University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Grainger College of Engineering
Mechanical Science & Engineering

ME 310 - Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics

Spring 2023

TitleRubricSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABA36926LAB00800 - 0950 M  126 Talbot Laboratory Syed Angkan Haider
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABB36927LAB01200 - 1350 M  126 Talbot Laboratory Junren Ran
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABC36928LAB01500 - 1650 M  126 Talbot Laboratory Junren Ran
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABD36929LAB00800 - 0950 T  126 Talbot Laboratory Xin Wang
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABE36930LAB01000 - 1150 T  126 Talbot Laboratory Ilia Nasiriziba
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABF36931LAB01300 - 1450 T  126 Talbot Laboratory Ilia Nasiriziba
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABG36932LAB01500 - 1650 T  126 Talbot Laboratory Ilia Nasiriziba
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABH36933LAB00800 - 0950 W  126 Talbot Laboratory Mostafa Olyaei
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABI36934LAB01200 - 1350 W  126 Talbot Laboratory Junren Ran
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABJ36935LAB01500 - 1650 W  126 Talbot Laboratory Jairo Martin Rojas Huamani
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABK36936LAB01700 - 1850 W  126 Talbot Laboratory Mostafa Olyaei
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABL36937LAB00800 - 0950 R  126 Talbot Laboratory Caleb Joseph Hill
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABM36938LAB01000 - 1150 R  126 Talbot Laboratory Caleb Joseph Hill
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABN52246LAB01300 - 1450 R  126 Talbot Laboratory Sung Gyu Chun
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABO52249LAB01500 - 1650 R  126 Talbot Laboratory Mostafa Olyaei
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABP70842LAB01700 - 1850 R  126 Talbot Laboratory Jairo Martin Rojas Huamani
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABQ70843LAB00800 - 0950 F  126 Talbot Laboratory Zhengyu Yang
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310AE136924LCD41000 - 1050 M W F  4100 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Jie Feng
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310AE236925LCD41100 - 1150 M W F  4100 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Sascha Hilgenfeldt
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ZJ170807LCD41000 - 1050 M W F  4100 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Jie Feng
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ZJ270833LCD41100 - 1150 M W F  4100 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Sascha Hilgenfeldt
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ZJU75241LEC4 -    Chia-Fon Lee

Official Description

Fundamentals of fluid mechanics with coverage of theory and applications of incompressible viscous and inviscid flows, and compressible high speed flows. Course Information: Credit is not given for both ME 310 and either TAM 335 or CEE 331. Prerequisite: MATH 285 OR MATH 286 OR MATH 441; credit or concurrent registration in ME 200. Class Schedule Information: Students must register for one lab and one lecture section.

Detailed Course Description

Introduction to fluid mechanics with coverage of theory and applications of incompressible viscous and inviscid flows, and compressible high speed flows. Prerequisite: MATH 285 and credit or concurrent registration in ME 300. 4 undergraduate hours.

TOPICS:

1. Introduction, definitions, fluid kinematics

2. Hydrostatics, including nanometers, Bourdon gauges and pressure transducers

3. Control volume equations for continuity, linear momentum, angular momentum, and energy; Bernoulli's equation; includes pitot tubes, Venturi meters, orifice meters and hot wire anenometers

4. Differential continuity and momentum equations

5. Dimensional similitude and model testing

6. Viscous flows, pipe flows

7. Boundary layers, lift and drag

8. Potential flow, superposition, numerical solutions

9. Compressible flow

LABORATORY PROJECTS:

1. Fluid properties

2. Centrifugal pump characterization

3. Free air jet

4. Pipe flow

5. Design project

6. Cylinder in cross flow

ME: Required.

EM: TAM 335 required instead.

Last updated

9/26/2018

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