Class Fluid Mechanics

The scope of Fluid Mechanics is wide (Earth's surface surrounded by air and water) finding applications in the classic areas of engineering (mechanical, chemical, civil) and in other more transversal areas, such as energy and environment. Practical applications involving the analysis and design of systems that require a good understanding of fluid mechanics: aerodynamics (industrial and aeronautical), distribution networks (water, oil, natural gas), biomedical engineering, sports, etc. The relevance of Fluid Mechanics in Environmental Engineering is present in several domains, such as the dispersion of pollutants, drainage and treatment of rainwater and wastewater, water resources management and air quality, where skills are required for sizing of ventilation, fluid transport, mixing tanks, including pressure and flow measurement and energy consumption.

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Introduction. Scope and relevance of Fluid Mechanics. Concepts and properties of fluids Newton's law of viscosity Couette flow Statics of fluids Equilibrium of a fluid element Fundamental equation of hydrostatics Application to manometry Forces on immersed surfaces. Buoyancy Kinematics of fluids Velocity and acceleration fields Flow rate and average velocity Introduction to fluid dynamics Bernoulli´s equation Measurement of velocity and flow Fundamental laws Conservation of mass Conservation of energy  Dimensional analysis and similarity Dimensional groups. Similarity and modeling Viscous flow in ducts Laminar and turbulent pipe flows Minor and local losses in ducts Pipe sizing Pumps and fans: Characteristic curves Flow past immersed bodies Drag and lift Sedimentation Laboratory work  Demonstratio of principles of hydrostatics Demonstration of Bernoulli's theorem

Greater emphasis will be given to the experimental component of the teaching-learning process based on recently acquired didactic laboratory facilities.

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