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All assignments, quizzes and past exams (2009-present) available at canvas.psu.edu
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PART I
1. Orientation and Fluid Properties
1:1 Introduction
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1:2 Fluid Properties - Mass, Weight, Dimensions, EOS, Compressibility
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1:3 Fluid Properties - Wave Speeds, Viscosity, Vapor Pressure, Surface Tension
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[...see also Vapor Pressure & Surface Tension]
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Wind Instruments - Savern Liu
2. Fluid Statics
2:1 Fluid Pressures - At a Point, Incompressible Fluid
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2:2 Fluid Pressures - Compressible Fluids and Manometry
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2:3 Fluid Pressures - Examples
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3. Pressure Forces on Surfaces, Buoyancy, Flotation, Stability
3:1 Fluid Forces on Structures - Resultant F_R
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3:2 Fluid Forces on Structures - Point of Action, CoP=Y_R, Failure Mechanisms
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3:3 Fluid Forces on Structures - Forces on Curved Structures, Buoyancy and Stability
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MidTerm 1 - Topics 1, 2, 3 & 4:1
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PART II
4. Elementary Fluid Dynamics, Bernoulli Equation
4:1 Fluid Pressures - Accelerating Fluids - Linear and Rotational
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4:2 Fluid Dynamics - Bernoulli Equation - Along Streamline
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4:3 Fluid Dynamics - Bernoulli Equation - Normal to Streamlines
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5. Elementary Fluid Dynamics, Bernoulli Equation
5:1 Fluid Dynamics - Bernoulli Equation and Pressure Measurement
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5:2 Fluid Dynamics - Bernoulli Equation, Conservation of Mass, Pressure Measurement
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5:3 Fluid Dynamics - Open Flows and Unsteady Flows
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6. Control Volumes, Reynolds' Transport Theorem. Conservation of Mass and Continuity Equation
6:1 Conservation of Mass - Frames of Reference, Material Derivatives, Convective Accelerations
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6:2 Conservation of Mass - Streamline Accelerations
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6:3 Conservation of Mass - Static, Moving and Deforming Control Volumes
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7. Newton's Second Law, Conservation of Linear Momentum
7:1 Conservation of Momentum - Relationship to Bernoulli and Reynolds' Transport Theorem
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7:2 Conservation of Linear Momentum - Static and Moving Control Volumes
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7:3 Conservation of Linear and Rotational Momentum - Static and Moving Control Volumes
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MidTerm 2 - Topics 4, 5, 6 & 7
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PART III
8. First Law of Thermodynamics. Energy Equation
8:1 Conservation of Energy - Concepts and 1D Equations
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8:2 Conservation of Energy - Examples, Differential Representation
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8:3 Conservation of Energy - Stream Functions, Flow Nets, Navier-Stokes Equations
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9. Similitude. Dimensional Analysis. Pi Theorem. Modeling
9:1 Dimensional Analysis - Motivation and Principal Metrics (Reynolds, Euler, Froude No.)
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9:2 Dimensional Analysis - Buckingham Pi
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9:3 Dimensional Analysis - Re, Eu, Fr and Methodology
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Water Walkers - Corey Hoydic
10. Viscous Flow in Pipes. Laminar -vs- Turbulent. Head Losses. Moody Diagram
10:1 Pipe Flow - Dimensional Analysis
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10:2 Pipe Flow - Friction Factors, Moody Charts
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10:3 Pipe Flow - Major Losses, Minor Losses, Type I and II Systems
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11. Viscous Flow in Pipes. Exit, Entry and Minor Losses. Flow Calculations. Flow Measurement
11:1 Pipe Flow - Irregular Section Conduits and Type I, II, and III Problems
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11:2 Pipe Flow - Type I, II, and III Problems
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11:3 Pipe Flow - Pipe Networks, Flow Measurement
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MidTerm 3 - Topics 8, 9, 10 & 11
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PART IV
12. Flow over Immersed Bodies. Boundary Layer Concepts. Drag and Lift
12:1 External Flows - Drag and Lift and Congruence with Internal Flows, Re and Eu
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12:2 External Flows - Drag and Lift, Viscous and Pressure Drag & Lift, Dependence on Re
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12:3 External Flows - Solving for Equilibrium Frequencies, Velocities, Composite Drag, Rotation
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13. Open Channel Flow. Wave Hydraulics. Specific Energy and Momentum
13:1 Open Channel Flows - Uniform Flows, Chezy and Manning
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13:2 Open Channel Flows - Gradually Varying Flows, Energy, Critical Depth and Froude Number
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13:3 Open Channel Flows - Rapidly Varying Flows, Hydraulic Jumps
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MidTerm 4 - Final Exam
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