechanics and their applications to basic flows. It will also cover conservation of mass, momentum and energy principles are applied to fluid flows.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Discuss fundamental concepts in fluid mechanics such as viscosity and pressure,
2. Solve fluid statics problems,
3. Illustrate the utilization of fluid velocity and acceleration concepts through fluid kinematics principles,
4. Apply Bernoulli’s equation for flow dynamics,
5. Relate conservation of mass and momentum principles to fluid mechanics systems both in integral and differential form.

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Onur Baş