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77256 Basic Fluid Mechanics
Danish title: Strømningslære
Language: English Credit points: 5
Type: Language: English

Previous course: 77263
No credit points with: 77263
Prerequisite: 01030/01031 Matematisk Analyse 3
Recommended semester: 4th -7th semester
Examination: Written exam (13-scale)
Contact person: Jens Nørkær Sørensen, Building 403, Tel. +45 4525 4314, email jns@et.dtu.dk, http://www.afm.dtu.dk/staff/jns

Department: Department of Energy Engineering
Aim: To give a theoretical background for formulation and solution of flow problems within mechanical and energy engineering.
Contents: Introduction to the basic principles for conservation of mass, momentum and energy of fluid mechanical systems. Conservation equations on control volume form. Fluid Statics. Invicid flows: Bernoulli's equation; Static, dynamic and total pressure; Euler's equations on differential form. Dimension analysis and similitude. Introduction to measurement techniques. Head loss in pipes and pipe systems. Introduction to boundary layers: Flow past flat plate. Airfoil aerodynamics. Introduction to compressible flows.