FLUID DYNAMICS (MOD. 1)C.I.

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FLUID DYNAMICS (MOD. 1) C.I.
Teaching
FLUID DYNAMICS (MOD. 1)C.I.
Subject area
ING-IND/06
Reference degree course
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Course type
Master's Degree
Credits
6.0
Teaching hours
Frontal Hours: 60.0
Academic year
2018/2019
Year taught
2018/2019
Course year
1
Language
ENGLISH
Curriculum
AEROSPACE DESIGN
Reference professor for teaching
Di Renzo Mario

Teaching description

Knowledge of calculus (derivatives and integrals), algebra (basic vector and tensor operations), dynamics of a rigid body and thermodynamics,

The course provides the basic tools to understand the motion of a fluid. The conservation equations that describe the dynamics of a fluid are analyzed in the case of inviscid and viscous flows. During this process, a description of the main fluid properties is provided as well as the continuum assumption and the definition of Eulerian and Lagrangian frames of reference. The derived equations are used in order to describe the motion of fluid in canonical configurations such as the Poisseuille flow (flow between flat plates), the Couette flow (flow between flat plates in relative motion), and the Hagen-Poisseuille flow (flow inside a pipe). The forces exchanged between the fluid and an immersed body are analyzed by means of the potential flow theory and boundary layer theory. During this course, the Buckingam PI theorem will be applied to canonical flows in order to derive a dimensionless description of the dynamics of the fluid. An outline about the main phenomena involving turbulence will also be provided.

After the course, a student should know:

• the main properties of a fluid;
• the basic equations that describe the static, kinematics and dynamics of a fluid;
• the principal physical phenomena involved in the motion of a fluid;
• the main interactions between a fluid and an immersed body.

54 hours of lecture

The exam consists of a written test and an oral exam.

During the written test, the student has two hours to solve two or three problems about the topics analyzed during the course.

If the score in the first part of the exam is sufficient to pass, the student will be admitted to the oral exam where his knowledge about the main theoretical aspects of the course will be tested.

Recap of basic knowledge: definitions of a scalar, vector, tensor, divergence operator, gradient operator, curl operator, divergence and Stokes theorems (1.5 hours).

Properties of a fluid: definition of a fluid, continuum hypothesis, density and thermal expansion, compressibility, viscosity, vapor tension, surface tension and capillary action (1.5 hours).

Statics of a fluid: pressure distribution in a steady fluid, standard atmosphere, pressure forces on a flat and curved surface, buoyancy, stability of a buoyant body, pressure gauges (6 hours).

Kinematic of a fluid: Lagrangian and Eulerian frames of reference, definitions of path lines, streamlines and streaklines, material derivative, e. Local flow analysis: simplified two-dimensional case, general three-dimensional case (3 hours).
Dynamic of a fluid: Reynolds transport theorem; integral and differential form of the conservation equations for mass, momentum and total energy; stress tensor; constitutive relations; Navier–Stokes equations; several expressions of the energy conservation equation (12 hours).
Bernoulli Equation: second law of the dynamics for an ideal fluid, the Bernoulli equation, the Crocco theorem, the Pitot tube, the Venturi tube (3 hours).

Potential flow theory: Kelvin and Helmholtz theorems, irrotational  acyclic and cyclic motions, two-dimensional potential flows (uniform flow; source/sink; vortex, doublet), superposition of simple flows, flow past a circular cylinder without and with circulation, analytic functions of complex variables, conformal mapping, potential flow past a Joukowski airfoil (12 hours).

Exact solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations: flow between two parallel flat plates, the Couette flow, the Hagen–Poiseuille flow (3 hours).

Boundary layer theory: Boundary-layer equations, integral equations and approximate solutions (7 hours).

Turbulence: description of the phenomenon, short overview on the Reynolds equations (3 hours).

Dimensional analysis and similitude: Buckingham PI theorem, dimensional analysis, dynamic similarity, study of particular classes of flows (immersed bodies; with a free surface) (2 ore).

[1] Irving H. Shames, Mechanics of Fluids, McGraw-Hill International editions
[2] Barnes W. McCormick, Aerodynamics, Aeronautics and Flight Mechanics, Wiley.

Semester
First Semester (dal 24/09/2018 al 21/12/2018)

Exam type

Type of assessment
Oral

Course timetable
https://easyroom.unisalento.it/Orario

Component of
FLUID DYNAMICS (MOD. 1)C.I. (LM52)

Parent teaching
FLUID DYNAMICS (MOD. 1) FLIGHT MECHANICS (MOD.2) C.I. (LM52)

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