AE1603 Fluid Mechanics for Energy and Built Environment 5.0 credits

Fluids: fundamental concepts

Fluid properties, Pressure, Surface tension, Viscosity.

Fluids at rest: Hydrostatics 

Pascal law, Stevino law, Manometers, Force on submerged plane surface, Force on submerged curved surface.

Fluids in motion: Dynamics

The continuity equation, The Euler’s equation, The Bernoulli Equation, The momentum equation.

Fluids in conduits: Pressure flow

Laminar and turbulent flows in pipes, Reynolds number, Darcy-Weisbach equation, Moody chart (distributed head losses), Minor (local) head losses, Flow/machine energy exchange.

Fluids in rivers: open channel flow

Uniform flow, Non uniform flow, Specific energy, Flow regimes, Hydraulic jump, Water surface profiles.

Describe and explain fundamental concepts and phenomena within fluid mechanics and technical thermodynamics and derive some fundamental equations.

Solve problems regarding hydrostatics, steady flow in pipes and open channels, forces caused by fluids in motion.

Basic knowledge of mathematics and physics corresponding to the content of the courses:

SF1625 Calculus in One Variable (7.5 credits)

SF1626 Calculus in Several Variables (7.5 credits)

and a minimun of 3 credits completed in course SG1102 Mechanics, Smaller Course (6 credits)

SF1633 Differential Equations I or equivalent course.

Introduktion to fluidmechanics, Fox and McDonald’s, Wiley, 8th edition

Föreläsningsmaterial och övningar i strömningsmekanik kommer att tillhandahållas.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

• TEN1 - Written Exam, 3.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• ÖVN1 - Exercises, 1.5 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Allowable aids at examination:

Formulas in fluid mechanics will be provided.

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