Welcome to Experiments in Thermal and Fluid Sciences

But where the senses fail us, reason must step in.
                                                                  Galileo Galilei

Announcements 04/22/2009 As announced in class, the FINAL EXAM is optional. However, if you do not want to take the final exam YOU MUST SIGN THE SHEET during Lecture on Thursday, April 22. If you do not sign it, your final grade will be counted (whether you show up for it or not). Conversely, if you sign up electing not to take the exam your final will not be counted (even if you take it). Grades have been updated on BlackBoard and the course webpage. The grades posted are out of 85 total points. The Letter Grades have been adjusted as follows: A - 90 to 100 B - 80 to 90 C - 65 to 80 D - 55 to 65 F - Below 55 Purpose The purpose of this laboratory is to reinforce and enhance your understanding of the fundamentals of fluid mechanics and heat transfer learned in Thermal-Fluids I & II, EML 3015C and EML 3016C, respectively. The experiments are relatively simple; they are designed to demonstrate the applications of the basic fluid and thermal science principles and to provide a more intuitive and physical understanding of these disciplines. The objective is also to introduce a variety of modern and classical experimental and diagnostic techniques, and the principles behind these techniques. This laboratory exercise also provides practice in making engineering judgments, estimates and assessing the reliability of your measurements, skills which are very important for any successful engineer.         Course Instructor Dr. F. S. ALVI CEB B346 Phone: 410-6336 (CEB), 644-0053 (FMRL) E-mail: alvi@eng.fsu.edu Office Hours: Thursday: 2:30 - 3:30 P.M.                        (By appointment at other times)