Fundamentals of Fluid Flow

Overview

The hours allocated here include problem classes as required per section:

Fluid Flow (18 hours):
 2.1 Properties of fluids, units and dimensions.
 2.2 Fluid statics (Pascal’s law and its applications).
 2.3 Fluid dynamics (Bernoulli equation).
 2.4 Energy and momentum equations and their applications.
 2.5 Incompressible flow in pipes.
 2.6 Fluid flow measurements.
 2.7 Pumps.

Class test (1 x2 Hours):
 Class tests constitute part of the continual assessment.
 Two 2-hour class (a total of 35% of the module mark) will take place during the module (as
shown below). The content of the class tests will be communicated in class.

Learning Objectives

On completion of this module a learner should be able to:
 Understand the principles of momentum, heat and mass transfer and application to problems
involving fluids and multiple phases
 Apply mass and energy balance equations of fluids in motion in order to calculate pressure
drops, velocities and flow rates;

These learning outcomes align with the following AHEP4 learning outcomes as outline by the IChemE:
 understand the principles of material and energy balances and be able to apply them to
chemical engineering problems.
 understand the principles of momentum transfer and their application to problems involving
fluids.

Skills

Learners are expected to demonstrate the following on completion of the module:
 The students will gain the necessary theoretical background that will allow them to carry out a
design of basic unit operations.

Assessment

Assessment Profile
Element type Element weight (%)
1. Examination (2 hours) 80
2. Class Tests 20

Course Requirements:
 Examination Mark Veto at 40 %.
 Continual assessment Mark Veto 40 %.