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Graduate Bulletin 2007-09 
    
Graduate Bulletin 2007-09 [Archived Catalog]

ME 509 - Intermediate Fluid Mechanics


Fluid properties. Basic laws for a control volume. Kinematics of fluid flow. Dynamics of frictionless incompressible flow and basic hydrodynamics. Equations of motion for viscous flow, viscous flow applications, boundary layer theory. Wall turbulence, lift and drag of immersed bodies.

Preparation for Course
P: a first course in fluid mechanics or aerodynamics.

Cr. 3.
Notes
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Dual Level Course
Dual-Level, Undergraduate-Graduate