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

ME 310

ME 310 - Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics

Spring 2021

TitleRubricSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABA36926LAB00800 - 0950 M  126 Talbot Laboratory Liu Hong
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABB36927LAB01200 - 1350 M  126 Talbot Laboratory Liu Hong
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABC36928LAB01500 - 1650 M  126 Talbot Laboratory Liu Hong
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABD36929LAB00800 - 0950 T  126 Talbot Laboratory Abdel Rahman D Khaleel Farraj
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABE36930LAB01000 - 1150 T  126 Talbot Laboratory Abdel Rahman D Khaleel Farraj
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABF36931LAB01300 - 1450 T  126 Talbot Laboratory Abdel Rahman D Khaleel Farraj
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABG36932LAB01500 - 1650 T  126 Talbot Laboratory Alireza Moradzadeh
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABI36934LAB01200 - 1350 W  126 Talbot Laboratory Jeffrey Cheng
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABJ36935LAB01500 - 1650 W  126 Talbot Laboratory Jeffrey Cheng
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABM36938LAB01000 - 1150 R  126 Talbot Laboratory Akhilesh Sanjay Somani
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABN52246LAB01300 - 1450 R  126 Talbot Laboratory Jeffrey Cheng
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABO52249LAB01500 - 1650 R  126 Talbot Laboratory Junren Ran
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ABP70842LAB01700 - 1850 R  126 Talbot Laboratory Vishnu Pratheek Challa
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310AE136924OLC41000 - 1050 M W F    Gabriel Juarez
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310AE236925OLC41100 - 1150 M W F    Jie Feng
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310OBA72615OLB0 -    Syed Angkan Haider
Sashank Srinivasan
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310OE170807OLC4 -    Gabriel Juarez
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310OE270833OLC4 -    Jie Feng
Fundamentals of Fluid DynamicsME310ZJU73166LEC41100 - 1150 M W F  ARR Zhejiang University Timothy H Lee

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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 TAM 335. 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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