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ENVE2602 Environmental Fluid Mechanics [UG]


The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
 
Credit: 6 points  Availability: Semester 2 (see Timetable) Old unit code: 640.202, AMEC2601, AMEC2601
 
Outcomes: Students develop skills in problem identification, problem quantification through scaling and analysis, and problem solution in the areas of fluid statics and in a variety of fluid dynamics flows.
 
Content: This unit provides an introduction to fluid statics and fluid dynamics. The topics covered include fluid properties, hydrostatics, bulk equations of motion, the Bernoulli equation, dimensional analysis, experimental design, pipe flow, pipe networks, the Navier-Stokes equations and plane flow. There is also an introduction to fundamental concepts of fluid mechanics such as turbulence, waves and drag.
 
Assessment: This comprises tutorial assignments (30 per cent), three laboratory experiments (15 per cent) and a final examination (55 per cent).

Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete the course.
 
Unit Co-ordinator(s): Dr Marco Ghisalberti
Location: UWA (Crawley)
Mode: on-campus

Unit Rules:
Prerequisites: MATH1010 Calculus and Linear Algebra and MATH1020 Calculus, Statistics and Probability
Incompatibility: CIVL2130 Hydraulics 1
Contact hours—lectures: 39 hrs; tutorials: 13 hrs; labs: 12 hrs

Unit Web Page: http://www.sese.uwa.edu.au/page/147446
Note: Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2009.
 

Texts
Fox, R. W. and McDonald, A. T. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, latest ed.: John Wiley & Sons

Lecture notes are also provided.


Assistance with study skills, including English language skills, is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students (see http://www.studysmarter.uwa.edu.au/). Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423.
 
Books and other material wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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