FAEN 204 — Fluid Mechanics
Agricultural Engineering · University of Ghana
Introduction: nature of fluids, analysis of fluid behaviour, viscosity, surface tension and capillary effects. Fluid Statics: hydrostatic forces on submerged plane and curved surfaces; buoyancy and stability; Elementary Fluid Dynamics: static, dynamic and total pressure; energy line and hydraulic grade line. Fluid Kinematics: velocity and acceleration fields; control volume and system representations; Reynolds transport theorem. Control Volume Analysis: continuity equation; linear momentum and moment-of-momentum equations; energy equation; irreversible flow. Differential analysis of fluid flow: fluid element kinematics; conservation of mass; conservation of linear momentum; inviscid flow; plane potential flows. Similitude, dimensional analysis, and modeling: dimensional analysis; Buckingham Pi Theorem; common dimensionless groups; modelling and similitude. Flow in pipes: laminar and turbulent flow; fully developed laminar flow; fully developed turbulent flow; dimensional analysis of pipe flow; pipe networks; flow rate measurement. Flow over immersed bodies: drag and lift; friction and pressure drag; flow over flat plates, across cylinders and spheres. Open-channel flow: general characteristics: surface waves; energy considerations; uniform flow; gradually varied flow; rapidly varied flow; flow measurement. Turbo-machines: basic energy and momentum considerations; centrifugal pumps; dimensional parameters and similarity laws; axial-flow and mixed-flow pumps; fans; turbines; compressible flow turbo-machines.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester Two
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- AREN 202 — Physical and Engineering Properties of Biological Materials
- AREN 204 — Internship (Industrial practice II)
- FAEN 203 — Strength of Materials
- FAEN 205 — Thermodynamics
- AREN 101 — Engineering Graphics
- AREN 102 — Engineering Drawing
- AREN 301 — Soil and Crop Mechanics Application to Mechanization
- AREN 302 — Agricultural Materials Handling
- AREN 304 — Soil Mechanics
- AREN 305 — Heat Transfer
- AREN 306 — Hydrology and Water Resources Management
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).