The Grainger College of Engineering
Mechanical Science & Engineering

ME 310

ME 310 - Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics

Spring 2025

TitleRubricSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310AB136926LAB01200 - 1350 M  126 Talbot Laboratory Gautham Krishnan
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310AB236927LAB01400 - 1550 M  126 Talbot Laboratory Afsara Zahin Chowdhury
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310AB336928LAB01600 - 1750 M  126 Talbot Laboratory Afsara Zahin Chowdhury
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310AB436929LAB00800 - 0950 T  126 Talbot Laboratory Haoyu Wang
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310AB536930LAB01000 - 1150 T  126 Talbot Laboratory Rahat Mahmud Khan
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310AB636931LAB01200 - 1350 T  126 Talbot Laboratory Rahat Mahmud Khan
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310AB736932LAB01400 - 1550 T  126 Talbot Laboratory Rahat Mahmud Khan
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310AB836933LAB01600 - 1750 T  126 Talbot Laboratory Junren Ran
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310AB936934LAB00800 - 0950 W  126 Talbot Laboratory Woolin Jung
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABA36935LAB01200 - 1350 W  126 Talbot Laboratory Youngmun Lee
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABB36936LAB01400 - 1550 W  126 Talbot Laboratory Haoyu Wang
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABC36937LAB01600 - 1750 W  126 Talbot Laboratory Haoyu Wang
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABD36938LAB00800 - 0950 R  126 Talbot Laboratory Ilia Nasiriziba
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABE52246LAB01000 - 1150 R  126 Talbot Laboratory Gautham Krishnan
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABF52249LAB01200 - 1350 R  126 Talbot Laboratory Gautham Krishnan
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABG70807LAB01400 - 1550 R  126 Talbot Laboratory Vinit Kumar
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABH70833LAB01600 - 1750 R  126 Talbot Laboratory Afsara Zahin Chowdhury
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABI70842LAB00800 - 0950 F  126 Talbot Laboratory Ilia Nasiriziba
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABJ70843LAB01200 - 1350 F  126 Talbot Laboratory Ilia Nasiriziba
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310AE136924LCD41000 - 1050 M W F  4100 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Jie Feng
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310AE236925LCD41100 - 1150 M W F  119 Materials Science & Eng Bld Arne J Pearlstein
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ZJ175241LEC4 -    Jie Feng

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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