Calculus III, Physics I, grade of C- or better in ECH 3023 (Co-requisites: MAP 3305 and Physics II). Students not meeting the above requirements must drop the course. The department will drop students who do not do so voluntarily. The department assumes no resposibility for any drop fees assessed by the universities.
Whitaker, S., Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, Prentice-Hall, 1968
Bird, R.B., Stewart, W.E., and Lightfoot, E.N., Transport Phenomena,
Wiley, 1960.
Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Perry, R.H., and Chilton, C.H.,
McGraw-Hill.
This course is intended to provide an introduction to the theory and applications of momentum transfer. The emphasis will be on analysis from the microscopic and macroscopic points of view of fluid flow problems relevant to chemical process industries, as well as flows important in rheometry. The design of fluid flow equipment will also be addressed.
There will be several homeworks assigned during the course of the semester. Homeworks are due one week from the date of assignment, at the beginning of the class session. There will be no credit for late homeworks.
There will be about seven quizzes of fifteen minutes duration each. These will be based on the homework and reading assignments. There will be three mid-term exams, with the highest two grades used to compute the course grade. No make-up exams will be given. The midterm exams will be ``closed-book'', i.e. no access to texts or class notes are permitted, but students may bring in one sheet of personal notes. For the final exam, which will be based on all the material covered in the course, students may bring in with them upto three pages of personal notes.
| Midterm I | January 29 |
| Midterm II | March 3 |
| Midterm III | April 16 |
| Final Exam | Thursday April 24 (3:00-5:00 p.m.) |
| Quizzes | 20% |
| Midterm Exams | 40% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
| Homework | 10% |
All students are bound by the honor code of their university. Please review the honor code in your student handbook.
| Class | Date | Lecture | Reading |
| 1. | 01/06 | Introduction -- Basic Concepts | 1.1-1.4 |
| 2. | 01/08 | Fluid Properties | 1.5 |
| 3. | 01/13 | Vector Algebra | 1.6 |
| 4. | 01/15 | Vector Calculus | Handout |
| 5. | 01/22 | Fluid Statics | 2.1-2.4 |
| 6. | 01/27 | Fluid Statics | 2.5-2.7 |
| 7. | 01/29 | Midterm Exam I | Review |
| 8. | 02/03 | Kinematics | 3.1-3.3 |
| 9. | 02/05 | Kinematics | 3.4-3.6 |
| 10. | 02/10 | Fluid Stress | 4.1-4.2 |
| 11. | 02/12 | Fluid Stress | 4.3-4.4 |
| 12. | 02/17 | Microscopic Balances -- Theory | 5.1-5.2 |
| 13. | 02/19 | Microscopic Balances -- Theory | 5.3-5.4 |
| 14. | 02/24 | Microscopic Balances -- Applns. | 5.5-5.6 |
| 15. | 02/26 | Microscopic Balances | Review |
| 16. | 03/03 | Midterm Exam II | Review |
| 17. | 03/05 | Turbulent Flow | 6.1-6.2 |
| 18. | 03/17 | Turbulent Flow | 6.3-6.4 |
| 19. | 03/19 | Turbulent Flow | 6.5-6.6 |
| 20. | 03/24 | Macroscopic Balances -- Inertial | 7.1-7.2 |
| 21. | 03/26 | Macroscopic Balances -- Inertial | 7.3-7.4 |
| 22. | 03/31 | Macroscopic Balances -- Inertial | 7.5-7.6 |
| 23. | 04/02 | Macroscopic Balances -- Inertial | 7.7-7.8 |
| 24. | 04/07 | Macroscopic Balances -- Viscous | 8.1-8.2 |
| 25. | 04/09 | Macroscopic Balances -- Viscous | 8.3-8.4 |
| 26. | 04/14 | Macroscopic Balances -- Viscous | 8.5 |
| 27. | 04/16 | Midterm Exam III | Review |
| 28. | 04/24 | Final Exam (3:00-5:00pm) | Review |